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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.
Writer's DigestOnline / USA
Competition$3,000 first prize
Honeywell Arts & EntertainmentClark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana, USA
CompetitionCash prizes and award placings
Young Architects Competitions
Marradi, Tuscany, Italy
Competition€8,000 / €4,000 / €2,000 + 2 × €500
City of West HollywoodWest Hollywood, CA, USA
CompetitionUp to $72,000; $3,000 per semifinalist
Aidez Nous à Aider
Worldwide (with digital exhibitions in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands)
CompetitionBillboard exhibition across Europe; $100 honourable mention
Occitanie RegionVilla Medici (Académie de France à Rome), Rome, Italy
Competition€10,500 grant plus studio and housing
Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Toronto, Canada
CompetitionC$130,000 / C$65,000 / C$10,000
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di FolignoFoligno, Umbria, Italy
CompetitionFree to apply€7,000 gross
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo
Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico
CompetitionMXN 5,000–50,000 prizes; festival trip for intl winners
Réserve Naturelle des Marais de Séné
Séné, Brittany, France
CompetitionFree to apply€500 / €350 / €250 + exhibition
Yosemite RenaissanceOakhurst, California, USA
Competition$4,000 in cash awards + touring show
Productions Totem ContemporainMontréal, Québec, Canada
CompetitionCAD 2,500 / 1,500 / 1,000 + commissions
Ayuntamiento de Villamediana de Iregua
Villamediana de Iregua, La Rioja, Spain
Competition€1,000
NewImagesParis, France
CompetitionFree to apply€3,000 Virtual Worlds Award
Noia Harp FestNoia, Galicia, Spain
Competition€4,000
The Adachi Foundation for the Preservation of Woodcut Printing
Tokyo, Japan (meetings can be online)
Competition¥300,000 / ¥150,000 / ¥50,000 + woodcut production
BrainBrunn GALLERYHachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
CompetitionSolo exhibitions (Grand Prize and Excellence Prize)
G & A Mamidakis Foundation
Minos Palace, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece
Competition€15,000 + full production and installation costs
Milan Machinima FestivalMilan, Italy
CompetitionCritics' Choice Award (modest honorarium)
Muntra Musikanter
Helsinki, Finland
CompetitionFree to apply€30,000 prize pool + premiere
Zaunergroup
Bad Schallerbach, Upper Austria
CompetitionFree to apply€20,000 + selling exhibition
Klimt02Barcelona, Spain (Online Evaluation and Physical Exhibition)
Competition€1,000
DOK.fest München
Munich, Germany
CompetitionFree to applyVIKTORIA awards €5,000–10,000
Gunpowder PressSanta Barbara, California, USA
Competition$500 + publication
Karikaturmuseum KremsKrems an der Donau, Austria
Competition€11,000 awards + Krems residencies
National Park FoundationUS national parks and federal public lands
Competition$10,000 Grand Prize
AnimayoLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (online entry)
CompetitionFree to apply€500 gross; optional €250 runner-up
LitMagOnline (Submittable)
Competition$2,500 + agency review
Tupelo PressNorth Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Competition$3,000 + residency worth $1,500
Burnside Review PressUSA
Competition$1,000 + 10 copies
Galería ArtelibreZaragoza, Spain
Competition€12,000 painting; €6,000 drawing (acquisitive)
Tampa ReviewTampa, Florida, USA
Competition$1,000 + publication
AnifilmLiberec, Czech Republic
CompetitionFree to applyCash prizes (amounts on separate page)
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society
Hong Kong
CompetitionFirebird Awards (Oscar-qualifying shorts and docs)
FutureTenseHong Kong
CompetitionUp to HKD 15,000 production prize per category
Landkreis HaßbergeHaßfurt, Bavaria, Germany
CompetitionFree to apply€2,000 + €500 special + €500 audience
Press 53North Carolina, USA
Competition$1,000 + 53 copies
Le Arti OrafeFlorence, Italy (exhibition in spring 2027, then touring)
CompetitionFree to applyTouring exhibition, catalogue, residency and fair prizes
DELETE TVOnline; broadcast in Austria, livestreamed worldwide
CompetitionNo cash prize; broadcast plus a season award
