Call for Applications: Ö1 Talentebörse Composition Award 2025


The Ö1 Talentebörse Composition Award, amounting to 10,000 euros, is presented by Ö1 and the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and will be awarded for the tenth time in 2025. This Ö1 award is dedicated to supporting young composers studying at one of the following five Austrian music universities: mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna, Anton Bruckner Private University, Mozarteum University Salzburg, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

The core focus of this Ö1 funding initiative is sustainability in the promotion of emerging talents. The fundamental idea is to enable an outstanding talent from one of the five Austrian music universities, selected by an independent expert jury, to create a new composition, have it premiered, and gain broad media exposure.

All application conditions and detailed information as a PDF (in German)
 

Who can apply?

All regular composition students enrolled at the above-mentioned music universities at the time of the call for applications are eligible to apply for the Ö1 Talentebörse Composition Award 2025.
 

Composition requirements

  • The Ö1 Talentebörse Composition Award is a commission for a chamber music composition, which may also integrate electronics.

  • The composition should include three to a maximum of five instruments. If electronics are used, an additional musician or technician may be included.

  • The composition must feature one of the following instruments: violin, viola, or violoncello. (Explanation: For the premiere of the new composition, one of these instruments should preferably be selected from the OeNB’s collection of historical string instruments.
    Link: https://www.oenb.at/Ueber-Uns/Kunst-und-Kultur/sammlung-historischer-streichinstrumente.html)

  • The duration of the new composition should be between 10 and a maximum of 20 minutes.
     

Application documents

Together with the completed and signed application form, the following documents must be submitted digitally to careercenter@mdw.ac.at:

  • Scores of three compositions from different musical genres that the applicant has already created, in PDF format

  • Descriptions of these three compositions as a text file, e.g. Word (max. 300 characters including spaces per composition)

  • Artist biography as a text file, e.g. Word, including information on education and previous artistic activities such as premieres, concerts, workshops, participation in competitions, etc. (max. one A4 page)

  • Artist photo (resolution: 300 dpi) with copyright information

  • Proof of enrollment

Note: Only applications that are complete and meet the above-mentioned criteria can be considered.


Application deadline: The submission period for the Ö1 Talentebörse Composition Award 2025 begins on March 3, 2025, and ends on April 7, 2025.

Application form (in German)
Terms and conditions for the Ö1 Talentebörse Composition Award 2025 (in German)
Submissions to careercenter@mdw.ac.at

Call for applications BMKÖS - Arnold Schönberg Scholarships 2025


The Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport is inviting applications for a total of three Arnold Schönberg Scholarships for musical composition for the second half of 2025, to mark the 75th anniversary of Arnold Schönberg's death in 2026. In the course of the scholarship, a compositional work for oboe, clarinet, horn, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass with a duration of approx. 12 minutes is to be created.

The three selected works will be performed as part of events at the Arnold Schönberg Center in 2026.

The scholarships are endowed with 4,000 euros each. 
 

Who can submit?

  • Professionally active, freelance artists who have completed their artistic training and are Austrian citizens or have their permanent residence in Austria at the time of application and during the scholarship period are eligible to apply.
  • Persons who are enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program at a university or university of applied sciences at the time of application are not eligible to apply.
  • Also excluded are persons who have already been awarded a scholarship from the BMKÖS or another regional authority during the same period.


All details about the scholarship and the application process can be found on the website of BMKÖS.

Early submission is recommended

Application deadline: April 15, 2025

 

Submission and call dates of the Austrian Music Fund 2025
 

Production funding

The activities of the Austrian Music Fund focus on promoting and thus enabling high-quality music productions by musicians living in Austria in all musical genres. This can be an album or a title-related release, whereby the release of at least three titles within a release period of 12 months is considered an eligible project. In addition, a video grant and a basic marketing grant of € 3,000 each can be awarded.

Submission deadlines

CALL 59: Submissions possible from July 1, 2025, submission deadline August 13, 2025 (completion of online submission), announcement of jury decision September 15, 2025
CALL 60: Submissions possible from October 1, 2025, submission deadline November 12, 2025 (closing of online submission), announcement of jury decision December 15, 2025

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Tour support

The existing national tour support will be expanded to include funding for international tours and the maximum funding amount per tour will be increased from 10,000 to 20,000 euros. Funding will be provided for live tours that serve to promote productions previously supported by the Musikfonds. 

Submission deadlines

25-01: Submission deadline April 09, 2025 (receipt of documents), announcement of the jury's decision April 28, 2025
25-02: Submission deadline June 11, 2025 (receipt of documents), announcement of the jury's decision June 30, 2025
25-03: Submission deadline October 01, 2025 (receipt of documents), announcement of the jury's decision October 20, 2025

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Impulse funding

The impulse funding enables short-term and low-threshold funding for special live activities abroad. Funding is awarded independently of previous production funding. Funding is available for showcases, individual events, festival appearances, presentations, support appearances and short tours if they serve to promote Austrian music internationally and open up new target markets and are expected to have a lasting effect.

Submission deadlines

25-02: Submission deadline: March 12, 2025 (announcement of the jury's decision: March 31, 2025)
25-03: Deadline: May 21, 2025 (announcement of the jury's decision: June 10, 2025)
25-04: Closing date: July 16, 2025 (announcement of the jury's decision: August 04, 2024)
25-05: Submission deadline: October 22, 2025 (announcement of the jury's decision: November 10, 2024)

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