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The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) invites a professional creative practitioner to apply for a Creative Research Fellowship to explore the history and legacy of the ERASMUS program through ECF archives.
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Get matched →A lesser-known part of the European Cultural Foundation (ECF)’s history is the contribution to the development and implementation of the ERASMUS programme. In 2027, ERASMUS celebrates its 40th anniversary. To mark this occasion, the ECF offers a Creative Research Fellowship with a grant of 10,000 EUR, inviting a professional creative practitioner to explore its historical archives, held at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) in Florence, and rediscover the importance of the ERASMUS chapter in the making of Europe. The fellowship is research-led but not limited to a particular medium or discipline. ECF are looking for projects that translate archival research into a public-facing outcome that can be experienced, presented or encountered in a cultural setting.
The Fellowship is not intended simply to illustrate or retell the history of the ERASMUS programme. Rather, the ECF is interested in proposals that reflect on what its history reveals about the Europe that has been built over the past forty years—and the Europe that might come next. The fellowship has three interconnected objectives: to rediscover and bring to light the European Cultural Foundation’s role in the development and implementation of ERASMUS, using the ECF archives as a primary source; to explore what ERASMUS has meant for European belonging, and what its history can tell us about the relationship between education, exchange and people’s experience of Europe; and to look towards the future, asking what a next ERASMUS could be and what could help bring Europe closer to people today.
The ECF Creative Research Fellowship provides a grant of 10,000 EUR, intended to support travel to and from Florence, accommodation and living expenses, and artistic production and development.
The Fellowship is open to professional creative practitioners who are prepared to engage with the ECF archives to investigate and interpret the history and legacy of ERASMUS. Applicants must demonstrate a professional track record and substantial experience in developing and presenting research-based work suitable for a museum context. Applicants must reside in a Council of Europe member state.
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The fellow will undertake a research stay at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence, where the ECF collection is held. The resulting work will be presented at the House of European History in Brussels in September 2027, subject to confirmation.
Candidates must apply through the online application form. Applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted in English.