UNESCO-ASCHBERG BURSARIES FOR ARTISTS PROGRAMME 2014 The UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme , www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg , provides emerging artists in various disciplines with bursaries to international art residency programs. The bursaries are restricted to certain disciplines and geographic regions, with requirements varying from residency to residency. Three bursaries to the Instituto Sacatar are awarded annually through the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme, in creative writing , visual arts and music composition . These bursaries are intended to professional artists from 25 to 35 years old, born and living in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Russia, the former Soviet Republics, Australia, New Zealand and/or the Pacific Islands (that is, anywhere in the world with the exception of Western Europe and the Americas.) A UNESCO-Aschberg bursary to the Instituto Sacatar provides artis...