Austrian State Grants 2027 for Visual Art, Photography and Media Art (Staatsstipendien)
Austrian Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport
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The Austrian federal ministry's annual state grants (Staatsstipendien) recognise outstanding artistic achievement and fund a year of work on an extensive project marked by originality and innovation, in visual art, photography or media art.
Benefits
20 grants of €18,000 each for 12 months from January 2027 (visual art 10, photography 5, media art 5), recognising outstanding work so far and supporting further work. Single parents and/or recipients of increased family allowance receive €200 a month more (€400 if both apply).
Eligibility
Individual artists with Austrian citizenship or permanent residence in Austria who are working on an extensive artistic project in visual art, photography or media art. Not eligible: students, PhD students and anyone enrolled at a university; previous recipients of any state grant; artists who hold… Read more
Dates & details
- Duration
- 12 months from January 2027
- Language
- German (application documents)
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