Grants & Scholarships
Database for scholarships & research grants
The Austrian database grants.at provides students, graduates and researchers with information on national and international scholarships and grants. It is Austria’s biggest online database for scholarships and research grants for all academic areas. Financial support options for students, graduates and researchers range from classical grants and scholarships, allowances and prizes to extensive national, European and international research support programs.
The scope of providers of funding ranges from international organisations, the European Union, national governments in Austria and abroad (ministries and administrative organisations) and their provincial governments or municipalities to private foundations, associations and companies.
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Intercultural Achievement Award
CALL FOR PROJECTS 2025: We are looking for successful and solution-oriented intercultural and interreligious dialogue projects!
The Intercultural Achievement Award (IAA) is a key project of the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs. The award honors successful and innovative civil society projects in the field of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, both in Austria and on a global scale. The award is open to all those who identify and make use of opportunities which positively shape intercultural co-existence. It rewards projects that successfully break new ground in intercultural and interreligious dialogue, that have mastered a specific challenge through intercultural action, and/or that promote the dialogue of cultures and religions through their media presence.
Requirements: projects in the fields of arts/culture, youth, human rights, global citizenship education, integration, and/or gender equality by non-profit and commercial organisations or individuals. The projects need to be either in the process of being implemented or already completed.
Prizes are awarded in different categories with prize money ranging from €6,000 to €10,000.
Application deadline: April 30, 2025
Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts
SALZBURG, AUSTRIA | July and August, 2025
Founded in 1953 by Oskar Kokoschka, the Summer Academy consists of intensive workshops on current issues of art production with outstanding artists from all over the world lasting two to three weeks.
A total of around 100 scholarships are awarded every year — supporting artists, curators, and students from all over the world! Some scholarships only cover the participation fee, others also include travel and accommodation costs.
Application deadline for scholarships: April 7, 2025
Graz Residency for International Photographers (GRIP)
GRAZ, AUSTRIA | mid-September – mid-October, 2025
Open call to all international artists at the beginning of their career who work with lens-based arts.
The scholarship is an initiative of Camera Austria and Kulturvermittlung Steiermark and is an opportunity for photographers to focus on their artistic work, to conduct research in the city of Graz, and to discover the city’s vibrant local art scene and its protagonists. During the residency period, the international festival steirischer herbst will also take place in Graz, offering an opportunity to engage with its diverse program.
The scholarship includes a fully equipped apartment in the city center of Graz, €1,000 for the residency period of 4 weeks, the reimbursement of travel expenses, and a presentation at Camera Austria.
Application deadline: April 30, 2025