{"id":111650,"date":"2025-02-26T17:43:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/art\/the-2026-martha-cooper-scholarship-at-urban-nation-berlin\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T17:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:43:48","slug":"the-2026-martha-cooper-scholarship-at-urban-nation-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=111650","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Martha Cooper Scholarship At Urban Nation, Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"


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We are thrilled to once again announce the Martha Cooper Scholarship<\/strong>, in partnership with Urban Nation<\/strong>. This scholarship offers a promising photographer the chance to spend 10 months in Berlin in 2026\u2014fully supported and immersed in the city\u2019s dynamic creative environment.<\/p>\n

This extraordinary opportunity provides not only free accommodation in an artist residence and full coverage of travel and living expenses but also regular mentorship, collaboration with artists across disciplines, and participation in Urban Nation\u2019s projects and partnerships.<\/p>\n

Now in its second year, this scholarship continues to celebrate the vision and legacy of Martha Cooper, who remains an integral part of the selection committee. Berlin is a global epicenter of urban contemporary art, where history, rebellion, and creative experimentation collide. Its streets are an open-air gallery, layered with decades of graffiti, murals, and artistic interventions that reflect the city\u2019s ever-evolving identity. A magnet for artists, Berlin fosters a culture of artistic freedom, collaboration, and innovation, making it one of the most dynamic places for street art, photography, and contemporary expression. As the first recipient fo the Martha Cooper Scholarship embarks on their journey in Berlin right now, we are eager to welcome the next photographer ready to explore and capture the spirit of Berlin.<\/p>\n

Applications for 2026 are now open\u2014we look forward to seeing your work!<\/p>\n

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Read an excerpt from the official Call below:<\/em><\/p>\n

The Martha Cooper Scholarship <\/strong>(MCS) offers a unique opportunity for an individual from Africa or Latin America to dedicate themselves for eleven months to an artistic project through the medium of photography. With the newly announced MCS, the Foundation Berliner Leben acknowledges the importance of documentary photography and purposefully offers a production scholarship for documentary photographers with an ethnographic focus to apply for this scholarship, seeking projects that critically and thoughtfully engage with the places, communities, and social realities they document. Prioritizing work that captures the context between people and their environments, we support projects that reflect everyday life, shifting cultural landscapes, and the ways communities adapt and change. The scholarship encourages applications from photographers whose work offers fresh, honest perspectives on lived experience, community, and identity with depth and optimism. The scholarship is based on the annual topic of Fresh A.I.R., the scholarship programme of Stiftung Berliner Leben. It addresses social and political developments that affect us in the present and highlights the diversity of human experience and perception of the world.<\/p>\n

The scholarship is based on the annual topic of Fresh A.I.R.<\/strong>, the scholarship programme of Stiftung Berliner Leben, which addresses social and political developments that affect us in the present, and highlights the diversity of human experience and perception of the world.<\/p>\n

The chosen photographer will be invited to live and work in one of our Fresh A.I.R. residencies in Berlin Sch\u00f6neberg.<\/p>\n

The current call is for the 11th class<\/strong> starting in February 2026<\/strong> and ending in November 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Application for a scholarship in 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Application deadline: Sunday,16th March, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Applications are only accepted via Email: FreshAIR-office@stiftung-berliner-leben.de<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a successful application please hand in the following documents:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Curriculum vitae<\/p>\n

\u2022 Project outline\/description<\/p>\n

\u2022 Budget plan<\/p>\n

FOR MORE DETAILS, HOW TO APPLY AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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