Hilde Zach Literature Scholarships

Endowment: 7,000 & 3,000 euros

• Literature scholarship: 7,000 euros
• Literaturescholarship: 3,000 euros

The total funding amount of 10,000 euros is divided into a large grant and a grant. This division ensures that both established writers from the local scene and new talents are supported.

What is supported?

The Hilde-Zach literary scholarships are intended to enable writers from Innsbruck to devote themselves intensively to their literary work. in 2013, the literary scholarships were renamed Hilde-Zach literary scholarships in recognition and memory of Innsbruck's former mayor.

Who awards the scholarship?

City of Innsbruck

How do I apply?

You can submit your documents via the platform kultur-innsbruck.vemap.com.
The current submission period runs from March 25 to June 24, 2024 - 5 p.m.

Who can apply?

Applications are open to writers who

• were born in Tyrol or
• are resident in Innsbruck and
• are permanently and creatively artistically active in Innsbruck and
• are of legal age (at least 18 years old).

People who have already received one of the two scholarships may only apply again after five years.

What can be submitted?

• Prose (max. 50 pages + max. ½ page short description/flap text) or
• Drama (max. 50 pages + max. ½ page short description/flap text) or
• Poetry (max. 10 poems)

Please note:

• Works that have already been submitted may not be resubmitted.
• Only one submission per person is permitted per call (prose or Drama or poetry).
• Persons who have already received one of the two scholarships may only apply again after five years.

Which documents are required?

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

• Birth certificate
• current registration form (from the year of submission)
• text to be evaluated as a PDF file in the following format:
  • Prose (max. 50 pages + max. ½ page short description/flap text) or
  • Drama (max. 50 pages + max. ½ page short description/flap text) or
  • Poetry (max. 10 poems)
• Brief curriculum vitae (max. ½ page)
• Personal data: Name, postadresse, email adresse, phone number

Submissions can be made between exclusively through the portal for art and culture competitions. No submissions other than those submitted through this portal will be accepted.

Who decides on the award?

A three-member jury of experts, which changes annually, evaluates all submissions. One jury member comes from Innsbruck, the other two jury members do not live in Innsbruck. The jury is ideally composed of writers as well as representatives from the fields of literary mediation, literary studies and literary criticism. If there is an author in the jury, he/she must not live or work in Innsbruck for reasons of objectivity.

All applicants will be informed after the non-public jury meeting.

Previous scholarship holders