Open Calls - dieAngewandte

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.

Hans-Hollein-Projektstipendium 2026

Due date: 31. January 2026

The Hans-Hollein-Projektstipendien (Hans Hollein Project Grants) in Architecture were established in honor of the distinguished Austrian architect and are awarded to young architects whose work is characterized by a particular degree of originality and an exceptionally innovative component.
The aim is to facilitate artistic, conceptual, theoretical, and research-oriented engagement in the spirit of Hans Hollein and in relation to Hans Hollein's work.

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.

NEB Trophy 2026 - Design Competition

Due date: 31. January 2026

The European Commission is launching an EU-wide competition for students to design the first official trophy of the New European Bauhaus Prizes.

After the Fold: International Symposium

Contemporary Approaches at the Intersection of Artists’ Books and Experimental Poetics

Due date: 13. February 2026

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.

ELIA Arts Education for All Community Hub: Call for Student Members

Due date: 16. February 2026

ELIA is looking for two motivated students from ELIA member institutions to join its Arts Education for All Community Hub.

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

Initial funding for bilateral and multilateral projects

Due date: 17. February 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.

Call for Applications 2026: Artistic Research PhD Programme (PhD in Art)

Due date: 20. February 2026

The University of Applied Arts Vienna invites potential candidates to apply for the Artistic Research PhD Programme (PhD in Art). The Artistic Research PhD Programme is a postgraduate course of study in the field of art. The programme of study, conducted in English, concludes with the award of an internationally recognised PhD degree (see Curriculum).

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.

Cumulus Athens 2026

Cumulus PhD Network

Due date: 28. February 2026

Cumulus PhD Network is launching a call for short papers, dedicated exclusively to PhD students, inviting them to share their doctoral research during the Cumulus Athens 2026 conference in a dynamic Pecha Kucha format (20 slides advancing automatically every 20 seconds).

KUNST KOMMT VON KLO or where art takes a seat

Idea competition for new toilet pictograms

Due date: 28. February 2026

Who is actually allowed to use which toilet? The University of Applied Arts Vienna is launching an competition of ideas for new toilet pictograms – moving beyond the usual skirt vs. trousers, male vs. female symbols. We are looking for signs that include everyone. New pictograms are being sought for all types of use! Let’s go!

three rolls of toiletpaper on a red background

Prix Ars Electronica

u19–create your world

Due date: 04. March 2026

arts of change

Open Call: Year 7 »Care and Action«

Due date: 30. March 2026

arts of change is a coaching programme for music and art students. For six years, it has been a platform for bringing together various disciplines from the arts and science with the goal of finding creative ways to explore the topic of sustainability.

WWTF – ICT Digital Humanism 2026

Research funding

Due date: 15. April 2026

The Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) is funding research projects on the topic of “Digital Humanism” as part of its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 2026 priority area.

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.