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Calls / Contests Art and Research

  • KÖR and Infoscreen | 20 Seconds for Art

    20 Seconds for Art is an open and anonymous film competition organized by KÖR – Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Wien and Infoscreen. The call is for 20-second silent films that address the theme of "Humans and Intelligent Machines" and provide an artistic interpretation.

    Deadline 15.4.2026, 14 h

  • DiStA | 5th Austrian Inter- and Transdisciplinary Dis/Ability Research Workshop

    The fifth Inter- and Transdisciplinary Dis/Ability Research Workshop will take place on 29 May 2026, and invites students, scholars, and researchers outside of traditional academic structures who conduct research in the field of disability studies to network, exchange ideas, and engage in discussion. 

    Deadline 26.4.2026

  • Aws | Proof of Concept Large

    The funding measure supports researchers in systematically reviewing their research results and opening up potential areas of application in order to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and technology from publicly funded research and development.

    Deadline 30.4.2026

  • OeAW | Post-DocTrack

    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

  • BMWKMS | Grants in the field Film

    The Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sports (BMWKMS) offers funding in the field of film. Among other, 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

  • Margaretha Lupac Foundation | Democracy Award 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

  • WWTF | Empirical Social Sciences 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

  • OeAW | MAX KADE

    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

  • Vienna Business Agency | Understanding Science Funding

    The Understanding Science Funding aims is to assist in communication activities that aim to present research and scientific results in an understandable and easily accessible manner.

    Deadline 30.6.2026

  • City of Vienna | START-Studio

    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

  • OeAW | DOC

    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

  • BMWKMS | Staatsstipendien: fine arts, photography, and media art 2027

    The "Staatsstipendien" (State grants) represent 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

  • Literar-Mechana | Project Fellowship for Translators

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

    Deadline 30.9.2026

  • OeAW | Mannagetta-Fellowships

    Mannagetta-Fellowships support the completion of a doctoral thesis and are financed from the funds of the Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Manngetta Foundation at the OeAW.

    Deadline 20.10.2026, 14 h

  • Open Call of the Academy | Academy Open Access Publishing Fund

    The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna established a central Open Access publishing fund to support its members covering the OA costs for their peer-reviewed OA publications. Doctoral students and early career researchers are especially encouraged to apply.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Open Call of the Academy | Going Book: Grant for Publication Costs

    The publication cost grant is intended to support the realisation of excellent publications. The prerequisite for funding is that it is a quality-assured (peer-reviewed) publication.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Open Call of the Academy | FWF Open Access Block Grant

    The FWF Open Access Block Grant supports open access publication costs for peer-reviewed research articles/contributions arising from FWF projects and published in OA journals, OA books, or on OA publication platforms.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Open Call of the Academy | Learning-on-the-Job Grant

    The Learning-on-the-Job scholarship offers dissertation supervisors the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for doctoral/PhD candidates who are involved in organizational, coordinating or administrative processes within the framework of a scientific or artistic research project.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Open Call of the Academy | Short term Grants abroad

    The scholarship for a short-term stay abroad for doctoral/PhD candidates supports stays abroad for e.g. research, field research, archival research, interviews, which are necessary for the dissertation or the PhD project. Stays abroad are funded for a minimum of two to a maximum of eight weeks.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Open Call of the Academy | Dissertation projects on the Academy's website

    All doctoral and PhD candidates with an approved dissertation agreement have the possibility to present their projects on our website. To be visible on the Academy's website you will have to fill out an application form and upload the required documents.

    Submissions accepted continuously