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Mental Health Fund 2025
Deadline: Monday, Nov 17, 2025, 11:00am
Precarious situations and coping with crises, problems, conflicts, insecurities, and fears, as shaping the future, can often lead to severe stress, which is why seeking professional help and support becomes absolutely necessary. With the Mental Health Fund, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna would like to offer financial support to students who suffer from severe psychological distress and need to seek professional care. For this purpose, the Academy provides money from the annual Academy Auction.
The funding reimburses (psycho)therapy units already used in the current calendar year. If the requirements are met, reimbursement of therapy costs already incurred is possible up to a maximum of EUR 400.
Application requirement
- Active regular students at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
- Ongoing receiving of (psycho-)therapeutic support
Necessary documents
Fully completed application form (incl. credible justification of personal and financial situation)
As separate PDF-documents, you must upload:
- Confirmation of enrollment for the current semester
- Confirmation of registration from the Central Population Register ("Meldezettel")
- In 1 PDF: Copies of invoices for (psycho)therapy: If the diagnosis is included on the invoice, it must be blacked out before submission! Please note that the invoice date must be from 2025!
Additional documents required to establish the relevant facts must be submitted on request. All information will not be passed on to third parties and will be treated confidentially.
Application period
October 1st to November 17th, 2025 | 11 Uhr
An application is only possible via https://calls.akbild.ac.at/ .
If you have further questions regarding the call for applications, please get in touch with the Vice Rectorate Art | Teaching at akademiestipendien@akbild.ac.at.
Only applications with complete information and documents that meet the above criteria can be considered. Please note that the submission deadlines must be strictly adhered to; applications submitted late or incomplete cannot be considered.
Payment
It will take some time to process the applications received. All refunds will be paid out in December 2025.
Please note the following information:
Individuals who wish to receive (psycho-)therapeutic treatment but do not yet have a therapy place can first contact the Psychosocial Counseling Center for Students for an introductory conversation- offered as a free support service by the Academy.
Contact Psychological Counseling for Students
1070 Vienna, Karl-Schweighofer-Gasse 3, attic DG.03 (door plate reads: Beratungsstelle). Or at the respective practice
- Mag. Elisabeth Höchtl-Wallner (Psychosocial service and support offered in English)
Psychotherapist (Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis)
Consultations: Tue, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Appointment by phone only: 0664 8088-71106
- Mag. Alexander Parte (Psychosocial service and support offered in English I Assistance psychosociale en français)
Psychotherapist (Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis)
Consultations: Wed, 8:45 a.m. – 11:15 p.m.
Appointment by phone only: 0664 8088-71107
In urgent cases you can contact the University Clinic for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy:
Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna
Tel: +43 (0)1 40400-30610
For further information please contact Vizerektorat Kunst | Lehre (akademiestipendien@akbild.ac.at)