Competitions and Announcements

Nature, Art & Habitat Residencies 2026

California (April - October) and Italy (Summer)

Due date: 15. December 2025

NAHR Italy and California 2026: This call for proposals seeks ideas that address our environmental problems while revealing the histories, structures, and transformations of minerals.

Call Nature Art Habitat Residencies 2026

Biodesign Challenge 2026

Due date: 17. December 2025

Registration is now open for Biodesign Challenge 2026, an international education program for high school and college students that introduces the intersection of biotechnology, art, and design and connects them to a global network of leaders in academia, industry, and entrepreneurship who are defining the field of biodesign

Gallery 3 – Carinthia Young Artists Award for Fine Arts 2026

Due date: 19. December 2025

Together with Land Kärnten Kultur 2026, Galerie 3 is once again awarding the Carinthia Young Artists' Prize for Fine Arts – for young artists with a connection to Carinthia. We are looking for outstanding artistic voices between the ages of 20 and 35 (parental leave or serious illness can be taken into account when determining age) who are willing to work on a given theme.

Klasse für Alle x Hobby Lobby Sommersemester 2026 OPEN CALL

Due date: 21. December 2025

Die Klasse für Alle sucht für das kommende Sommersemester Studierende, die Interesse haben, an unserer fortlaufenden Hobby Lobby Kooperation als Kursleiter:innen mitzuarbeiten.

Ottakringer Kunstpreis 2026

Due date: 07. January 2026

Im Sinne der vielfältigen Ottakringer Kunst- und Kulturszene wird 2026 wieder ein dotiertes Preisgeld für Arbeiten aus dem Bereich der Bildenden Kunst ausgeschrieben.

Open Call: AIL Ping-Pong #3

For alumni of the University of Applied Arts Vienna

Due date: 13. January 2026

Submit your artwork for the new exhibition format AIL Ping-Pong at the showcases [Vitrinen] in the Kassenhalle of Otto Wagner Postsparkasse

Exhibition view, display cabinet at the Otto Wagner
Postsparkasse

Call for applications 2026: Austrian Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (EPU)

Initial funding for bilateral and multilateral projects

Due date: 15. January 2026

The Eurasia-Pacific Uninet (EPU) was established in 2000 with the aim of creating an educational network for Austrian universities, universities of applied sciences, and other educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific region.

Open Call ELIA Biennial Conference 2026

Going Off Centre

Due date: 16. January 2026

In volatile times it becomes clear that no centre is fixed or permanent. When things fall apart, both crisis and imagination arise. We find ourselves on edge. It is arts schools and socio-cultural institutions who maintain open spaces for multi-dimensional and divergent thinking – trying to convene shared community spaces.

Call PORT – internal funding of art and research projects

Due date: 20. January 2026

The University of Applied Arts Vienna is inviting its members to submit project proposals in response to the first call for proposals of the programme for the development of Perspectives for Opportunities through Research of Transdisciplinarity (PORT). This call is aimed at individuals and teams working in art and/or science at the Angewandte who possess a high level of expertise in their respective fields. Applicants can apply for €5,000–€18,000 in funding for projects lasting up to 12 months. Projects may start no earlier than November 2026.

art award autism

Competition for students of the Angewandte

Due date: 23. January 2026

On the initiative of the Autism Network Austria, all students of the University of Applied Arts Vienna are invited to submit artistic or research-based works that engage with the topic of autism. The aim of the competition is to increase the visibility of autism in various social and design contexts.

iF Design Student Award 2026

Due date: 28. January 2026

iF Design Student Award 2026 is one of the world's premier design awards for students, receiving more than 7,000 entries annually from all over the world. iF Design, together with its Sponsors offers a platform for innovative student concepts. Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the 50,000 EUR prize money.

Förderung für Studienplätze am College of Europe

Das Bundeskanzleramt vergibt insgesamt drei Zuschüsse für Studienplätze in Brügge, Natolin und Tirana

Due date: 31. January 2026

oead - Österreichs Agentur für Bildung und Internationalisierung - fördert in enger Zusammenarbeit und aus Mitteln des Bundeskanzleramts Studienplätze am College of Europe in Brügge, Natolin und Tirana.

Ausschreibung von Startstipendien 2026

Sparten: Architektur, Bildende Kunst, darstellende Kunst, Design, Film, Fotografie, Literatur, Medienkunst und Musik

Due date: 31. January 2026

Die Startstipendien stellen eine Anerkennung und Förderung für das Schaffen professionell tätiger Künstler*innen am Beginn ihrer Karrieren dar. Sie sollen die Arbeit an neuen Vorhaben ermöglichen, die künstlerische Entwicklung vorantreiben und den Einstieg in die österreichische und internationale Kunstszene erleichtern.

Studienpreis des Landesdenkmalamtes Berlin 2026

Due date: 15. February 2026

Mit dem Studienpreis 2026 bis zu drei herausragende Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten ausgezeichnet. Jeder Preis ist mit 1.000 Euro dotiert.

Berkeley-Austria Exchange Programm 2026/2027: Special Democracy Call

Marshall Plan Foundation

Due date: 27. February 2026

The purpose of the Program is to deal with the consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine devoted to the promotion of democracy in all possible ways with a special focus on research topics relating to Austrian history, politics and culture, Habsburg Imperial history, politics and culture, Austrian-Ukrainian and Austrian-Russian relations, Austrian-American transatlantic relations.

Stromkilometer 2026

Due date: 10. May 2026

Stromkilometer is both a prize and a challenge that is awarded to students, alumni and also employees of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.