Funding of the Gitta Kastner Research Foundation (GKFS)
The Gitta Kastner Research Foundation promotes the scientific study of medal art in the German-speaking region since 1870, with a particular focus on the work and life of medalists. It supports the digital and analog recording and publication of medal and medalist data, as well as a continuously updated bibliography of German-language publications. Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The purpose of the foundation is to promote the scientific research of medal art of the modern and contemporary period in the German-speaking region, particularly the works and lives of medallists since 1870, through the collection and publication of all available data on medallists and their works, as well as through the creation and maintenance of a German-language bibliography.
Eligible to apply
- Individuals
- Educational Institutions
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Project for the research of medal art in the German-speaking region
- Scientific background in the field of numismatics or medal art
Description
Since 1870, the Gitta Kastner Research Foundation has supported the study of medal art of the modern and contemporary periods in the German-speaking region. Funding is particularly provided for projects that systematically document and publish the lives and works of medallists. This includes both the digital and analog recording and publication of all available data on medals and their creators, as well as the maintenance of a continuously updated German-language bibliography. With an ongoing grant application process, the foundation offers researchers, cultural professionals, and research institutions a reliable financial basis for innovative initiatives in the fields of research & innovation, science, culture, digitization, and media.
Eligible for funding are private individuals, educational institutions, non-profit and public organizations with a professional background in numismatics or medal art, whose projects clearly aim at the scientific study of this subject area. Applications may be submitted year-round, allowing for timely decisions on suitable project proposals. The foundation’s board of trustees, composed of recognized experts in specialized numismatics, ensures a purely scientific review and allocation of funds. Interested project leaders can receive comprehensive information on the statutes and formal funding requirements upon request.
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