The Crossing Borders program provides international research grants to authors, filmmakers and photographers who address current social issues and seek to reflect their impact on different cultures and societies through their work.
Please note that the Crossing Borders Funding Program has been discontinued and applications are no longer possible.
Where can the project take place?
Funding is available for German-language publications in countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. In addition, authors, filmmakers and photographers from China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam can apply for funding for research projects in Germany. It is possible to apply for funding for those countries listed on the map.
Europe
Zentralasien
Afrika
Asien
Europe
Research was funded in these European countries:
Zentralasien
Afrika
Ägypten
Ägypten
Algerien
Angola
Äquatorialguinea
Äthiopien
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Dschibuti
Eritrea
Gabun
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kamerun
Kap Verde
Kenia
Komoren
Kongo, Demokratische Republik
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyen
Madagaskar
Malawi
Mali
Marokko
Mauretanien
Mauritius
Mosambik
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republik Kongo
Ruanda
Sambia
São Tomé und Príncipe
Senegal
Seychellen
Sierra Leone
Simbabwe
Somalia
Südafrika
Sudan
Südsudan
Swasiland
Tansania
Togo
Tschad
Tunesien
Uganda
Westsahara
Zentralafrikanische Republik
Asien
Why Crossing Borders?
The aim of the program is to support the creation of publications that refute commonly held stereotypes, inspire dialog and promote mutual understanding.
What kind of projects receive funding?
We welcome applications from authors, filmmakers and photographers who intend to gather information first hand, visit authentic sites and dare to forge their own, new perspective. The intended publication may range from literary and essayistic prose works, poetry, photo-text volumes, children’s and young adults’ literature, scripts for documentary and feature films, to radio programs and multimedia productions.
Die Grenzgänger_innen der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2019 sind:
Filmprojekte:Susanne Binninger, Madeleine Dallmeyer, Philipp Fröhlich, Jörg Haaßengier, Salomé Jashi, Max Kerkhoff, Therese Koppe, Gerd Kroske, Andrianus Merdhi, Arjunraj N., Chinh Van Tran, Dorothee Wenner
Buchprojekte: Lala Bohang, Urmilla Deshpande, Rahman Abbas Dhamaskar, Katharina Doebler, Dmitrij Gawrisch, Olga Grjasnowa, Finn-Ole Heinrich, Uwe Kolbe, Vitali Konstantinov, Jan Snela
Hörfunkprojekte: Boris Baltschun, Johannes Kirsten, Markus Schmidt
Fotoprojekte:Nora Bibel, Wei Chang, Vu Hoang Giang Pham
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Current events
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Contact
Crossing Borders is a program of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, which is carried out in cooperation with the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin. The contact persons at the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin will gladly answer your questions about the program and the application process.
Advice Research Funding
Inga Niemann
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Am Sandwerder 5
14109 Berlin
Germany
Tel.:
+49 30 816996 64
Advice Research Funding
Juliane Schallau
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
Am Sandwerder 5
14109 Berlin
Germany
Tel.:
+49 30 816996 33