Currently 35 active prizes and awards, across AI, arts, film, journalism, research, tech and cross-disciplinary practice. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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The Judson-Morrissey Excellence in New Media Award (JMEM) is the New Media Caucus's scholarship program supporting BIPOC students in new media art fields. It gives multiple unrestricted monetary awards of up to USD 500 each, funded through donor contributions, and features awardees in an NMC Header/Footer Gallery exhibition and a digitally published interview. ELIGIBILITY: BIPOC undergraduate and graduate students working as artists, practitioners, historians and/or critics in new media art. TO APPLY: submit the Google Form with an application letter (max 500 words), a 100-200 word biography, and either 3-5 artwork samples or 2-3 writing samples. DEADLINE: 8 November 2026, 11:59 PM EST. Questions to NMC co-president Chanhee Choi.
BFI NETWORK's Early Development Fund supports writers at the very start of a debut long-form project: those who do not yet have a first draft of a script (or the equivalent format for immersive work). Stage one awards GBP 3,000 to 5,000 to produce an initial treatment setting out story, characters, themes and structure, plus related materials such as a mood board or other visual content. It covers long-form live-action, immersive and animation fiction. Projects supported at treatment stage and completed to schedule can apply for a second stage of funding to complete a first draft of the feature-length screenplay or immersive equivalent. ELIGIBILITY: writers based in England who have not yet written a feature film or immersive work that has been produced and secured UK distribution; apply with or without a producer. TIMELINE: opened 7 October 2026, closes 11 November 2026; decisions by 10 February 2027 (do not chase before then). APPLY online via the link in the funding guidelines; access support, easy read and BSL introductions are available.
The Oregon Media Arts Fellowship, run by the Portland Art Museum's Center for an Untold Tomorrow with the Oregon Arts Commission, gives Oregon media artists money to create or complete new work. Eligible work is artist-driven moving image, sound, digital or time-based media: narrative, documentary and experimental film, animation, video art, artist-made television, audio and podcasts, immersive and interactive media, web-based and digital work, AR, VR and mixed reality, and emerging forms. Review criteria include sustained professional achievement and potential future contribution to the field. ELIGIBILITY: artists aged 18 or over who have lived in Oregon for at least one year as their fixed, permanent principal home, not enrolled in a creative degree programme, and who have not received a Media Arts Fellowship or any Oregon Arts Commission fellowship in the previous five years; one application per year, joint applications split a single award. DEADLINE: 15 November 2026 (no time stated; late applications are not guaranteed processing).
Zoud GameLab is a month-long virtual game jam run by Global Game Jam and Zoud, the UAE's national financial wellbeing initiative, under the theme Make FinLit Fun. Participants build a game that integrates financial literacy in a meaningful way; this is part of the judging criteria, and a scoring rubric is published on the jam page. WHO: anyone aged 18 or over by 15 November 2026, anywhere in the world; solo developers, teams of any size and studios, each member registering individually. Prior Global Game Jam participation is not required. WHAT YOU GET: a share of up to USD 140,000 in prizes and development-support funding; entrants who want to be considered for development funding submit the game, a concept or design document, a two-minute gameplay video and a game budget. A pre-jam learning programme of webinars, resources and expert sessions ran from September. APPLICATION: register and submit on itch.io (and the Global Game Jam Discord). DEADLINE: 15 November 2026 at 23:59 anywhere on earth (the itch.io counter may show 16 November in some time zones).
The Kennedy Center's Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists Program (2027 theme: Thrive) awards 15 young disabled visual artists a USD 3,000 stipend, an all-expenses-paid career development week in Washington DC (14 to 18 June 2027) and exhibition of one work. ELIGIBILITY: aged 16 to 25 on the deadline date; US-based with the right to work in the US; have a disability as defined by the ADA and be willing to disclose it publicly; submitted work made in the last three years and after the onset of disability; no generative-AI work; previous winners ineligible. OBLIGATIONS: attend three virtual workshops (April to June 2027) and the DC week to receive the stipend. APPLICATION: free, via CaFE (artist.callforentry.org); accommodation and alternative-format requests by 30 October 2026. Winners notified by 13 January 2027. Questions: vsainfo@kennedy-center.org. DEADLINE: 19 November 2026, 23:59 ET.
The Theatre Project Award supports specific artistic projects in theatre, enabling individual artists and organisations to bring their ideas to fruition and create excellent work, from script and concept development through to new creations, including devised, interdisciplinary and technology-led performance. WHO: individual theatre artists and theatre organisations based in Ireland. WHAT YOU GET: a project grant of up to EUR 26,000 in this round (Play Development and Theatre Creation scales). APPLICATION: through the Arts Council online services portal; read the 2027 guidelines on the award page first and contact theatre@artscouncil.ie with questions. Opened 20 October 2026. DEADLINE: 19 November 2026 at 17:30.
The Fondation Francois Schneider's Talents Contemporains competition, in its 16th edition, supports contemporary creation on the theme of WATER. Submissions can be a project for an installation or sculpture, or an existing unique work in painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video, textile art or other fine and visual arts; performing arts and music are excluded. A Grand Jury (chaired by international museum figures) designates 4 to 7 laureates. WHAT YOU GET: EUR 15,000 per laureate as a merit prize and official acquisition of the artwork (EUR 8,000 for editioned works); installation and sculpture projects share up to EUR 50,000 in production assistance (existing works get no production budget); plus an exhibition at the foundation's centre in Wattwiller, a bilingual publication, inclusion in the collection and a video portrait. ELIGIBILITY: visual artists of all nationalities, of legal age, with a solid professional background and/or an art school degree and a recent continuous track record over the past five years (exhibitions, publications or residencies); one artwork or project per candidate per year. Applications in French (French speakers) or English (all others), via the foundation's online platform. DEADLINE: 22 November 2026.
The Re:Paris Prize, run by Van Alen Institute, funds research into how design plays a transformative role in Africa and its diaspora. Each winner receives a USD 35,000 travel fellowship for field research that requires international travel to connect with experts and opportunities. Two Africa-based winners were chosen from the 2026 Pan-African Biennale; a third, US-based winner is selected through this open call. Proposals address one of five themes, including 'Data, algorithms, and the public realm', on how digital infrastructures reshape public space, civic life and spatial perception. Winners present their learnings at Van Alen Institute in Fall 2027 and at the second Pan-African Biennale in 2028. ELIGIBILITY: US-based applicants; further rules on the call page. APPLY via the Airtable form linked from the project page. DEADLINE: Sunday 22 November 2026.
The UNESCO City of Media Arts Office of Karlsruhe's Department of Cultural Affairs awards the dm-Award connecting worlds, with dm-drogerie markt as awarding partner, ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe as curatorial partner and KME as organiser of the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival. Under the motto PLAYGROUND, the call seeks projects that connect the digital space of the projection mappings on Karlsruhe Palace's facade with the analogue space of the Market Square, playfully activating public space. FORMAT: every project must have two elements: a projection mapping on the palace facade (2 to 5 minutes) and at least one satellite on the Market Square that also works independently of the projection and is publicly and freely accessible. Examples include interactive projections and game elements with audience participation, installations or media artworks relating to the projection, combinations of performance, concerts or actions with projection mapping, sculptural, 3D or immersive formats, new technologies, and collaborations between local and international players. The winner is realised in 2027 during the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE and the exhibition Media art is here, running four weeks between mid-August and mid-September 2027. WHO: artists worldwide, individually or as a collective. WHAT YOU GET: a EUR 10,000 prize, up to EUR 20,000 net production funding (which must cover all production costs, including fees, equipment and the winners' travel), plus curatorial and technical support; technical requirements are set out in the Production Guidelines. APPLICATION: via the call page; questions to cityofmediaarts@kultur.karlsruhe.de. Application period 9 October to 25 November 2026, closing at 13:00 CET.
Open call for a 7-minute projection mapping on the Karlsruhe palace facade, on the 2027 festival theme Playground (The Art of Playing). For artists, designers, studios and collectives working in projection mapping; ZKM provides curatorial and technical coaching. APPLICATION (German or English, via the ZKM web form https://webform.zkm.de/form/bbbank-award-2027): concept or storyboard description (max 2,000 characters), a 5-second media check file following the technical guidelines, a short bio (max 1,000 characters) and a portrait photo. CONDITIONS: concepts must not have won other prizes or been submitted to comparable competitions (this is a separate call from the dm-Award connecting worlds at the same festival); finalists perform the work exclusively at SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE; winners must attend the award ceremony. Deadline 25 November 2026, 1 pm CET.
Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory invites artists to present and sell existing works at Parameter, a generative arts fair held during the Adela Festival 2027 at Kino Siska in Ljubljana. The call seeks work connected to a broader community engaging art, open-source technologies, creative coding, media archaeology, permacomputing and experimental electronics, broadening current concepts and implementations of generativity. SELECTION: up to 11 artists, who present their works at the fair on Saturday 6 March 2027 and are included in the print and web catalogue. SUPPORT: accommodation provided, travel costs reimbursed up to EUR 150; apply with existing works, as there is no production budget or artist fee. No application fees, no participation fees and no commission on sold works. AWARDS: the jury awards one prize, a solo exhibition at Kino Siska in 2028 with a EUR 700 gross artist fee, plus two honorary mentions of EUR 350 gross each. APPLICATION: via the online application form; the full open call is on the Ljudmila website. DEADLINE: Thursday 26 November 2026.
First edition of an international competition for short live performances of around fifteen minutes in dance and physical theatre, run by Music & Movie ETS within the InterAgendo project. Works must carry an ethical, civic or social theme. Six companies are selected to perform in Sassari on 6-8 May 2027 in front of a National Jury, a Schools and Community Jury and a Territorial Jury. MONEY: each selected company receives a guaranteed gross fee of EUR 500 (solo), EUR 700 (duo) or EUR 900 (three or more performers) plus three nights' accommodation; the Best Work Award is EUR 1,000 and the Reflections Award EUR 400. Application is free; only the six selected companies pay a EUR 50 security deposit, refunded in full at the end of the festival. Similar in format to Teatri Riflessi in Sicily. DEADLINE: 30 November 2026, 23:59 CET.
The 30th Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam's LGBTQ+ film festival, is accepting short films, feature films, documentaries and animations with a clear connection to LGBTQ+ themes and sexual, gender and cultural diversity, for its edition of 10-21 March 2027. AWARDS: Jury and Audience Awards with cash prizes in three categories (best feature, best documentary, best short) and the Hivos-initiated Free to be Me Award, also with a cash prize; the festival nominates for the Iris Prize in Cardiff. Submit via FilmFreeway. DEADLINE: 1 December 2026.
The J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, given jointly by Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation at Harvard, are open for 2027 submissions. Two annual awards of USD 25,000 each help writers complete a book-length work of narrative nonfiction on a topic of American political or social concern; books on science, technology and media accountability have won in past years. Applicants need a fully executed contract with a US-based publisher for the book in progress. There is no entry fee for the Work-in-Progress awards; note that the Lukas Book Prize and the Mark Lynton History Prize run on the same portal with the same deadline but carry a USD 75 entry fee. TO APPLY: submit via the Columbia Journalism Awards Submittable portal. DEADLINE: 3 December 2026, 11:59 PM ET.
Europe's main journalism award, recognising outstanding reporting published in the previous year. Entries opened 1 November 2026. CATEGORIES (2026 edition; 2027 list not yet confirmed): Distinguished Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Innovation, Migration Journalism and Public Discourse. The Innovation category rewards new formats and digital storytelling. ELIGIBILITY: journalists and teams from the 46 Council of Europe countries plus Belarus and Russia; work must have been published in the eligible window (the 2026 edition covered work published 1 December 2024 to 31 December 2025). Check the official FAQ for the exact 2027 window before entering. DEADLINE: 10 December 2026.
Annual award from the Lillias Mitchell Trust recognising craft and visual artists connected to Ireland. AWARDS: EUR 10,000 each to two winners, one in Visual Art and one in Craft + Applied Art (total fund usually around EUR 30,000); shortlisted artists also receive a smaller financial award, amount to be confirmed. ELIGIBILITY: craft and visual artists living and working on the island of Ireland, and Irish-born artists working overseas; any career stage with demonstrated artistic merit; full-time students are normally not considered; previous main-award winners cannot reapply. APPLICATION: online, no fee. TIMELINE: applications open 12:00 noon on 16 October 2026. DEADLINE: 11 December 2026, 17:00.
Akbank Sanat's long-running Istanbul short film festival is accepting films for its 23rd edition, across all themes and genres: fiction, documentary, experimental and animation. Films must run 1 to 30 minutes and be completed after 1 January 2026. The National Competition is limited to Republic of Turkiye citizens; the International Competition is open to filmmakers from all countries. Akbank employees cannot apply. SUBMISSION: complete the online form, then email a wet-signed scan of it to AkbankKisaFilmFestivali@akbank.com with the subject Name_Surname_FilmTitle, plus a password-protected screening link with English subtitles that stays live for at least 6 months. DEADLINE: 11 December 2026, 23:59.
Go Short, the international short film festival in Nijmegen, is open for entries for its 19th edition (6 to 11 April 2027). A small, approachable Dutch festival that programmes fiction, documentary, animation and experimental shorts. COMPETITIONS: the European Competition (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental), the Dutch Competition, and the New Arrivals Competition for European film school projects, plus a Music Video Competition and a separate strand for video games, VR/XR, performances and installations, which makes it a natural target for expanded-media and installation-based video work. DEADLINES AND FEES: early bird 15 September 2026 (EUR 12.50 per film; EUR 8 per installation/VR/game project), regular 15 November (EUR 15 / EUR 10), late 15 December 2026 (EUR 20 / EUR 12); music videos EUR 7.50 flat. Awards include Best European Short, Best Dutch Short, the New Arrivals Award and an Audience Award. Read the festival regulations for length and completion date requirements before submitting.
The European Media Art Festival (EMAF) in Osnabrueck invites submissions for its 2027 edition in three sections: Film (experimental films of all lengths and any theme), Installation (installative, interactive, spatial or sculptural media art works) and Expanded (performances, live events or workshops). WHAT YOU GET: all films selected for the International Selection are equal winners of the EMAF Award with EUR 400 prize money each; films in the Features section (over 60 minutes) receive a EUR 250 screening fee; curated programmes pay EUR 80-250 depending on length; installations and expanded projects receive a EUR 500 fee with production costs paid by the festival. Selected artists are invited to the festival with free accreditation, three hotel nights (potentially longer if setting up is required) and a contribution to travel costs. RULES: maximum 2 works per artist; only works completed in 2026 or 2027 are eligible; no premiere status required; works entered at previous editions will not be reconsidered. Films up to 60 minutes are viewed for the International Selection, films over 60 minutes for Features. Installation entries should relate to the 2027 festival theme of the archive (as an instrument of knowledge production, a site of critical intervention and a space for alternative visions of the future); Installation and Expanded entries must include a comprehensive description, tech rider, cost calculation and visual materials. Non-English-language works must have English subtitles for the selection screening. Submit digitally via the EMAF registration portal (no DVDs or physical media). Selection decisions are emailed from mid-March 2027. DEADLINE: the call closes as soon as 2,200 entries have been received, or at the latest on 15 December 2026, so submit early. No entry fee.
A free international short film competition run by Sony, with an Immersive category for 180 and 360 degree work alongside Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation and Future Format. Films must have been released between 1 January 2025 and 15 December 2026, in English or subtitled. Shortlisted filmmakers attend a programme at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City in June 2027. This is the film competition, not Sony's photography awards. No entry fee.
A new co-commission from CoSTAR National Lab and Southbank Centre to take a creative technology idea that is ready to be completed, honed or technically advanced through focused R&D, then present it to audiences at Southbank Centre's Creative Intelligence festival in autumn 2027. They want original concepts where AI, immersive, real-time, virtual production or other emerging technology is integral rather than an add-on, across any artform (music, theatre, dance, literature, visual and live art, design, architecture, food, film, games), with cross-disciplinary work encouraged and touring potential valued. ELIGIBILITY: lead applicant must be a UK-registered, trading company or other eligible UK legal entity; consortia welcome, and artists, technologists, researchers and sole traders can take part as collaborators. Team and funded activity must be UK-based. Webinar Q&A on 16 November 2026, 14:00 GMT. DEADLINE: 17 December 2026, 14:00 GMT.
NewImages Festival, the Paris festival for XR and immersive creation, opens three competitions for its 2027 edition. XR COMPETITION: works completed in 2026 or 2027 in VR, AR, mixed reality, narrative video games and hybrid performances; Grand Prize EUR 6,000, Impact Award EUR 3,000; fee EUR 75 Early Bird / EUR 100 Last Call (individual talents EUR 45 / EUR 60). FULLDOME COMPETITION: native fulldome (360-degree projection) works completed after 2023; Dome Award EUR 3,000; same fees as the XR Competition. VIRTUAL WORLDS COMPETITION: social VR platforms, independent worlds, multiplayer art spaces and interactive installations in virtual environments; Virtual Worlds Award EUR 3,000; free to enter. No premiere status required for any competition. Selected works receive festival presentation, two accreditations and industry visibility. Separate Industry Days calls (XR Development Market with a EUR 1,000 Best Project Award, Immersive Art Fair, XR Partners, Industry Sessions) run on the same dates. DEADLINES: Early Bird 10 December 2026, Last Call 22 December 2026.
The Hong Kong International Film Festival, one of Asia's oldest film festivals, is taking submissions for its 51st edition (16-29 March 2027). Categories: feature films (60 minutes plus), short films (20-60 minutes), documentary features and documentary shorts, and the Short Film Competition (any genre, including fiction, documentary, animation and experimental, under 20 minutes). The Young Cinema Competition (first, second or third features, with Chinese-language and World sections) and the Documentary Competition draw on the feature submissions. ELIGIBILITY: completed after 1 January 2026; except Hong Kong productions, not shown in Hong Kong before the festival; English subtitles required for non-English films; films submitted before and not selected are not reconsidered. FEES (late window, 4 November to 31 December 2026): Short Film Competition USD 50 / HKD 390, all other categories USD 80 / HKD 624; documentaries by Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card holders can be waived. Submit online via the HKIFF site or FilmFreeway, or by post with the entry form; screeners by Vimeo link or DVD. Notification by 5 March 2027 (unsuccessful entries are not notified). Contact entries@hkiff.org.hk.
An essay contest run by the development-economics publication In Development and Asterisk Magazine on how transformative AI will affect low- and middle-income countries, and how those countries might respond. Essays can focus on one country, a region or a group of countries; the topic is open, with suggested angles including whether AI drives convergence or divergence between rich and developing countries, labour-market impacts, political economy, the diffusion of health technology, and philanthropic funding from AI companies. Essays should be deeply researched with original analysis; reporting is encouraged but not required. All selected essays are fact-checked and edited before publication. FORMAT: 2,000 to 5,000 words in English, previously unpublished (including on personal blogs or newsletters). Co-authored entries are allowed, but each person may appear on only one entry. AI POLICY: AI may be used for research, for translating an essay written in another language, and for feedback, but submissions containing AI-generated content beyond translation are not accepted. PRIZES: one winner USD 10,000, two runners-up USD 5,000 each, two honourable mentions USD 2,000 each, plus a USD 2,500 African Tech Futures Lab prize for the best essay by an African national. Judges include Clara Collier (Asterisk), Lauren Gilbert (In Development) and Rose Mutiso (African Tech Futures Lab). DEADLINE: 31 December 2026, 11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth, via the Google Form linked from the announcement. Questions: essaycontest@indevelopmentmag.com.
The Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual essay prize asks for an original philosophical essay on the 2026 topic, Humans and AI. Essays of up to 8,000 words, anonymised for review, are submitted by email. No eligibility restrictions are stated. Note: the Cambridge Core prize page still shows the older 2024 call at a different amount; the institute's own announcement is current. No application fee.
The Stringer Awards give unrestricted, multi-year funding to independent journalists who expose abuses of power, in Senior and Emerging categories. No nationality restriction is stated. No application fee.
Season 2 of the Chroma Awards, a global competition for work made with generative AI tools, across film and TV, advertising, music video, game, behind-the-scenes and student divisions. Any AI tools may be used; projects must have been made after 1 February 2026. No age or country restriction found. Free to enter. Sponsor-driven: the Ad divisions are commercial briefs. Deadline 7 January 2027, 11:45 pm PT.
BIG Festival, the indie games competition inside gamescom latam in Sao Paulo, has opened free submissions for its 2027 edition. The 2026 edition drew a record 966 submissions from 75 countries. WHO: independent developers and studios anywhere in the world, with a playable game or demo; see the official rules for category requirements (BIG Starter, BIG Highlight and the WINGS Award for teams where women and marginalised groups hold prominent roles). WHAT YOU GET: selected titles are exhibited at no cost on the show floor, playtested by visitors, and compete for the BIG Festival awards; past editions paid cash to winners (BRL 5,000 for Best Game 2025, EUR 2,000 for the 2026 WINGS Award). A separate free call for conference speakers closes 18 January 2027. APPLICATION: via the gamescom latam website. DEADLINE: 15 January 2027 at 21:59 Eastern time.
An award for German-language journalism that explains computer science and its impact on society, for work published in 2026. Three categories (Text, Audio, Video/Multimedia) each carry EUR 5,000. Submissions open 2 November 2026 and close 15 January 2027, 23:59 German time. No nationality restriction is stated. No application fee.
The 73rd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (27 April to 2 May 2027), one of the oldest and most influential short film festivals, opens its call for films across five competitions: International (max 35 minutes, produced outside Germany, German festival premiere required), German (max 45 minutes, produced in Germany, no premiere requirement), NRW (max 45 minutes, produced or co-produced in North Rhine-Westphalia), International Children's and Youth Film, and the MuVi Award for music videos produced in Germany (max 15 minutes). ELIGIBILITY: works produced after 1 January 2026; screening formats 35mm, 16mm, Super 8 and DCP (MuVi: DCP). PRIZES: from the EUR 8,000 Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen and EUR 4,000 Principal Prize through German, NRW, children's/youth, FIPRESCI, Ecumenical and audience prizes, awarded to the directors, plus European Film Awards and ECFA nominations. FEES: the first five submissions per submitter are free of charge; from the sixth, a EUR 20 handling fee per film applies. HOW TO SUBMIT: online entry form with preview link via kurzfilmtage.filmchief.com; selection results announced mid-March 2027. DEADLINE: 18 January 2027 for all competitions (17:00 UTC per the listing), except the MuVi Award: 22 February 2027. No extensions.
An international design competition for students and graduates of up to two years, for concepts that address one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Product, communication, digital and interaction design concepts are all eligible. Free to enter. The official page blocks automated checks; details confirmed via secondary listings, so verify before applying. Deadline 3 February 2027.
WOW is the world's largest wearable-art competition, culminating in a staged show in Wellington, New Zealand, with the 2027 awards night on 17 September 2027. The Kinetic and Avant-garde sections regularly attract technology-driven wearables, making this a natural target for e-textile, robotic and sensor-driven garment work. WHAT YOU GET: a prize pool exceeding NZD 200,000 across 25 awards; in the published 2026 schedule the Supreme WOW Award paid NZD 30,000, the runner-up NZD 15,000 and each section winner NZD 8,000 (the 2027 schedule was not yet posted at the time of listing). KEY DATES: the 2027 section themes are published and entries open in November 2026; international designers must lodge an intention to enter by 11 February 2027 and submit their entry by 25 February 2027 (New Zealand designers: 31 March and 14 April 2027); finished garments ship to New Zealand with a final delivery cut-off of 2 June 2027. ELIGIBILITY: designers worldwide, entering under their own names rather than as a business; teams of up to three allowed; entrants must be 18 or over. There is no entry fee.
u19 create your world is the youth category of the Prix Ars Electronica, for young people in Austria working with digital media, technology, games, code, film, music, art and design. Individuals, project groups and school projects may enter. There are two categories: Young Creatives (up to 14, judged in u10, u12 and u14 age groups) and Young Professionals (14 to 19), whose Golden Nica carries EUR 3,000. ELIGIBILITY: entrants must be no older than 19 and live in Austria at the submission deadline. Submissions are open now through the online database at calls.ars.electronica.art/2027/u19/ until 3 March 2027.
The Bradford Textile Society, which has run its design competition since 1893, awards a collective GBP 17,000 across textile categories in the 2027 cycle. CATEGORIES: weave, knit, print, embroidery, combined textile processes, mixed media and new technologies, the last being a natural home for e-textile and smart-textile work; a new Coldharbour Mill Award for Tartan is added for 2027. ELIGIBILITY: all UK-based students and independent designers are welcome to enter. KEY DATES: entries open 22 March 2027 and close at midnight on 7 May 2027; the entry portal is currently closed between cycles, but the deadline and categories are published now. No entry fee is stated on the competition page.
Applications for the 2027 Bertha Artivism Awards are open (confirmed 23 September 2026). The awards fund up to USD 20,000 for a one-year activist-art project made in collaboration with a social justice organization, campaign or movement, and the cohort also receives peer exchange and support from the Bertha Foundation network. Open worldwide to artists and collectives across disciplines. IMPORTANT: no closing date is published on the award page, and the cohort starts January 2027, so apply early rather than waiting; the call has historically opened around August and closed in the autumn. TO APPLY: submit the application form linked from the Artivism Awards page at berthafoundation.org.