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Hertie Scholarship Programme for Members of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

Programme Description

The non-profit Hertie Foundation (Hertie Stiftung) provides funding and support in the following three areas: Neurosciences, European Integration, and Learning Democracy.
Each year, the Hertie Scholarship Programme makes 10 scholarships each lasting one year available to members of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra who come from countries in eastern and central Europe. The scholarship serves to provide financial support for musical training at a university or a college.
Just before the major tours each year, the conductor, the lecturers and the orchestra musicians travel from all their respective bases in Europe to meet up. Together, they draw up the tours programme. These tours enable young musicians not only to gain orchestra experience but also provide them with further important impetus for their future careers.
The scholarship amounts to 500.- euros per month, with a scholarship extension of one year possible in special cases and upon application.

Target Group
The Hertie Scholarship Programme is intended for central and eastern European members of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra  promotes young musicians by giving highly-talented young musicians the opportunity to gain valuable orchestra experience outside their home countries.

Number of Scholarships
10

Term
1 year

Scholarship Value
The scholarship amounts to 500.- euros per month. The scholarship is generally paid for a calendar year, although, for organisational reasons, the decision on the scholarship award is only made at the end of May each year. This is why the scholarship is paid retrospectively (backdated) to January to cover the past months. A scholarship extension of one year is possible in special cases and upon application.

Application Requirements
The application requirements for acceptance into the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra include:

• outstanding musical performance and achievements
  
• good knowledge of English, since the orchestra language is English

The selection of the orchestra members is made by a jury authorised Claudio Abbado and is based on trials held annually in more than 25 European cities.

1. The application requirements for a Hertie Scholarship include:
   

• membership of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
  
• fulfilment of the selection criteria "talent, performance, commitment" as defined in the mission of the Hertie Foundation Scholarship Programmes
  
• good knowledge of English, with a knowledge of German welcomed

The criterion if "social need" may be considered in the decision on the scholarship award.

Formalities
Applications for a Hertie Scholarship must be sent to the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in Vienna.

Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Goethegasse 1
A-1010 Wien
Austria
Fax: +43-1-5129835
stipendien@gmjo.at 

Application Deadline
The application papers can be obtained from the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. Application forms for a Hertie Scholarship must be submitted by 30 April each year.

• Africa Sub-Sahara
• Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania
• Central and Eastern Europe
• Latin America
• North America
• Northern Africa and the Middle East
• Western Europe