The International Summer Academy of Fine Arts is pleased to receive applications for the 2025 course programme, entitled Diversity of the Future. Here, spaces are opened up to provide teachers and students with a place where they can devote themselves fully to their diverse artistic work and thinking. The motto is intended to foster hope in times of uncertainty and to explore possible futures. 19 courses will be held in the two locations: Hohensalzburg Fortress and the Untersberg quarry.

More information about the application and the numerous scholarships can be found here! Deadline: April, 1 2025.

The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs is calling for applications for the Intercultural Achievement Award (IAA) 2025. This prestigious award honors innovative and successful projects in the field of intercultural and interreligious dialogue—both in Austria and worldwide. The IAA supports projects of all sizes, whether implemented by organizations or individuals, in the fields of Arts/Culture, Youth, Human Rights, Global Citizenship Education, Integration, and Gender Equality. Eligible applicants include non-profit and commercial organizations as well as individuals from civil society.

Award Categories:

• Sustainability – Best ongoing project on environment & intercultural/religious dialogue
• Recent Events – Best project related to a current event
• Technology – Best use of technology in an intercultural/religious project
• Innovation – Most innovative intercultural/religious project
• Media – Best media contribution for intercultural/religious understanding
• Religious Freedom – Best project promoting religious freedom & peaceful coexistence