2022 DAICOR Call for Applications

1. General Information

Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture of Remembrance (DAICOR) is a reciprocal transatlantic exchange program for individuals with a professional interest in the promotion of an inclusive and progressive culture of remembrance in public spaces in Germany and the United States.

DAICOR builds a new transatlantic network of experts from both countries and was initiated in 2021. Each year the program brings together 16 individuals in two joint exchanges, to explore how diversity, equity, and inclusion are currently being implemented in the memorial cultures in the U.S. and Germany.

The program consists of two study tours (dates below) and features a series of expert meetings, case studies and group reflections with policymakers, government representatives, memorial institutions, museums, and institutions for political and cultural education. Selected participants explore how the public space can be re-imagined to reflect more diverse and honest remembrances, while comparing lessons learned and best practices from each country’s past and current efforts. By the end of the program, participants are expected to devise a practical approach, campaign, or action plan that further contributes to an inclusive and tolerant culture of remembrance.

The program language is English.

Objectives:

• Learn how diversity, equity and inclusion are currently being implemented in the memorial culture of the United States and Germany
• Analyze and define differences in approach and identify potential for improvements
• Compare measures taken with successful measures for dealing with the past
• Build new transatlantic networks of experts
• Devise a practical approach, campaign, or action plan that further contributes to an inclusive and tolerant culture of remembrance in public spaces

Program Details:

Each program year consists of one German-focused and one American-focused professional exchange. Participants of each program take part in a study tour in the host country and in their own country, to gain comprehensive knowledge of the transatlantic dimensions of the topic.

• Each participant presents his or her expertise in the field to the cohort, discussing them in a regional, national, and transatlantic context.
• Participants are expected to summarize their experience and devise a post-exchange campaign or action plan – in a medium of their choice (writing, photography, exhibition, film, grassroots or democratic strategic plan, or other) – that advances an inclusive and tolerant culture of remembrance. The results will be made publicly available on the websites of Cultural Vistas and the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC and should be presented on the websites and social media sites of participants and/or participants’ respective organizations, if possible.
• Participants are strongly encouraged to apply the acquired expertise in the implementation of their future projects.
• Participants become part of a sustainable network of experts and are strongly encouraged maintain dialog beyond the period of the program.

Please find here information on the DAICOR Fellows:

Cultural Vistas Announces a New Transatlantic Professional Exchange Program Focusing on Cultural Remembrance in the U.S. and Germany

Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture of Remembrance — DAICOR

Learn more about Heinrich-Bӧll-Stiftung Washington, DC’s Transatlantic Democracy Program: Democracy & Society

2. Program 2022

In-person Exchange Program 2022:

The 2022 program will be implemented in-person and consists of two international exchanges for participants from the U.S. and Germany. In the first exchange, the participants will spend 8 days traveling together to memorial and remembrance sites in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany. In the second exchange, the participants will spend 8 days traveling together to memorial and remembrance sites in Washington, DC, Richmond and/or Charlottesville, VA, as well as Montgomery, AL, United States.

Program Schedule 2022:

• June 3 to July 10: Application period ends July 10, 11:59 PM CET / 5:59 PM EST
• July 14: Notification of results of application review
• August: Pre-exchange preparation; Virtual Introduction Activity
• Early Sept.: Virtual Pre-Departure Orientation
• Sept. 18 to Sept 25: In-person Professional Exchange; Germany
• Nov. 12 to Nov. 19: In-Person Professional Exchange; United States
• December: Participants’ final presentations shared publicly

Applicants must be available to participate in all program components. Please note that there is a possibility that the in-person exchanges may shift to virtual if international travel restrictions are re-implemented due to COVID-19. The health and safety of the participants is of the upmost importance and any changes to the program format will be communicated as soon as possible. Applicants need to ensure that they maintain a valid status as being fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the regulations of and with one of the vaccines approved by the national and local health authority in the countries/locations in which they are completing their DAICOR Program Activities.

3. Application Information & Eligibility

Each year, eight participants from the United States and eight participants from Germany will participate in the program, selected through an open call for applications - conducted by Cultural Vistas and the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC.

Applications are currently being accepted from:

• Individuals with a proven professional interest in the promotion of an inclusive and progressive culture of remembrance in public spaces in Germany and the United States (historians, curators, artists, political advisors, academic researchers, etc.)
• Staff of organizations that focus on progressive approaches to remembrance culture in public spaces (e.g. civil society organizations, grassroots movements, universities, etc.)
• Practitioners and artists with demonstrated experience in implementing projects that further inclusive practices in public spaces

Applications for the 2022 DAICOR program are being accepted between June 3 and July 10.

Please apply here.

Candidates will be informed about the status of their application shortly after the end of the application period.

4. Project Partner

Cultural Vistas administers the DAICOR exchange together with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC. Founded in 1963, Cultural Vistas is a nonprofit exchange organization promoting global understanding and collaboration among individuals and institutions.

Each year, Cultural Vistas facilitates work-related visitor programs, professional and cultural exchange programs for approximately 6,000 professionals, students, and emerging leaders, equipping the next generation of global leaders to solve complex challenges by connecting lives to exchange knowledge, values, and perspectives.

Cultural Vistas work focuses on bridging divides between and within nations, increase inclusivity, and foster democratic values around the world. Cultural Vistas and The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC previously collaborated on the administration of the Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange (WCTE) between 2016-2018.

Questions?

Ella Müller (Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC)

Ella.Mueller(at)us.boell.org

+1 202 967 8383

or

Patricia Pahlke (Cultural Vistas)

ppahlke(at)culturalvistas.eu

+49 (0)30-206 032 88

+1-212-497-3597 (U.S. line)

The Project New Transatlantic Synergies: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture of Remembrance (DAICOR) is funded by the Transatlantic Program of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, as well as by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC and the U.S. Embassy Berlin.