Lifecycle: { "status": "closed for 2026", "edition": "2026", "cadence": null, "duration": "27 July to 24 October 2026", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-04-20T23:59:00Z" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "living_stipend_total": 3000, "monthly_stipend": 1000, "materials_budget": 1500, "currency": "EUR" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "free shared-apartment accommodation", "round-trip economy travel from Ghana to Essen", "studio and university workshops", "Dutch Design Week presentation", "follow-up presentation in Ghana" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "Ghana" ], "applicant": "artists, designers, scholars, storytellers, activists or similar practitioners", "age": null, "education": "students ineligible except doctoral students", "institution": null, "exclusions": [ "must have lived and produced most work in Ghana for at least five years" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-04-20T23:59:00Z", "decision": "beginning of May 2026", "start": "2026-07-27", "end": "2026-10-24", "url": "https://sbyd.space/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Residency_SBYD_2026_Ghana_Open-Call_extended.pdf", "materials": [ "CV", "portfolio of up to ten works", "project proposal up to three A4 pages" ], "selection_stages": [ "application review", "email notification" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "Folkwang University of the Arts", "role": "host" }, { "name": "Space for Sustainability by Design", "role": "program owner" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed sources." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [], "statistics": [ { "metric": "scholarships in 2026", "value": 2 } ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "selected 2026 residents", "next call" ] Source conflicts: []