A 7000 € grant for a project awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean

You wish to undertake a project related to  Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts ?
Are you a national from a Mediterranean country ?
Born after 31 December 1981, you will be under 30 years of age in 2011.
The Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a 7000 euros grant  for qualifying projects.

The grant aims to encourage better knowledge and appreciation of the cultural diversity of the Mediterranean region among its young people. The grant will be awarded to a project of a transcultural nature which corresponds to the personal aspirations of the candidate. Projects must involve travel and activities outside the candidates' home country on a subject of their choice. The Foundation expects concrete results from the project. Whatever form of expression chosen  - written, oral, visual, ... - the outcome must be an original piece of work which the Foundation may consider helping to publish or promote. The candidate may decide to finalize the result of the project in residence at the Marc de Montalembert Foundation on the island of Rhodes. The subjects treated by grant beneficiaries between 1994 and 2010 come under the headings of: "Sculpture", "Literature", "Music", "Painting", "Architecture", "Sociology", "Photography", "Ethnography", "Art History", "Musicology".

To request an application form please go to www.fondationmdm.com

Deadline for the dispatch of applications : December 31, 2010