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Start-up Grants for Fine Art, Design, Photography and Media Art 2027
Federal Ministry of Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport (BMWKMS), Austria · Austria
- Deadline
- 31 January 2027 at 23:59, Vienna time
- Fee
- Fee not stated
- Award
- €9,000 for a six-month grant, 23 grants; plus €200 or €400 per month for eligible parents
- Who can enter
- Professional freelance artists with Austrian citizenship or permanent residence in Austria who finished their studies no more than five years before the deadline, or, if not university trained, were born after 31 December 1991. At least two exhibitions required; current students and previous start-up grant holders are excluded.Emerging, Early career · Living in Austria
- Checked
- 6 days ago against bmwkms.gv.at. Translated from German.
The Austrian federal arts ministry offers 23 six-month start-up grants of €9,000 for artists in fine art, design, photography and media art. Applicants must be early in their careers, based in Austria or Austrian citizens, and have held at least two exhibitions. The grant period must be completed in 2027.
Before you apply
The short version
Who it suits
- Austria-based artists within five years of graduating
- Artists with at least two exhibitions to date
- Women artists seeking mentoring with the Academy
What it asks of you
- Report with documentation due three months after grant
- Not open to enrolled students or PhD candidates
- Six-month grant must be completed during 2027
What to send
- Work plan describing the planned project (max two A4 pages)
- Documentation of previous artistic activity with work samples
- CV with date and place of birth and citizenship
- Education details and degree certificate if available
- Most recent certificate of registration of residence