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Calls | Contests Art and Research

  • Verlag Barbara Budrich | Dissertation competition

    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-charge publication in Verlag Barbara Budrich. 

    Deadline 1.11.2026

  • Horizon Europe | New European Bauhaus 2026

    New European Bauhaus (NEB) is a policy and funding initiative of the European Commission that aims to make green transition in built environments and beyond enjoyable, attractive and convenient for all. The initiative promotes solutions that are not only sustainable, but also inclusive and beautiful, while respecting the diversity of places, traditions, and cultures in Europe and beyond.

    Deadline 1.12.2026, 17 h

  • ifk | Junior Fellowship

    The ifk Junior Fellowships are intended for young Austrian academics doing their dissertations, as well as for non-Austrian doctoral students who are being supervised at an Austrian university. 

    Deadline 24.1.2027

  • International Ceramics Exhibition Mino | 14th Ceramics Competition

    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

  • Literar-Mechana | Fellowship for Artistic Work

    Literar-Mechana awards fellowship for authors, playwrights, screenwriters, authors for children's books and books for young adults.

    Deadline 28.2.2027

  • 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

  • Open Call of the Academy | Travel Allowances for doctoral resp. PhD candidates at the Academy

    Regular students of all doctoral and PhD studies at the Academy can apply for travel allowances for active participations in international conferences or for the presentation of art projects.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • City of Vienna | Individual or Overall Funding in Science

    The culture office of the city of Vienna awards "Einzelförderungen" (individual funding) and "Gesamtförderungen" (overall funding) in Science. Institutions, research projects, symposia, conferences, lectures and event series are elligible. 

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Aws | Proof of Concept Small

    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.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Journal of Embodied Research | Open Call for Video Articles

    JER invites the submission of video articles on a rolling basis. These can focus on any topic related to embodied practice, embodied knowledge, or embodied research.

    Call for Contributions permanently open

  • ERASMUS+ | Long-Term Mobilities for PhD Students

    Doctoral and PhD candidates of the Academy of Fine Arts have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at a partner university within the framework of ERASMUS+.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • ERASMUS+ | Short-term Stay abroad

    In order to better meet their different learning and training needs ERASMUS+ offers doctoral students the opportunity to complete a short-term study visit abroad in Europe.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • Open Gender Journal | Open Call

    The editors of the Open Gender Journal (OGJ) are pleased about the submission of  papers from all disciplines with a gender reference/focus.

    Call for Contributions permanently open

  • Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdocs and Senior Researchers

    A Humboldt Research Fellowship for international postdoctoral researchers allows to carry out long-term research (6–24 months) in Germany.

    Submissions accepted continuously

  • FWF | Book Publications

    This program funds the publication and simultaneous open-access publication of books on research findings.

    Submissions accepted continuously