The Intercultural Achievement Award (IAA) was launched in 2014 as a key project in intercultural dialogue by the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (BMEIA)'s Fask Force "Dialogue of Cultures", in cooperation with the Austrian embassies and cultural forums abroad. The award recognizes successful, innovative projects in the field of intercultural dialogue on the Austrian and international level. The prize is open to those who successfully embark on new paths in intercultural dialogue, who have mastered a concrete challenge through intercultural action, or who promote the dialogue between cultures and religions through media.