Calls | Contests Art and Research

Neptun State Prize for Water 2027 recognizes outstanding artistic works that engage with the element of water. Artists and creative practitioners are invited to submit their projects in the WaterCREATIVE category. The call welcomes innovative concepts and projects from all artistic and cultural disciplines that explore the theme of water in creative and original ways.

11.10.2026

In cooperation with the Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV), the FWF offers funding for closely integrated project collaborations between researchers in Austria and Slovakia. Bilateral calls in cooperation with APVV give researchers the opportunity to apply for international Principal Investigator Projects.

Deadline 13.10.2026, 14 h

The ERC Starting Grant supports outstanding researchers early in their careers and helps them on their path to scientific independence. The goal is to empower researchers at an early stage and enable them to take the step toward leading their own research team or establishing an independent research program.

Deadline 14.10.2026, 17 h

Under the motto Meet. Share. Inspire. Care., the Open Science Festival, taking place 18–19 March 2027, brings together researchers, early-career researchers, students, citizen scientists, as well as staff from libraries and research institutions. Contributions are invited on Open Science in research and teaching, AI and global challenges, as well as infrastructures for open science.

Call for Contributions 15.10.2026

Deadline 20.10.2026, 14 h

Upon decision of the board of the Association of Friends of Fine Arts (GFBK) on 27 November 1996, the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was accorded an annual budget of for "continuous acquisitions of young Austrian art with special consideration given to graduates of the Academy, but also considering related international works of art".

Deadline 23.10.2026, 12 h

With the 2027 Houska Prize, the B&C Private Foundation recognises application-oriented research projects that combine scientific quality with innovative potential and economic relevance for Austria. The University Research category is open to projects whose economic implementation is imminent or has already taken place.

Deadline 28.10.2026

Within the research funding programme Sparkling Science 2.0, the OeAD, on behalf of the BMFWF, supports citizen science projects. In these projects, research institutions collaborate with educational institutions and, where possible, partners from business and society to jointly generate new research results.

Deadline 30.10.2026, 12 h

HUB, the Journal of Research in Art, Design and Society, is a peer-reviewed open access journal with two issues per year. The Call for Papers for Issue #8 is now open, welcoming open-themed submissions that align with the journal's research areas. VARIA provides a space for diverse subjects, methodologies, and forms of artistic inquiry, reflecting the plurality of contemporary research practices.

Call for Contributions 30.10.2026

Since 2005, the publishing house Barbara Budrich awards its dissertation award called promotion. One doctoral thesis will be selected by an expert jury for the free-of-charge publication in Verlag Barbara Budrich. 

Deadline 1.11.2026

Tate Papers is a peer-reviewed online journal and research platform focusing on art, its history and museum practice. Two issues are published each year. The current call for papers on the topic Cultural Reckonings closes on 2 November 2026.

Call for Contributions 2.11.2026

In cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum Cairo (ACF) and the Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS), the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna announces an artist-in-residence in Cairo for graduates of the Academy.

Deadline 3.11.2026, 11 h

The Journal of Writing Studies (JoSch) invites submissions for an upcoming issue on the topic of academic reading as a core competency in higher education. The journal is particularly interested in articles that explore the field of academic reading from theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical perspectives.

Call for Contributions 3.11.2026

The OeAW awards fellowships to holders of a doctorate or PhD in the humanities and social and cultural sciences who are pursuing an academic career in order to assist in the transition to the postdoc phase.

Deadline 16.11.2026

Deadline 22.11.2026

The 18th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research, titled “Beyond the Familiar”, will take place 21–23 April 2027 at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU), Slovakia. The call for contributions is open until 25 November 2026.

Call for Contributions 25.11.2026

Deadline 30.11.2026, 13 h

New European Bauhaus (NEB) is a policy and funding initiative of the European Commission that aims to make green transition in built environments and beyond enjoyable, attractive and convenient for all. The initiative promotes solutions that are not only sustainable, but also inclusive and beautiful, while respecting the diversity of places, traditions, and cultures in Europe and beyond.

Deadline 1.12.2026, 17 h

Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF), this grant programme is aimed at early career researchers and university lecturers from all disciplines who study or conduct research outside Austria and wish to pursue a research project in Austria.

Deadline 1.12.2026