Prix Ars Electronica
Ars Electronica Linz · open to applicants worldwide
Long-running international media-art competition; winners receive Golden Nica trophies, prize money and a showcase at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. One submission also enters related open calls such as the S+T+ARTS Prize.
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Get your nomination packet for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: Up to €10,000 per category.
Also: Golden Nica trophy; presentation at Ars Electronica Festival, Linz.
Who can apply: Open worldwide to artists working with technology; see category rules.
Annual open call, typically January to early March (2026 extended deadline was March 9, 2026).
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: portfolio, project description, video.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “up to 10,000 euros per category”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers, researchers
- Open worldwide to artists working with technology; see category rules.
What you will need
- PortfolioUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your nomination packet for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Ars Electronica without your tap.
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