Calls / Contests Art and Research

The Kardinal Innitzer Fund will award scientific works equivalent to postdoctoral qualifications or habilitation theses. 

Deadline 30.4.2026

This program supports scientists in communicating their FWF-funded research work to various discourse groups through new, creative communication measures. The aim is to make research and its results visible and to strengthen the public’s trust in science.

Deadline 13.5.2026, 14 h

The International Association of Photography and Theory will host their 8th International Conference (ICPT 2026) from 26–28 November 2026 in Nicosia. The call for contributions is open. 

Call for Contributions 15.5.2026

The OeAW awards fellowships to holders of a doctorate or PhD in the humanities and social and cultural sciences who are pursuing an academic career in order to assist in the transition to the post-doc phase.

Deadline 15.5.2026

The Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sports (BMWKMS) offers funding in the field of film. Among others, funding is awarded for project development as well as production of avant-garde and experimental films as well as animation, documentary and feature films. 

Deadline 31.5.2026

The Austrian Parliament's non-profit foundation invites individuals and institutions to apply for the 2026 Democracy Award. The work of the proposed award winners must focus on exceptional commitment to democracy and parliamentarianism in Austria, which has a lasting effect.

Deadline 15.6.2026

The Empirical Social Sciences 2026 Call "Resilience & Crises" invites researchers to submit proposals for exploratory, interdisciplinary research projects that advance the conceptualization of resilience in relation to selected crises – primarily with regard to their societal dimensions. 

Deadline 17.6.2026, 14 h

This programme of the Max Kade Foundation in New York supports scholars from all research disciplines who wish to visit the USA for research purposes.

Deadline 25.6.2026

Deadline 30.6.2026

The goal of this programme is to support alumni_ae of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the University of Applied Arts Vienna in the fields of Fine Arts and Media Art by awarding studio spaces. 

Deadline 31.7.2026

The Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sports (BMWKMS) offers funding for individual projects in the fields Fine Arts, Design, Fashion, Photography, and Media Art. 

Deadline 31.8.2026

The Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sports (BMWKMS) offers funding for individual projects in the field Architecture.

Deadline 31.8.2026

The Marietta Blau Grant offers financial support for six- to twelve-month study periods abroad for doctoral or PhD students of Austrian universities. It serves to optimise their dissertations. Junior researchers are the main target group.

Deadline 1.9.2026

The DOC Fellowship Programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences offers funding for highly qualified doctoral candidates in all areas of research.

Deadline 15.9.2026, 14 h

The "Staatsstipendien" (State grants) represent a recognition of outstanding artistic achievements to date and serve to promote further artistic creation. The scholarships are awarded to artists working on an extensive artistic project in the specified fields (visual arts, photography, and media art) whose work is distinguished by a particular degree of originality and an exceptional innovative component.

Deadline 30.9.2026

Each year, Literar-Mechana awards up to two translators with project grants. Translations into German are given priority.

Deadline 30.9.2026

Deadline 20.10.2026, 14 h

Since 2005, the publishing house Barbara Budrich awards its dissertation award called promotion. One doctoral thesis will be selected by an expert jury for the free-of-chage publication in Verlag Barbara Budrich. 

Deadline 1.11.2026

The Ceramics Competition is an important part of the International Ceramics Exhibition in Mino, Japan, which will take place between 8 October and 7 November 2027.

Deadline 29.1.2027, 21 h