Academy of Fine Arts’ bachelor’s and master’s thesis grant
You can apply for the Academy of Fine Arts’ bachelor’s and master’s thesis grant to cover costs arising from creating your thesis. You cannot use the thesis grant to cover general living expenses.
The amount of the grant for fine arts bachelor’s degree is € 200, and for fine arts master’s degree € 500.
The Fine Arts bachelor’s and master’s thesis grant can be applied for to cover the costs associated with creating the artistic part of the thesis
The Academy of Fine Arts reserves the right to reclaim the thesis grant if it has been used for purposes other than those specified or if no report has been submitted as instructed on its use.
One cannot use the thesis grant to cover general living expenses.
You can apply for the grant for the following purposes:
- production and material costs arising from the artistic or practical component of the thesis project
- rental or purchase of necessary equipment or tools when rental or use of the university loan service is not justifiably possible
- purchased services where the service provider invoices for the work carried out, such as editing, filming or sound work
- transport costs for works
- travel and accommodation costs if the trip is directly related to thesis project
- image license or copyright fees or other costs arising from carrying out the thesis project
No grants will be awarded for following purposes:
- general living expenses
- per diem allowance or food costs
- kilometre allowance
- salaries, fees
- gifts, gift cards
- venue hire
- exhibition fees (if needed, the Academy of Fine Arts pays these in accordance with separate guidelines).
Application period
Grants are paid two times a year, in the autumn and in the spring. Applying periods will be informed via e-mail separately. After applying the grant will be paid on a specie payment date into your bank account once your thesis plan has been approved. You need to present a plan on how you will use the money before the grant is paid to you (for example, the distribution of costs).
How to report on the use of the grant
Report on how the grant was used before the public exhibition of the thesis project ends. Make the report based on the plan you presented on the use of the grant. Your report should include an account (in writing and in numbers) of what the thesis grant was used for and the actual distribution of costs. You don’t need to send the receipts with your report, but you need to keep them and present them if requested. Keep all the receipts until you have received your degree certificate. Deliver your report as one PDF file to Producer by e-mail. Detailed instructions are emailed to grant recipients.
The Academy of Fine Arts has the right to recover the thesis grant paid to you if you have used it for purposes other than the one specified or if you have not provided a report on the use of the grant as instructed.