Laura Seifert has been advising creative artists of all sectors in matters of fundraising and project financing at the Kulturförderpunkt Berlin since October 2013. Previously she worked at the Literarischen Colloquium Berlin and from 2009 to 2012 she coordinated the European literary network Halma, with members in 21 countries all over Europe. Within the framework of Halma she submitted three successful EU applications and coordinated the related projects. She studied North American studies, political sciences and Spanish (M.A.) in Berlin and Santiago de Chile.  She continued her studies in various areas of cultural management at the PH Ludwigsburg.