Hezekiah Wardwell Fellowship

Overview

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) grants up to ten fellowships annually to young, highly-gifted Spanish musicians and musicologists for further training or advanced studies (not for undergraduate studies), primarily in Germany.

The fellowships are financed from a bequest by Hezekiah C. Wardwell, an American citizen

who died in 1964. During the fellowship period fellows are supervised by recognized music teachers at colleges of music or conservatories or by specialist scholars at universities. The Humboldt Foundation expects candidates to establish contact with supervisors prior to submitting applications and to obtain binding clarification on whether they can be accepted as students and be given academic supervision.

Fellowship Specifications

The grant is EUR 800 per month. In addition, the Humboldt Foundation pays a single lumpsum of EUR 250 on arrival as well as a single lump-sum for travel expenses to fellows travelling directly from Spain. Initially, application can be made for a fellowship lasting 2 academic semesters (10 months). Applications can be filed for a single extension of one or two further academic semesters. Generally, fellowship extensions will be granted only if an academic

degree is completed during the period of extension applied for. If a Wardwell Fellowship has been granted for 10 months, fellows may spend periods up to 5 months during the sponsorship to carry out advanced studies in another European country (except for Spain), if this is essential for carrying out their studies.

Requirements

The fellowship addresses students of music and musicology from Spain making the transition to their professional careers.

Applications may be submitted up to three years after completing musical or musicological training at the latest.

The Humboldt Foundation expects candidates to contact a recognised music teacher or specialist in Germany before submitting an application and to obtain a binding agreement that they can be admitted as students and will receive academic mentoring.

Applicants should have a good knowledge of German.

Preference will be given to candidates who have not yet had an opportunity to study in Germany. Candidates who have been in Germany for more than twelve months at the time of application are not eligible to apply for a Wardwell Fellowship.

Selection Procedure

Applications may be sent to the following address at any time:

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Selection Department,

Jean-Paul-Str. 12, 53173 Bonn, Germany

The deadline for applications is 10 January each year.

From the applications submitted, a Selection Committee chooses suitable candidates to be invited to an audition. The candidates will usually receive the relevant notification in mid-May. The audition and subsequent final selection by the Selection Committee take place once a year, usually at the end of May or beginning of June in Madrid.

Even if the Selection Committee approves the application, a Wardwell Fellowship can only be granted if the candidate has binding confirmation of a place at a German college of music, conservatoire or university.

Reviewing the applications takes about five months, from receipt of the application to the Selection Committee decision immediately following the Selection Meeting.

Complete application documents (PDF/RTF/DOC): English/Spanish

Specifically

Programme information (PDF): in English
Application form and guidelines (DOC): in Spanish
List of questions for the host's statement (RTF): in Spanish
List of questions for expert reviewers (RTF): in Spanish

Further information

Members of the selection committee for the allocation of Wardwell Fellowships
Email advisory service: info@avh.de

http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/wardwell-en.html

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