Each year, the AAF/Seebacher Fine Arts Prize provides fellowships to study at the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Austria to fine arts graduate students studying at American universities, or those who have completed their graduate studies within the past two years. Fellows learn from well-known and highly respected artists, curators, and art critics from around the world and immerse themselves in a European contemporary art scene, quite different from their U.S. academic environment.
Current graduate students from U.S. schools or those who have just completed their graduate studies in the past two years may apply.
The fellowship includes a $1,500 travel reimbursement, accommodation at Schloss Arenberg, and a small stipend. Program dates are July to August 2026.
This program is sponsored through the generosity of former AAF Trustee Gerhard Seebacher and his wife Angelika.
Application materials can be found here. The application deadline is April 24, 2026.
Please submit any inquiries to finearts.prize@americanaustrianfoundation.org. No telephone calls, please.