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The ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition, and feasibility of their research proposal.

Deadline 14.10.2025, 17 h

The Federal Ministry is offering international studio grants for artists in ACCRA, HELSINKI, LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS, SEOUL, TOKYO, and VILNIUS for the year 2027, as well as 5 open Artist-in-Residence scholarships “FREE AWAY” for artists and curators.

Deadline 30.9.2025

The "Stiftung für die Internationalen Wochen gegen Rassismus" (Foundation for the International Weeks Against Racism) is announcing an art competition for the "Internationalen Wochen gegen Rassismus" in March 2026, with prize money totaling € 2,150.

Deadline 10.9.2025

In continuation of the mission of Msgr. Otto Mauer (1907–1973), who gained international recognition for his commitment to contemporary art and young artists, the Otto Mauer Fonds will award the 45th Msgr. Otto Mauer Prize for Visual Arts (painting, graphic arts, sculpture, objects, installations, new media) at the end of the year.

Deadline 15.10.2025

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 30.9.2025

This call supports projects in which artists’ engagement with the urban space contributes to shaping the urban identity of the city and its districts. Projects that are primarily driven by commercial interests are not eligible for funding.

Deadline 15.9.2025

Hugarflug 2025 is looking for contributions! The annual conference on artistic research at the Iceland University of the Arts, will take place on 11 and 12 September 2025 and will serve as a platform for research that engages with instability across various systems—from technological advancements such as AI and interactive systems to issues related to politics, society, and the environment.

Call for Contribution 23.5.2025

The Elfriede Mejchar Award for Photography has been awarded for the first time on the occasion of Elfriede Mejchar's 100th birthday in 2024 as part of the commemorative exhibition that the Province of Lower Austria holded at the State Gallery of Lower Austria in Krems. After that, the prize will be awarded biennially until further notice. 

Deadline 25.10.2025

The Schiele Award of the Rotary Club Tulln & Rotary Club Wien Albertina is an art prize that has been awarded every two years since 2022. Young artists are warmly invited to participate in the Open Call 2026.

Deadline 30.11.2025

The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) accepts submissions in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and English.

Call for Contributions 30.9.2025