Ö1 Talent Scholarship for Visual Arts 2026

Due date: 20. April 2026
The Ö1 Talent Scholarship, valued at 10.000 EUR, is intended to promote emerging talent among students studying at one of the following five universities: Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, University of Applied Arts Vienna, University of Art and Design Linz, Mozarteum University Salzburg, and University of Art Graz.
The scholarship is open to all students of the above-listed art universities who meet the following criteria by the submission deadline for the Ö1 Talent Scholarship for Visual Arts 2026:

  • Applicants must be enrolled as regular students, eligible study programmes: Art & Science, Film and Stage Design, Industrial Design, Design Investigations, Social Design, Drawing and Printmaking, Site-specific Art, Painting, Painting and Animated Film, Sculpture and Space, Transmedia Art, TransArts.
  • Applicants must be in the second phase of their studies (according to the old curriculum) or in the final stage of their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
  • Please note: As this is a grant for fine arts, only works from the field of fine arts may be submitted. Design students are eligible to apply, but likewise only with works from the field of fine arts.
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Students participating in a mobility program (ERASMUS, Joint Study, etc.) in Austria or enrolled in a doctorate programme are excluded from participation. 

Please send your application to Jasmin Vogl: jasmin.vogl@uni-ak.ac.at

The Ö1 Talent Scholarship will be anounced in Autumn 2026.

Incomplete applications (see terms and conditions) cannot be accepted — we kindly ask for your understanding. In the event of false statements or misleading information, the Ö1 Talent Grant will be revoked and any payments already made must be returned.
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