Current competitions and calls for proposals

This page contains a listing of current competitions and calls for proposals which may be of interest to students and employees of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. You can find more information via the following links. The date on the right indicates the application deadline. If you have specific questions, please contact the university’s press officer.

4. Glass Design Award – Gerhard Bürger Foundation – 28.02.2026

Curatorial Residency with Travel Grant in Chemnitz – Klub Solitaer e.V. & Liebelt-Stiftung – 01.03.2026

German Thesis Award – Körber-Stiftung – 01.03.2026

Competition »Best Research Environment« – The Young Academy & VolkswagenStiftung  – 01.03.2026

Microfinancing for Baukultur Thüringen – Stiftung Baukultur Thüringen  – 02.03.2026

Open Call for Multidisciplinary Exhibition & Live-Formate – LA18 Kunst & Kulturraum Berlin – 03.03.2026 

Competition for Film Music & Sound Design 2026 – Kurzsüchtig e.V. – 06.03.2026

Young Art Prize – Krupa Art Foundation  – 31.03.2026

Best German Book Design 2026 – Stiftung Buchkunst – 31.03.2026

Sponsorship Prize for Young Book Design 2026 – Stiftung Buchkunst  – 31.03.2026

German Ecodesign Award – Federal Ministry for the Environment, German Environment Agency & International Design Center Berlin – 02.04.2026

3rd Art Prize »Peter Weibel« in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion  – 24.04.2026

Weimar Triangle Prize 2026 – Weimarer Dreieck e.V. & Mayor of the City of Weimar  – 30.04.2026

Fast Forward Science 2026 – Wissenschaft im Dialog gGmbH  – 30.04.2026

Study and doctoral funding from the Heinrich Böll Foundation – application deadline 1 March and 1 September

Best ideas for aesthetics in the energy turnaround – MVV Stiftung Zukunft – no application deadline

Online-Stipendium von e-fellow.net – no application deadline

Call for Best Practices - In the Coronavirus time - ELIA – no application deadline