The Caspar David Friedrich Scholarship (CDF) is awarded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to particularly qualified young artists at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock (University of Music and Theatre), the University of Greifswald (Caspar David Friedrich Institute) and the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Hochschule Wisma, University of Applied Sciencesr, selected by an expert commission and then awarded to the scholarship holders for a maximum of one year. Outstanding artistic development projects are supported.