The World Heritage Residence/Scholarship

The World Heritage Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland International Scholarship and Residency (World Heritage Scholarship) is aimed at professional artists, cultural practitioners and researchers who want to develop an artistic or research idea that connects the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland to one or more other World Heritage Sites on the UNESCO list.

The scholarship is awarded to the applicant who shows in the clearest, most relevant and feasible way how the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland relate to other World Heritage Sites in the spirit of UNESCO, for example through cultural heritage, conservation, universal value, cultural meetings or knowledge exchange.

Read about the World Heritage concept

The scholarship includes:

• 4-week residency at the World Heritage farms Kristofers in Järvsö or Erik-Anders in Söderala
• A grant of equivalent 50,000 SEK in scholarship
• Travel to and from Hälsingland

The scholarship is international and open to applicants from all over the World. Last year we received nearly 1000 applications from more than 100 countries.

Read more about the residence/scholarship

Important to know before you apply

• All questions in the form are mandatory. Incomplete applications will be considered invalid.
• The form contains a function that stops AI-generated applications.
• Automatic confirmation is sent after the application has been submitted.
• Further contact will only be made if additional information is needed or a decision has been made.
• The scholarship holder will be announced in November 2026 at www.varldsarvethalsingegardar.se
• The residency period is summer 2027.

Be as specific and concrete as possible. The jury will assess artistic quality, relevance, feasibility and clear UNESCO connection.

Read also questions and answers before you apply