The Fulbright exchange program for Taiwanese arts professionals and their counterparts in the US is open for applications, the Ministry of Culture said on Monday.
A collaboration between the ministry and the US Department of State, the program was launched in 2018 and has helped 12 people complete their projects in the US, the ministry said.
This year’s subsidies were given to National Museum of Taiwan Literature cultural heritage conservator Chen Hsuan-yu (陳烜宇), International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians headquarters manager Chen Wei-ping (陳韋屏) and independent sound artist and cultural activist Li Tzi-mei (李慈湄), it said.
Photo: Screen grab from the Ministry of Culture’s Web site
Last year’s recipients were Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei senior deputy supervisor Chan Hua-tzu (詹話字), Taiwan Art Space Alliance chair Hung Ping-chi (洪秉綺) and Coretronic Culture and Arts Foundation director Lee I-hua (李依樺), the ministry said, adding that they are to begin their exchanges in the US soon.
Applications are open until Oct. 31 for the following categories: administration, management, technical support, and curatorial and critical practices.
Three applicants would be chosen and offered an allowance of US$6,000, a research allowance of US$4,200 and round-trip air tickets for a three-month exchange in the US.
Taiwanese nationals who live in Taiwan and have at least five years of experience related to their proposed project are eligible for the program.
Applicants should submit English proficiency certificates and recommendations by the highest chief administrator at the institution they are affiliated with.
Those chosen would complete their exchange in the US between Aug. 1 next year and Aug. 31 2026.
The winning applicants would be announced in about March next year.
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