Hilde Zach art scholarships

To promote the Innsbruck art scene, the city of Innsbruck awards two scholarships in the field of fine arts every year.

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Endowment: 7,500 & 3,500 euros

  • Art scholarship: 7,500 euros
  • Art scholarship: 3,500 euros

The total funding amount of 11,000 euros is divided into a large grant and a grant. This division ensures that both established visual artists from the local scene and young talents are supported.

What is supported?

The Hilde-Zach art scholarships support visual artists in Innsbruck, giving them the opportunity to devote themselves intensively to their artistic work.

Who awards the scholarship?

City of Innsbruck

How do I apply?

You can submit your documents via the platform: kultur-innsbruck.vemap.com.

The submission period runs from 1 April 2026, 8.00 am to 13 July 2026, 5.00 pm.

You can find step-by-step instructions for submission here.

Who can apply?

Artists who

  • born in Tyrol or
  • are resident in Innsbruck and
  • are permanently and creatively active as artists in Innsbruck and
  • are at least 18 years old.

The following also applies to the scholarship:

  • The age of 35 must not be exceeded by 31 December of the previous year of the award.

What can be submitted?

  • Drawing/graphics
  • Painting
  • Sculpture/Installation
  • New media/photography
  • Art in architecture/architecture

interdisciplinary submissions are also possible.

Which documents are required?

The following documents in German and in PDF format are required for submission to kultur-innsbruck.vemap.com:

  • completed data sheet (available online on Vemap )
  • Scan of the birth certificate or
  • Scan of the current registration form from the year of submission if you were not born in Tyrol
  • current work portfolio (max. 30 A4 pages) with the following content:
    • Short curriculum vitae of the applicant
    • Brief description of the works or the artistic work of the:artist:in
    • representative illustrations/photos of the current works or the current artistic work of:the artist:in

Who decides on the award?

The scholarship holders are selected by a three-member expert jury, which changes annually and consists of visual artists and representatives from the fields of art education, art theory and exhibitions.

Previous scholarship holders

Auf dem Foto sieht man vier Personen in formeller Kleidung im Rathaus: Vizebürgermeister Georg Willi, die Hauptpreisträgerin Esther Strauß mit Urkunde in der Hand, die Förderpreisträgerin Veronika Abigail Beringer mit Urkunde in der Hand und Kulturamtsleiterin Isabelle Brandauer

The Hilde Zach Art Scholarship holders 2025: Veronika Abigail Beringer (2nd from left) and Esther Strauß (3rd from left) with Deputy Mayor Georg Willi and Head of the Department of Culture Isabelle Brandauer.

Auf dem Foto sieht man vier Personen in formeller Kleidung im Rathaus: Vizebürgermeister Georg Willi, die Hauptpreisträgerin Esther Strauß mit Urkunde in der Hand, die Förderpreisträgerin Veronika Abigail Beringer mit Urkunde in der Hand und Kulturamtsleiterin Isabelle Brandauer

The Hilde Zach Art Scholarship holders 2025: Veronika Abigail Beringer (2nd from left) and Esther Strauß (3rd from left) with Deputy Mayor Georg Willi and Head of the Department of Culture Isabelle Brandauer.

YearArt scholarshipArt scholarship
2025Esther StraussVeronika Abigail Beringer
2024Sarah DecristoforoSebastian Köck
2023Lucas NorerAnna Lerchbaumer
2022Benjamin ZanonSophia Mairer
2021Judith KlemencClemens Sellaoui
2020Katharina CibulkaJanine Weger
2019Annja KrautgasserMatthias Noggler
2018Johanna TinzlLukas Thaler
2017Michael StrasserSarah Decristoforo
2016Barbara HuberEsther Strauss
2015Bernd OpplAndrea Lüth
2014Nikolaus SchlettererValerie Messini

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