In order
to ensure Austria's status in the arts and culture, the award aims to support particularly outstanding graduates from the
art universities while they start their artist careers. With this objective, the public art universities, in cooperation with
the Federal Ministry of Science, initiate the “A4 - Austrian Art Alumni Award” program, which grants scholarships to six graduates
with excellent study background per year, to be awarded across the participating universities.
During
their funding period, grant holders must implement a relevant art project, which they may realize in Austria or abroad.
Target
group
Eligible candidates are recent graduates from a diploma or master's degree program
from one of the six public art universities in Austria* who completed their studies no longer than 18 months before the call
(the cut-off date is the end date of the application period).
*Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, University
of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Mozarteum University Salzburg, University of Arts Linz, University of Applied Arts Vienna,
mdw-University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Award benefits
The
award sum is EUR 2,000 per month per scholarship for a period of 12 months (the overall funding amount is EUR 24,000 per person).
Installments are made quarterly by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
Application terms and
conditions
Completion of a diploma or master's degree from a public Austrian art university.
Completion must be no longer than 18 months before the end of the application period.
Excellent study performance,
in fulfillment of the university regulations in effect at the respective university
Austrian citizenship or citizenship
of an EEA country (including Switzerland) or equivalent third-country nationals and stateless persons (according to § 4 Para.
1 StudFG). Candidates who do not meet these criteria are eligible for a scholarship if their place of residence is documented
in Austria from the beginning of their studies until application submission.
Maximum age for eligible applicants
is 35. If there are verifiable reasons (e.g. changing course of study, care responsibilities, etc.) that make fulfillment
of this requirement impossible, the jury decides whether to consider the application.
A letter of recommendation
for the applied project must be submitted, issued by the applicant’s artistic supervisor of their final thesis.
Allocation
The
scholarship is allocated by nine jury members. Each art university holds one vote, whereas the Federal Ministry of Science
appoints one jury member. Two external, independent experts nominated by the art universities are further appointed as jury
members.
Application
Application period: 28.03. to
16.05.2025
Applicants must upload the
following three documents as separate PDF-files.
1. Personal information (max. file size 10 MB)
Graduation
certificate
“Bestätigungsformular für den ausgezeichneten Studienerfolg” (confirmation that the degree
was passed with distinction), all data to be completed, signed and certified by the Registrar’s Office (“Studien- und Prüfungsabteilung”)
Official
photo identification (e.g. passport, identity card)
2. Residence registration certificate (Meldebestätigung/“Meldezettel”)
3.
Artistic achievements (max. file size 20 MB)
Short project description (1 Din A4-page)
Project
concept, including a time plan (max. 2.000 characters including blanks)
Portfolio (selection of max. 5 artworks
/ equally applies for music works and videos)
· Overview of previous artistic work:
film, video, and music works with a maximum length of 15 minutes (for longer works, an excerpt of the specified length must
be submitted) must be uploaded to www.vimeo.com or www.youtube.com (unrestricted access without password). The links must
be included in the respective work description.
· Artist curriculum
vitae
Letter of recommendation by the artistic supervisor of the final thesis
Please
make sure that file names are according to the examples below when uploading them:
1. Personal
information_Surname_AAAA25
2. Meldezettel_Surname_AAAA25
3. Artistic
achievements_Surname_AAAA25
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