Research Fund for Cultural Education (Forschungsfonds Kulturelle Bildung), 2018 to 2021

Main aims:
Enabling children and young people to take part in cultural education regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds; offering opportunities for cultural education during and outside school hours; establishing cooperation between providers of education and/or culture at local and regional levels; triggering social developments and a sense of responsibility among the public; training artists for jobs in education; providing cultural affairs training for the coming generation of specialists and managers; supporting innovation in cultural education

Target groups:
Children and young people; schools associated with projects or programmes; multipliers; pupils; teachers; cultural stakeholders; artists; cultural institutions; potential international students with experience in the field who wish to expand their expertise in cultural affairs management

Expected results:
* Setting up cultural education measures in and outside schools as opportunities for educationally disadvantaged children and young people
* Enabling pupils to enjoy better educational prospects and a greater sense of social belonging
* Identifying project schools in the field of cultural education; providing training and networking opportunities for teaching staff and other art educators
* Building long-term ties among schools with a focus on culture
* Investigating the effect of performance art and musical education on pupils' socio-emotional experience and career choices
* Strengthening actors in amateur culture, particularly clubs, by creating opportunities to attract younger members
* Enabling creators of cultural content to tackle the challenges posed by digitalisation, demographic change and globalisation
* Offering programmes on personal development and good cultural leadership for the coming generation of specialists and managers