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Explore 440 active competitions in our database. We show the funding, the application fee and what the programme provides (studios, lodging, stipends) so you can focus on what fits your practice. Selection rotates daily; sign in free for the full catalogue, the tracker and application plans.
CompetitionNadace pro současné umění Praha
Prague contemporary art foundation (FCCA); initiated by Jednadvacet.org.
Prague, Czechia
CompetitionPartial FundingKlarafestival
Klarafestival and some ten Belgian music organisations select two young ensembles a year as 'Supernovas' and send them on a Belgian concert tour opening at Klarafestival, with media attention on Klara and Musiq3. Classical music is the base, but ensembles that connect or collide genres and traditions are welcome.
Namur and Antwerp, Belgium; Belgian tour from Klarafestival 2027
CompetitionInternational Music Software Trade Association
Tailored for self-producing electronic and Trap artists, this competition provides the essential technological capital required for high-level music production. Winning equips the activist artist with industry-standard digital tools, such as specialized plugins and advanced mixing tools. By securing these tools through merit rather than capital expenditure, the mid-career artist effectively dem...
CompetitionPartial FundingBOA Editions
BOA Editions, a nonprofit publisher of poetry and short fiction, awards the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize to a poet's first book; this year's judge is Jennifer Chang.
Rochester, New York, USA
CompetitionBuildner
Situated near the Cávado River, this competition involves the adaptive reuse of a former horse barn into a slow-living restaurant and guest accommodation. It is a profound exploration of communal dining, generational memory, and seamless landscape integration. The brief is heavily imbued with the concept of 'slow architecture' and the phenomenology of the hearth. The architectural intervention ...
Braga, Portugal
CompetitionFully FundedPost Wave Publishing UK
A prize for emerging children's book illustrators run by a publisher with offices in the UK, Germany and the USA, supported by an association in Anxi County, Fujian.
CompetitionANIMATOR International Animated Film Festival
Poland's major animation festival; annual free call for its four competitions.
Poznań, PolandPrograms are open to authors at various career stages — from emerging to established professionals. Exact age, nationality, or educational criteria are always listed in the program description.
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No country or region limit in the terms: 338. Limited to named countries or regions: 102. · Data of 26 October 2026 · Each call checked against the organiser’s own page.
Horizons Arts-Nature en Sancy
Massif du Sancy, Auvergne, France
Competition€8,000 per selected artist/collective
É Tudo Verdade
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CompetitionFree to applyTrophy + cash prize (amount to be defined)
LitMagOnline (Submittable)
Competition$1,250 + agency review
Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Hong Kong
CompetitionFree to applyHK$50,000 per art form (nine awards)
Artplaner
Galerie Lächelt, Wismar, Germany (entries by post)
CompetitionFree to apply€300 / €200 / €100 / €75 / €50
Beam CenterStrafford, NH, USA
CompetitionFree to apply$5,000 award + ~$15,000 fabrication budget
Guelph Public Library
Central Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
CompetitionCA$250,000 budget; CA$2,500 shortlist fee
Artespressa APS
Lucca, Italy
CompetitionFree to applyPublishing contract with Rider Comics
Hong Kong Arts Development CouncilHong Kong
CompetitionFree to applyHK$100,000 per art form (nine awards)
The Observer
London, UK
CompetitionFree to apply£1,000 + publication in The Observer
Green Linden PressUSA
Competition$1,000 + publication
University of North TexasDenton, Texas, USA
CompetitionFree to apply$10,000
Museo de Arte Costarricense
San José, Costa Rica
CompetitionNational Culture Prize (amount not stated on page)
Câmara Municipal da MurtosaMurtosa, Portugal
Competition€532.85 / €381.17 / €229.31
Anthology MagazineInternational (online submission)
Competition€500 + editorial coverage
Asociación Española de Ciudades de la Cerámica
Spain
CompetitionFree to apply€1,000 / €600 per category
BOA EditionsRochester, New York, USA
Competition$1,000 + publication
Green Linden PressUSA
Competition$1,000 + publication
Del Mar CollegeJoseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Competition$10,000 in purchase awards
PIE International
International (online); results published in S magazine, Tokyo, Japan
CompetitionFree to applyGold ¥100,000; 2 Silver ¥50,000; tablets, software
Munster Literature Centre
Cork, Ireland
Competition€2,000 / €500 / €250
Krakow Film FestivalKraków, Poland
CompetitionGolden Dragon, Golden Horn and other awards
Jokkmokks kommun
Jokkmokk, Sweden
CompetitionSEK 10,000
Accademia Nazionale dei LinceiRome, Italy
CompetitionFree to apply€10,000
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
Competition€3,000–€12,000 cash prizes (Golden/Silver Alexander)
Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts
Taoyuan, Taiwan
CompetitionFree to applyTWD 300,000 + up to TWD 2M production
Memorial María LuisaInfiesto and Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Competition€5,000 overall winner; €3,000 best video
NEXT SOUNDOnline
Competition10 × $1,000 ($10,000 pool)
North Pacific Research BoardAnchorage, Alaska, USA
CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 photo story + 3 × $700 categories + youth $300/$100
Utopia Science Fiction MagazineOnline / print magazine
CompetitionFree to apply
Poesía en AbrilChicago, USA
CompetitionFestival invitation with travel and lodging covered
Malaysian International Furniture Fair
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CompetitionFree to applyRM5,000 / 3,000 / 2,000
Escola Superior de Música de CatalunyaBarcelona, Spain
CompetitionFree to apply€4,000 (net) and a premiere by ESMUC
National Portrait GalleryLondon, UK
CompetitionFree to apply£35,000 first prize; £9,000 Young Artist Award
Farouk Hosny Foundation for Culture & Arts
Cairo, Egypt
CompetitionEGP 75,000 / 50,000 / 25,000
Roze Filmdagen
Amsterdam, Netherlands
CompetitionJury and audience awards with cash prizes
University of Southern IndianaNew Harmony, Indiana, USA
Competition$3,000 + $750 travel stipend
Meadowlark PressUSA
CompetitionPublication (prize amount not stated)
Hanns-Lilje-StiftungGermany
CompetitionFree to apply€10,000 research prize + €10,000 initiative prize
International Latino Cultural Center of ChicagoChicago, IL, USA (online entry)
CompetitionFree to apply$1,000 + official festival poster