Open Calls

You are warmly invited to participate in the Angewandte Research Days 2026, which will take place from 13 till 15 October 13 2026, in the Atrium and Auditorium of the Angewandte, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7.

Das Österreichische Kulturforum Budapest vergibt ein bezahltes Vollzeitpraktikum ab Herbst 2026 mit der Dauer von zweieinhalb Monaten.

Open call for abstracts for a peer-reviewed publication edited by Marie Reichel and Patrick Pazdzior: Remix Echo Drift — Lateral Translation as Encounter on Eye-Level, to be published by TU Wien Academic Press in March 2027 as Open Access and in print. 

Students of all study programmes are invited to apply for Monbukagakusho MEXT, the study grant by the Japanese Government for academics.

Das Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien und Sport schreibt im Rahmen der Kunstförderung 11 Ateliers für Kunstschaffende aus, die in den Bereichen Bildender Kunst, Fotografie oder Medienkunst arbeiten. Die zur Vergabe gelangenden 11 Ateliers haben eine Größe zwischen 44 und 65 m² und befinden sich im 4. Stock in der Wattgasse 56-60, 1170 Wien.

This call invites researchers to submit proposals for exploratory, interdisciplinary research projects that advance the conceptualization of resilience in relation to selected crises—primarily with regard to their societal dimensions. The project must be led by a social scientist. Projects should initiate structured collaboration with other scientific disciplines and with relevant practitioner communities, and employ methodological approaches capable of anticipating potential future crises.

AIL invites alumni* of the University of Applied Arts Vienna to work on their interdisciplinary projects with a strong focus on research.

The Austrian Academy of Sciences is once again inviting applications for the JESH – Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities Programme. This mobility programme is aimed at postdoctoral researchers and promotes international scientific collaboration through research stays in Austria (JESH Incoming) and in 61 destination countries worldwide (JESH Outgoing).

periscope is launching an open call for Austrian and international visual artists for the year 2027. The call focuses on three areas of interest: solo presentations of artists’ own artistic practice as world premieres; explorations of site- or space-specific stimuli; and performance as part of artistic practice.

Funded by the Alpha+ Foundation of the FWF, the Cluster of Excellence EurAsian Transformations is able to make available funding for extended study and research stays in Asia. The thematic focus should be on the application of digital tools and methods to the study of cultural heritage, including topics of economic and social relevance. 

The Biesse International Design Award 2026 invites students and emerging designers to develop innovative concepts for objects and furnishings capable of transforming residential and commercial spaces through a multi-material approach. Projects are expected to explore the dialogue between design, technology and materials, combining at least two materials among those processed with Biesse technologies — wood, glass, stone, plastic and composite materials, or metal — highlighting the potential of advanced manufacturing processes.

This funding is open to employees and doctoral students of the University of Applied Arts Vienna for endeavours that strengthen the Angewandte by advancing the development and exploration of interdisciplinary, scientific, and artistic research as well as other relevant fields of practice and their structures.