The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s most time-honored media arts competition. Winners are eligible for the coveted Golden Nica awards and monetary prizes of up to 10,000 euros in each category. They will also be featured at the Ars Electronica Festival in September 3 – 7, 2025, in Linz, Austria!
  
  

2025: One submission, six prizes! When submitting to the **Prix Ars Electronica**, you also have the choice of submitting to additional Open Calls that run in parallel – free of charge!

  
* **Isao Tomita Special Prize**: If you submit your project in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category, your project will also be considered for the Isao Tomita Special Prize. The winner of this additional prize will receive €5,000 prize money and a performance at the Ars Electronica Festival!
* **Ars Electronica Award for Digital Humanity:** Each submission to the Prix Ars Electronica will also be considered for the Ars Electronica Award for Digital Humanity, provided it meets the criteria. Prize money: €10,000.
* **S+T+ARTS Prize:** Before you complete the submission, you can additionally submit your project to the European Comission’s S+T+ARTS Prize 2025\. The two S+T+ARTS prizewinners each receive €20,000.
* **European Union Prize for Citizen Science:** The prize is endowed with 60,000 euros and supports outstanding projects whose social and political impact advances the further development of a pluralistic, inclusive and sustainable society in Europe.
* **S+T+ARTS Prize Africa 2025** to honor outstanding African artists and institutions whose innovative projects at the intersection of science, technology, and the arts demonstrate the potential to make a substantial impact on economic and social innovation within the continent.

  
Each main winner of these prizes will be prominently featured at the upcoming 2025 Ars Electronica Festival.

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