Eckenroth Stiftung is a Germany-based literary foundation focused on discovering and developing young writing talent, especially children and teenagers. Its support is highly programmatic: winners of its annual writing competition can move into a staged fellowship/training track with mentorship, residencies, and opportunities to develop work for theater, film, and television. The foundation also appears to work with select cultural partners, but its core identity is talent development in literary and media culture rather than broad grantmaking.
Primarily annual competition-based awards followed by invite-only, multi-stage stipend and training support for selected prize winners. Grants and support seem relatively small and highly targeted, emphasizing coaching, residencies, and creative development rather than open-ended institutional funding.
Watch for the annual Nachwuchspreis call and submit by the stated deadline; the competition is the main entry point. Access to the Förderprogramm/Stipendium is invite-only, so applicants should focus on standing out in the competition and, if relevant, on youth age eligibility and German-language/ Germany-based program requirements.
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Current and upcoming funding from Eckenroth Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Children and young people, historically ages 10–14 (specific age range stated in calls). Entry by submitting a self-experienced story on provided themes (per specific call).
Deadline: Historically annual; example 2021 call: start 15 February 2021, deadline 20 May 2021 (extended to 20 June 2021).
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