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Graphic Collection | Acquisitions of Contemporary Art
- Deadline: 23.10.2026, 12 h
Upon decision of the board of the Association of Friends of Fine Arts (GFBK) on 27 November 1996, the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was accorded an annual budget of for "continuous acquisitions of young Austrian art with special consideration given to graduates of the Academy, but also considering related international works of art".
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Onassis | ONX Seeds 2026
ONX Seeds invites international artists, designers, and interdisciplinary teams to develop prototypes at the intersection of the analogue and digital worlds.
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B&C Private Foundation | Houska Prize 2027
With the 2027 Houska Prize, the B&C Private Foundation recognises application-oriented research projects that combine scientific quality with innovative potential and economic relevance for Austria. The University Research category is open to projects whose economic implementation is imminent or has already taken place.
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OeAD | Sparkling Science 2.0
- Deadline: 30.10.2026, 12 h
Within the research funding programme Sparkling Science 2.0, the OeAD, on behalf of the BMFWF, supports citizen science projects. In these projects, research institutions collaborate with educational institutions and, where possible, partners from business and society to jointly generate new research results.
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OeAD | Scientific and Technological Cooperation Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Deadline: 30.10.2026, 12 h
The aim of the S&T Cooperation programmes is to stimulate international research cooperation, to establish new, sustainable international partnerships and to increase the proportion of young and female researchers in international research project consortia.
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HUB | Open Call #8: Varia
- Call for Contributions: 30.10.2026
HUB, the Journal of Research in Art, Design and Society, is a peer-reviewed open access journal with two issues per year. The Call for Papers for Issue #8 is now open, welcoming open-themed submissions that align with the journal's research areas. VARIA provides a space for diverse subjects, methodologies, and forms of artistic inquiry, reflecting the plurality of contemporary research practices.
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Nordic Summer University | The Embodiment of Trauma in Artistic Practices
- Call for Contributions: 1.11.2026
The symposium “The Embodiment of Trauma in Artistic Practices”, taking place from 24–26 February 2027 in Vilnius, Lithuania, invites contributions exploring trauma and embodied experience through artistic practice.
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Tate Papers | Call for Papers
- Call for Contributions: 2.11.2026
Tate Papers is a peer-reviewed online journal and research platform focusing on art, its history and museum practice. Two issues are published each year. The current call for papers on the topic Cultural Reckonings closes on 2 November 2026.
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Open Call of the Academy | Artist-in-Residence in Cairo 2027
- Deadline: 3.11.2026, 11 h
In cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum Cairo (ACF) and the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS), the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna announces an artist-in-residence in Cairo for graduates of the Academy.
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EFFEA | Call #5
The fifth call of the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) is open from 1 September to 3 November 2026. It supports cross-border collaborations between festivals to promote emerging artists.
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Journal für Schreibwissenschaft | Call for Submissions
- Call for Contributions: 3.11.2026
The Journal of Writing Studies (JoSch) invites submissions for an upcoming issue on the topic of academic reading as a core competency in higher education. The journal is particularly interested in articles that explore the field of academic reading from theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical perspectives.
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VIS – Nordic Journal for Artistic Research | ON / OFF SCREEN
- Call for Contributions: 11.11.2026
The call for VIS – Nordic Journal for Artistic Research issue 18 is open until 11 November 2026. The theme is "ON / OFF SCREEN".
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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 postdoc phase.
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AK Upper Austria | AK Science Prize 2026: Master and Diploma theses
Every year, the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor (AK OÖ) awards a science prize for scientific work that serves to improve the working and living conditions of employees.
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Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava | 18th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research
- Call for Contributions: 25.11.2026
The 18th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research, titled “Beyond the Familiar”, will take place 21–23 April 2027 at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU), Slovakia. The call for contributions is open until 25 November 2026.
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OeAD | Scientific and Technological Cooperation Serbia
- Deadline: 30.11.2026, 12 h
The aim of the S&T Cooperation programmes is to stimulate international research cooperation, to establish new, sustainable international partnerships and to increase the proportion of young and female researchers in international research project consortia.
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OeAD | Africa-UniNet 7th Call
- Deadline: 30.11.2026, 13 h
Africa-UniNet aims to facilitate and strengthen existing and new inter- and transdisciplinary research cooperation between Austria and African countries. Africa-UniNet promotes excellent research based on the mutual exchange of knowledge. This call is only open to internal academy researchers, as the cooperative research projects will run through the institution.
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Horizon Europe | New European Bauhaus 2026
- Deadline: 1.12.2026, 17 h
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.
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Kristiania University of Applied Sciences | AI as Environment – Infrastructure, Knowledge, Operation
- Call for Contributions: 1.12.2026
The 9th Annual Artistic Research at Kristiania Symposium (AR@K27) and the 2nd MishMash Conference, titled "AI as Environment: Infrastructure, Knowledge, Operation", will take place on 13–14 April 2027 at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences in Oslo, Norway.
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OeAD | Ernst Mach Grant worldwide
Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF), this grant programme is aimed at early career researchers and university lecturers from all disciplines who study or conduct research outside Austria and wish to pursue a research project in Austria.
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OeAW | GO.INVESTIGATIO
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) awards grants for library, archive and field research stays outside Austria which are necessary for preparing scientific papers or publications or for drafting external funding applications.
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FWF | Principal Investigator Projects International Israel
In cooperation with the Israel Science Foundation (ISF), the FWF offers the opportunity to apply for closely integrated research projects between researchers in Austria and Israel. The goal is to combine the areas of strength of both research systems and to create clear added value through international collaboration.
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OeAD | Scientific and Technological Cooperation China
- Deadline: 15.12.2026, 12 h
The aim of the S&T Cooperation programmes is to stimulate international research cooperation, to establish new, sustainable international partnerships and to increase the proportion of young and female researchers in international research project consortia.
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ZAUNERGROUP | Art Award 2027
The ZAUNERGROUP Art Award is an art prize awarded by ZAUNERGROUP in cooperation with GALERIE BADSTRASSE 9 to support contemporary artistic positions and strengthen exchange between art, business and society.
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Vienna Business Agency | Understanding Science Funding
The Understanding Science Funding aims to assist in communication activities that present research and scientific results in an understandable and easily accessible manner.
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Horizon Europe | European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage – Joint Trasnational Call
The European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH), co-funded by the European Union, is intended to help adapt cultural heritage to the growing impacts of climate change through interdisciplinary research into how cultural heritage, the knowledge it embodies, and the communities associated with it can contribute to a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable future.
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Horizon Europe | ERC Consolidator Grant Call 2027
- Deadline: 12.1.2027, 17 h
The ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or program. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.
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FORUM+ | Solidarity as a form of imagination
- Call for Contributions: 15.1.2027
The international, peer-reviewed open access journal FORUM+ invites contributions to the dossier “Solidarity as a form of imagination – Artistic research between the personal, the political, and the communal”. The dossier focuses on collective artistic research practices and their potential for societal and political transformation.
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International Ceramics Exhibition Mino | 14th Ceramics Competition
- Deadline: 29.1.2027, 21 h
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.
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Open Call of the Academy | Publication Series 2026 – text-based publications
The Rectorate is opening the call for submissions for new text-based volumes. The call is aimed at employees (including project staff) and students of the Academy.
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Literar-Mechana | Fellowship for Artistic Work
Literar-Mechana awards fellowship for authors, playwrights, screenwriters, authors for children's books and books for young adults.
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Culture Moves Europe | Individual Mobility 2026–2027
As part of Culture Moves Europe, artists and cultural professionals can apply for an EU grant for a stay abroad. The call is open to individuals and groups of up to five people.
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AK Upper Austria | AK Science Prize 2026: Dissertations and Scientfic articles
Every year, the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor (AK OÖ) awards a science prize for scientific work that serves to improve the working and living conditions of employees.
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Open Call of the Academy | Academy Open Access Publishing Fund
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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Open Call of the Academy | Going Book: Grant for Publication Costs
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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Open Call of the Academy | FWF Open-Access Block Grant
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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City of Vienna | Individual or Overall Funding in Science
- Submissions accepted continuously
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 eligible.
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Aws | Proof of Concept Small
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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Journal of Embodied Research | Open Call for Video Articles
- Call for Contributions permanently open
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.
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Open Gender Journal | Open Call
- Call for Contributions permanently open
The editorial team of the Open Gender Journal (OGJ) welcomes submissions of new research articles, discussion pieces, and reviews.
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Humboldt Foundation | Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdocs and Senior Researchers
- Submissions accepted continuously
A Humboldt Research Fellowship for international postdoctoral researchers allows to carry out long-term research (6–24 months) in Germany.
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FWF | Book Publications
- Submissions accepted continuously
This program funds the publication and simultaneous open-access publication of books on research findings.
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FWF | Digital Publications
- Submissions accepted continuously
The Digital Publications program offers researchers funding for digital formats such as apps, wiki-based publications, annotated scientific databases, multi-media web-based publications (e.g., audio, video, animation), etc., to help make these publications more accessible to the public.
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FWF | Principal Investigator Projects
- Submissions accepted continuously
Researchers of any discipline who are working in Austria are eligible for applying to an FWF Principal Investigator Project. The aim is to provide funding for individual research in the area of non-profit oriented scholarly/scientific research.
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FWF | Principal Investigator Projects International
- Submissions accepted continuously
The funding program provides principal investigators and their research groups with the resources they need to work together with international project partners to investigate key research questions over a period of several years.
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FWF | Erwin Schrödinger Fellowships including a return phase
- Submissions accepted continuously
The Erwin Schrödinger Fellowships are intended for highly qualified postdocs of any discipline to gain experience abroad.
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FWF | ESPRIT
- Submissions accepted continuously
The ESPRIT Programme (Early Stage Programme: Research, Innovation and Training) is aimed at highly qualified postdocs from all disciplines at the beginning of their academic career who wish to carry out an independent research project at an Austrian research institute.
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FWF | PEEK
- Submissions accepted continuously
The aim of PEEK (Programme for Arts-based Research) is to fund clearly defined research proposals of high artistic and academic quality at an international level in the field of arts-based research.
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FWF | Zero Emissions Award
- Submissions accepted continuously
Researchers from universities and non-university research institutions have had the opportunity to submit climate-relevant research proposals for Austria's largest privately funded research award.
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Doc-News
Dear doctoral candidates,
We hope you had a good start to the semester!
Below you can find upcoming and ongoing events and funding opportunities, including our ongoing funding opportunities for doctoral candidates.
We would especially like to warmly invite you to our Open Door Event on 25 November 2026, 13–14:30 h, where you can learn more about our services, exchange ideas with colleagues, and ask any questions you may have about doctoral studies across all doctoral programs.
For any questions regarding your doctoral or PhD studies at the Academy or funding opportunities, also feel free to consult our FAQs and/or contact us at doktoratszentrum@akbild.ac.at.
Have a lovely and productive autumn!
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Short presentations Dr.phil Winter Semester 2026/27 (Session 1)
We cordially invite everyone interested to attend the public short presentations in the Dr. phil. program, where doctoral candidates present their exposés to an academic advisory board.
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Short presentations Dr.phil Winter Semester 2026/27 (Session 2)
We cordially invite everyone interested to attend the public short presentations in the Dr. phil. program, where doctoral candidates present their exposés to an academic advisory board.
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Open Door Wintersemester 2026/27
The Center for Doctoral Studies welcomes all doctoral and PhD students to an open door event in the winter semester 2026/27.
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Final Steps: Submission of your PhD thesis and Defensio / Rigorosum
- Coffee Table Talk: 13.1.2027, 13–15 h
How do I formally submit my dissertation? What are the benefits of a voluntary plagiarism check before submission? What is a revocation application (Sperrantrag), and what role does it play if I am planning to publish my dissertation? How and when do I register for my thesis defense (Defensio) or Rigorosum?
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Exposé Schreiben auf Deutsch
- Workshop: 14.1.2027, 9–16 h
The exposé forms the foundation of the doctoral. It is an important first step in the writing process and serves as a roadmap for the further development of thedissertation project. This one-day workshop is designed for doctoral and PhD candidates and offers hands-on guidance for writing exposés in German.
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Exposé Writing in English
- Workshop: 20.1.2027, 9–16 h
The exposé forms the foundation of the doctoral. It is an important first step in the writing process and serves as a roadmap for the further development of thedissertation project. This one-day workshop is designed for doctoral and PhD candidates and offers hands-on guidance for writing exposés in English.
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Graduate Conference 2027
- Conference: 28.4.2027, 9:30 h
At the Graduate Conference 2027 doctoral and PhD candidates in their final phase will present results of their dissertation projects.
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Open Call of the Academy | Learning-on-the-Job Grant
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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Open Call of the Academy | Travel Allowances for doctoral resp. PhD candidates at the Academy
- Submissions accepted continuously
Regular students of all doctoral and PhD studies at the Academy can apply for travel allowances for participations in international conferences or for the presentation of art projects.
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Open Call of the Academy | Short term Grants abroad
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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Open Call of the Academy | Dissertation projects on the Academy's website
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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ERASMUS+ | Short-term Stay abroad
- Submissions accepted continuously
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.
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ERASMUS+ | Long-Term Mobilities for PhD Students
- Submissions accepted continuously
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+.
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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.
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ifk | Junior Fellowship
The ifk Junior Fellowships are intended for young Austrian academics working on their dissertations, as well as for non-Austrian doctoral students who are supervised at an Austrian university.
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