Call for Applications: EMS × AdK Residency

Photo by EMS (left) and Johanna Diehl (right)

Call for Applications: The Studio for Electroacoustic Music at the Akademie der Künste (AdK) in Berlin and Elektronmusikstudion EMS in Stockholm are launching a new collaboration.

As part of a bilateral residency program, four artists will have the opportunity to develop and present new works in Stockholm and Berlin. The new works are to be presented at KONTAKTE 2027 in Berlin as well as in Stockholm.

Application deadline: July 31, 2026
Project duration: flexible, by agreement
Applications must be submitted via the online application portal.

Travel and accommodation costs associated with stays in Berlin and Stockholm will be covered for all participating artists. In addition, artists will receive fees for the presentation of their works at the KONTAKTE Festival 2027 in Berlin as well as for the presentation in Stockholm.

The selection of scholarship recipients is made by the director and the advisory board of the Studio for Electroacoustic Music (AdK) and the director of EMS in Stockholm.

Note: This call for applications supplements the Studio for Electroacoustic Music’s (AdK) regular residency program. The current call for applications for the period July–December 2026, with an application deadline of June 30, 2026, remains unchanged.