Open Call to win the Writer’s scholarship – CLOSED

2022-06-13

Neringa Municipality together with Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library announces a scholarship competition for a writer residing at the International Centre of Translators and Writers.

The scholarship is granted to a writer for the creative activity program of the International Centre of Translators and Writers completed during the residency, which consists of created, performed or otherwise publicly presented creative works for the community of Neringa.

The size of the scholarship – 1000 Eur, its type – one-time (paid simultaneously).

Duration of residence and liabilities. The winner of the scholarship must be able to attend a stay at the International Centre of Translators and Writers for at least one month, choosing a period (from October 2022 to April 2023). The winner of the scholarship pays for the accommodation himself. The accommodation price (TVRC mokamų paslaugų kainynas) is discounted according to the established conditions.

Place of residence – International Centre of Translators and Writers (Skruzdynės str. 9, Neringa (Nida))

Submission and deadline of applications. All who wish are invited to submit free-form applications (volume – up to 2 pages). The application must be signed by the applicant. The applicant in the application should indicate the period of planned residence (from-to). The application and the additional documents may be submitted in English, if the developer is not a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania

The application must be accompanied by:

* description of life and creative activities;

* examples of works or their extracts;

* description, concepts or plan of the creative idea planned to be implemented during the residency (volume – up to 2 pages)

Documents are sent by e-mail r.istomine@tvrc.lt until July 3 (Sunday) at midnight Lithuanian time.

We will inform the candidates about the received applications by e-mail.

 

Evaluation of applications. The submitted applications will be evaluated by expert commissions formed by Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library and Neringa Municipality Administration.

 

Selection criteria. The scholarship competition is open to everyone, regardless of education and current activities. The following will be assessed:

* the artistic and cultural value of the creative activity program for the Curonian Spit;

* the relevance of the creative activity program, purposefulness of the idea;

* continuity and results of the creative activity program, expected dissemination;

* artistic and cultural value and relevance of previous creative activity, connections of creative themes with the Curonian Spit, cultural identity and selfhood of Lithuania Minor;

* dissemination of previous creative activity.

For more:

Description of the procedure for awarding the Neringa Municipality Scholarship to a writer residing at the International Centre of Translators and Writers (skyrimo tvarkos aprasas)

The template of the agreement for a scholarship writer, residing at the International Centre of Translators and Writers (contract template )

The founder of the scholarship – the Neringa’s Municipal Council.

The person responsible for administering the application:

Rugilė Istominė

Project manager at the International Centre of Translators and Writers

Klaipėda County Ieva Simonaitytė Public Library

Tel. No. +370 687 53 175, e-mail: r.istomine@tvrc.lt

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