Emanuel and Sofie Fohn Scholarship Foundation | Scholarship 2026
The Emanuel and Sofie Fohn Scholarship Foundation is once again providing a total of 20,000 euros for up to 10 scholarships this year. Funding is available to highly talented students of fine arts and art history who are in the final phase of their studies, as well as graduates who finished their studies no more than two years ago. In accordance with the purpose of the foundation, the call for applications is aimed at people from Austria and Italians with German as a first language (South Tyrol).
Sofie Fohn, née Schneider (1899-1990), painter and widow of the painter Emanuel Fohn (1881-1966), has provided assets for the Emanuel and Sofie Fohn Scholarship Foundation in her will. Since 2018, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna has taken over the administration of the foundation.
Jury
The jury, chaired by Ingeborg Erhart, Vice-Rector for Art and Teaching, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, will determine the scholarship holders:
- Michaela Eichwald, Professor Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Heike Eipeldauer, Curator mumok - Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
- Julienne Lorz, Professor University of Applied Arts Vienna
- Jürgen Tabor, Curator Sammlung Generali Foundation – on permanent loan to the Museum der Moderne Salzburg
Criteria
The criteria are determined by the donors in the deed of foundation:
- Highly gifted students in the final phase of their studies as well as graduates from universities, colleges and art academies (BA/MA/Diploma degree within the last two years (October 2024 – October 2026)
- Austrian citizenship as well as Italians with German first language (South Tyroleans)
- Sholarship holders of previous years are excluded from a new application.
Submission documents (as PDF)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Confirmation of enrolment, BA/MA or diploma certificate
- A transcript of records of all examinations taken so far (even if you have already completed your studies)
- Proof of citizenship / passport copy
Additional:
- For students/graduates from artistic studies: Portfolio with the five most important artistic works/projects (max. 25 pages, 15 MB)
- For students/graduates of art history: max. three recent publications (e.g. catalogue texts, published exhibition reviews or dissertation concepts) or texts or text samples that give the jury an impression of writing skills (such as seminar papers, image interpretations or similar, max. 2 A4 pages each)
Application
The application works via the Academy's submission system.
The deadline is 24 November 2026, 11 h.
For questions about the call, please contact MMag. a Barbara Pflanzner (b.pflanzner@akbild.ac.at, +43 1 588 16-1204).