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Storefront for Art and Architecture (with Inventory Press) · New York, NY, United States (symposium at Storefront early 2027) · Deadline: 11 Jun 2026 · Award: $5,000 artist fee for the selected proposal, plus curatorial and editorial assistance from Storefront. No application fee.
Open call from Storefront for Art and Architecture (NYC), part of its Homelands long-term research cycle on the political dimensions of memory and how artistic practices make and remake connections to place. Invites artists, architects, researchers, filmmakers, scholars and multidisciplinary practitioners to submit a research proposal (in-progress work or new proposals) that will be presented at the Homelands symposium at Storefront in early 2027, and considered for print publication in the Homelands Reader (co-published with Inventory Press). Diverse forms welcome including video, performance, installation, architectural ideas, writing and other media; cross-disciplinary collaborations encouraged. SUPPORT: $5,000 artist fee plus curatorial and editorial assistance. SELECTION: anonymised jury review by curators, scholars and cultural practitioners; evaluated on the strength and originality of the ideas, depth of engagement, clarity of writing, and alignment with Storefront's mission. Deadline 11 June 2026, 11:59pm EDT.
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Artists' Futures Fund · England and Wales, UK (in-kind studio space at a partner institution) · Deadline: 12 Jun 2026 · Award: GBP 10,000 unrestricted bursary over the 10-month fellowship, plus in-kind studio space, mentorship from a partner institution, professional development, and a co-curated end-of-fellowship group showcase. No application fee.
Needs-based fellowship from the Artists' Futures Fund bridging the gap from graduation to professional visual-arts practice. ELIGIBILITY: recent BA or MA visual-arts graduates (within two years of October 2026) from an AFF partner institution (Cardiff School of Art & Design, Chichester College Group, Liverpool Hope, Loughborough, Manchester Metropolitan, City of Portsmouth College, Sunderland, Swansea College of Art UWTSD), or a relevant Level 3 UAL Diploma/A Levels from City of Portsmouth College; must be eligible to live and work in England or Wales, facing socio-economic, mental and/or physical health barriers, and able to commit fully to the 10 months without additional formal study. Applications open 15 May 2026. Apply via the Artists' Futures Fund support page.
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Agog: Impact in Immersive Media · Remote / project-based (US-registered entity or fiscal sponsor required; international collaborators allowed) · Deadline: 12 Jun 2026 · Award: $25,000 to $200,000 per grant (up to $1M total pool). No application fee.
Open call from Agog for immersive-media projects that drive climate engagement and action, using augmented and mixed reality, spatial sound, smart glasses and related technologies. ELIGIBILITY: creators, artists and teams working in immersive media; applicants must apply through a US-registered entity or fiscal sponsor, though international collaborators are allowed. Apply via the Agog open-call page.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS Imagine Grant Program) · United Kingdom & Ireland (registered nonprofit charities only) · Deadline: 12 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to $100,000 USD unrestricted cash + up to $50,000 USD in AWS Promotional Credits + AWS technical and training support
UK & Ireland Pathfinder track of the 2026 AWS Imagine Grant. For registered nonprofit charities with strong data practices, in the planning phase of incorporating frontier AI (generative AI, agentic AI, autonomous systems) as a core workload during the grant term. Up to $100K cash + $50K AWS credits, plus AWS technical and training support. Round One closes 12 June 2026; notifications 14 July; Round Two open 10 August to 2 October 2026. Eligibility: registered nonprofit charities based in the UK or Ireland. NOTE: this is a charities-only programme and is not open to individual artists, researchers, or for-profit studios.
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Future Observatory and AHRC · United Kingdom · Deadline: 12 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to GBP 70,000 per grant (four grants available; award range GBP 60,000-70,000). Total fund GBP 300,000. No application fee.
Four grants of up to GBP 70,000 from Future Observatory (the Design Museum's national design research programme) and the AHRC, awarded to UK architecture and design practices for prototype development and second-stage design research in more sustainable supply chains. Open to small-to-medium sized practices across all architecture and design disciplines, including fashion, product design, material research, systems thinking and interdisciplinary practices. Proposals should focus on sustainable supply chains, with particular interest in bioregional, biomaterial and regenerative approaches; relevant themes include retrofit, regenerative materials and systems, circular design, waste reduction and reuse, low-carbon housing, agricultural byproducts, and data-led tools and approaches. ELIGIBILITY: UK-based small-to-medium architecture and design practices. Opens 6 May 2026, 10:00am; closes 12 June 2026, 4:00pm.
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Lux Capital · United States (in-person retreats; remote project work) · Deadline: 13 Jun 2026 · Award: $15,000 non-dilutive grant (no strings attached, no need to incorporate a company), plus mentorship and all-expenses-paid retreats. No application fee.
Fellowship from venture-capital firm Lux Capital honouring exceptional undergraduates at the intersection of science and technology, pushing the boundaries of the physical, computational and life sciences. No prior experience required; flexible by design to run alongside other academic and professional commitments. FOCUS AREAS: Physical Sciences (next-gen materials, defense, chips, energy, space); Life Sciences (healthcare, computational biology, new therapeutics); and Computational Sciences (AI, cryptography, open source, infrastructure, dev tools). WHO THEY SEEK: scrappy, high-velocity builders who ship fast; deeply technical engineering and scientific pioneers (startup designation does not matter); and seekers with something to prove. BENEFITS: a $15,000 non-dilutive grant to offset project costs (no strings attached, no need to formally incorporate); a personalized mentor from the Lux portfolio and investment team; all-expenses-paid retreats at the start and end of the summer; and sessions ranging from fireside chats with portfolio founders to themed discussions. ELIGIBILITY: undergraduates (team applications accepted). TIMELINE: applications due June 13, 2026; results late June; fellowship kick-off late July; close late August/early September. Contact: flux@luxcapital.com.
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Experimental Sound Studio (ESS), in partnership with the Lincoln Park Conservatory · Lincoln Park Conservatory Fern Room, Chicago, USA; open to anyone in the world, but ESS can support domestic (US) travel only. · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 1,500 artist fee per artist/team. Open worldwide, but ESS can support domestic (US) travel only. Up to 8 hours of technical support (mastering, spatialization, speaker distribution) for artists who need it. Possible additional paid live performance/activation opportunities. No application fee.
Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) seeks proposals for four-channel sound compositions for installation in the Lincoln Park Conservatory Fern Room in Chicago, as part of its Florasonic series. One of the only ongoing sound-installation programs in the U.S., Florasonic has commissioned 47 original works since 2001, and in celebration of its 25th anniversary is launching the first open call in the series' history. Proposed projects should showcase the unique potential of multichannel sound in this highly public context and consider the location, which serves as a sanctuary and space of meditative calm for visitors of all ages; the strongest proposals support and enhance the atmosphere of the Fern Room (both plants and people). The selected work(s) play throughout open hours at the Conservatory. SUPPORT: a USD 1,500 artist fee per artist/team; the call is open to anyone in the world, but ESS can only support domestic (US) travel; there may be additional paid opportunities for live performance or activations during the run. ESS can provide up to 8 hours of technical support with mastering, spatialization and speaker distribution for artists with a clear vision who need help realizing it, but will NOT assist with production (recording, mixing, editing, arrangement). TECHNICAL: works 10 to 60 minutes long (with a period of silence between playback), using the full 4-channel system; selected artists submit a 4-channel interleaved audio file or 4 mono .wav files. TIMELINE: proposals due 14 June 2026; results 1 July; sound works due 10 August; soundcheck 10-15 August; opening 23 August; closing 11 October 2026. Supported by the Paul M. Angell Foundation.
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Experimental Sound Studio (ESS), presented by the City of Chicago DCASE · Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, downtown Chicago, USA; open to artists living and working in the United States and its territories. · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 2,000 artist fee per artist/team. Artists travel to Chicago to work on the piece; additional funds available for engagement activation partners. Limited technical support (mastering, spatialization, speaker distribution) for a small number of artists who need it. No application fee.
Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) seeks proposals for multichannel sound compositions for the overhead trellis loudspeaker array at the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion in downtown Chicago, presented as part of its annual Sonic Pavilion Festival (the ninth series of works on the pavilion's latticed 24-zone, 60-loudspeaker 'canopy of sound'). Sonic Pavilion is part of this year's America250 programs marking the 250th birthday of the United States, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. PROPOSALS SHOULD: showcase the potential of multichannel sound in this public context using all 24 channels; consider the location and architecture of the system; and address the theme of community sound portraits, broadly reflecting or interpreting life in a U.S. community today or over the past 250 years (from musical compositions to field recordings). Narrative/voice works are tricky in this space, so ESS seeks more experimental, abstract interpretations with minimal spoken word. The 2026 Festival features 4-6 artists, each work played multiple times; each artist/team receives a USD 2,000 fee. ELIGIBILITY: artists living and working in the United States and its territories; artists travel to Chicago to work on the piece and participate in at least one engagement activation (live performance, workshop, artist talk, etc.), with additional funds for activation partners. ESS provides limited technical support for a small number of artists with a clear vision, but will NOT assist with production (recording, mixing, editing, arrangement). TECHNICAL: works around 14 minutes using the full 24-channel system; submit a 24-channel interleaved file or 24 mono .wav files. TIMELINE: proposals due 14 June 2026; results 19 June; sound works due 24 August; public soundcheck 30 August; final works 7 September; public showcase 12-14 September; 8-channel gallery iteration in December 2026. Presented with the City of Chicago DCASE and supported by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and the NEA.
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Earth Journalism Network (Internews), with support from Oxfam · Mekong region; applicants from and covering Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and/or Vietnam · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to USD 2,000 per story grant; up to 13 grants awarded. Grants issued July 2026. Selected journalists also receive one-on-one mentorship, including from a Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) specialist. No application fee.
Story grants supporting in-depth, original reporting on water governance, transboundary river issues and community experiences in the Mekong basin, with emphasis on stories that explore and voice marginalised groups such as women, youth and Indigenous people. ELIGIBILITY: journalists working in any medium (online, print, TV, radio), media practitioners with professional reporting experience, early-career and experienced reporters, freelancers and staff from international, national, local and community-based outlets. Groups of journalists may apply with one lead applicant. Reserved for applicants from and covering Mekong countries: Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and/or Vietnam. English-language proficiency required. SUPPORT: up to USD 2,000 per grant (up to 13 grants), plus one-on-one mentorship from experienced journalists and EJN's GESI specialist. APPLY: submit an application including a letter of editorial support committing to publish by the deadline; the proposal should address relevance, originality, reach, impact, innovative storytelling and a timely publication plan. Stories must be published by 31 December 2026. Deadline: 14 June 2026.
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Canon Oceania · Australia and New Zealand; open to schools, not-for-profits and community groups · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: Each grant worth 5,000 in local currency (AUD or NZD): 2,500 cash plus 2,500 in Canon product. Awarded across four categories: Education, Community, Environment, and First Nations/Cultural. More than 50,000 awarded across the region. No application fee.
Canon Oceania's annual Grants Program, marking 20 years, supports schools, not-for-profits and community groups across Australia and New Zealand to tell their stories, reach wider audiences and deliver lasting results. CATEGORIES: Education, Community, Environment, and First Nations/Cultural. AWARD: each recipient receives 5,000 in local currency, split as 2,500 cash and 2,500 in Canon product; more than 50,000 awarded across the region. PROCESS: applications close 11:59pm AEST/NZT Sunday 14 June 2026; the wider community votes on finalists in July, and winners are announced in August. APPLY (Australia): https://www.canon.com.au/about-canon/community/grants ; APPLY (New Zealand): https://www.canon.co.nz/about-canon/community/grants .
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Visual Arts Scotland (VAS), in partnership with Bothy Project · Sweeney's Bothy, Isle of Eigg, Scottish Inner Hebrides, UK (off-grid) · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: GBP 720 artist fee, plus reasonable travel up to GBP 250 and accommodation costs included. No application fee.
Sixth year of Visual Arts Scotland's residency in partnership with Bothy Project, offering a week at Sweeney's Bothy, an off-grid, purpose-built artist residency space on the Isle of Eigg in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. As the residency is only a week long, there is no expectation to produce a body of work; the purpose is time to reflect on practice, develop ideas and engage with the island's environment and culture. ELIGIBILITY: open to any creative discipline (visual arts, craft and design, music, literature, performance, and researchers/thinkers), but applicants must be a VAS member at both the time of application and the time of residency. Applicants are asked to be mindful of the island community's ethos of environmental sustainability and to travel sustainably (cars are not permitted for non-residents). The successful applicant undertakes a VAS Instagram takeover and documents their experience. Apply by email to admin@visualartsscotland.org plus the online form, with six images of recent work on a single PDF.
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Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (MDD) youth collective · Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens garden, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium (outdoor presentation) · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 500 material budget plus a EUR 350 participation fee per selected artist; transport and insurance of the works are fully covered by the organisation. No application fee.
Open call from Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens' youth collective inviting three to four emerging artists to present a work in the museum garden over the weekend of 11-12 July 2026, in dialogue with its surroundings, architecture and landscape. The theme centres on the idea of the 'frame', starting from Isa Genzken's work Fenster in the museum garden, exploring how a frame determines what we see and what stays just outside our field of vision. ELIGIBILITY: emerging artists aged 31 or under interested in joining MDD's youth project. Apply via the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens open-call page; questions to opencall@museumdd.be.
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Video Pool Media Arts Centre · Remote (no in-person attendance required); final showcase at Video Pool's Poolside Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Equipment/facilities access only for artists based in Winnipeg. · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: $1,500 artist fee per selected artist (currency not explicitly stated; likely CAD as Video Pool is Winnipeg-based). Artists based in Winnipeg additionally receive access to VP's facilities and equipment (valued at $1,500). Final works added to Video Pool's distribution catalogue and archive.
Video Pool Media Arts Centre's 4th Video Commission Residency, VCR Vol.4 'Attrition', commissioning new experimental single-channel video works (5-20 minutes) responding to the theme of attrition: conditions shaped by sustained contact and duration, in images, materials and environments, where form and meaning change through accumulating processes. Artists are encouraged to consider how images and environments are worn down through use, working with analog or digital processes (or both) to explore feedback systems, compression, copying, translation, repeated handling and similar processes that produce difference with each iteration. ELIGIBILITY: open to artists (no nationality restriction stated). No in-person attendance required during the creation process - effectively remote-friendly.
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Peckham Digital · Peckham, London, United Kingdom (in-person festival 22 to 25 October 2026) · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: Paid: facilitators and speakers compensated at Artist Union England pay rates (contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding application; if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead)
Open call for the 5th edition of Peckham Digital, a festival celebrating creative computing. This call is for the PROGRAMME track: artists, creative technologists and creative coders to facilitate workshops, present talks, provide demos, or deliver performances (the separate Artwork Open Call covers exhibition pieces). Emerging applicants explicitly welcomed; over half of past Peckham Digital artists had this as their first paid professional exhibition. Selected facilitators/speakers paid at Artist Union England rates. Workshop facilitators are asked whether their software will be open-source. Application requires: type of contribution (demo/workshop/talk/performance/other), 200-word description (text or video), 250-word facilitator statement on experience, 200 words on professional development impact, sample images or video, technical requirements, and any access needs. Equal Opportunities form also requested. Important caveat: festival is contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding being confirmed; if their funding application is not successful the festival will not go ahead.
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Peckham Digital · Peckham, London, United Kingdom (in-person festival 22 to 25 October 2026) · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: Paid: each selected artist receives a fee (contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding application; outcome expected early July 2026; if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead). Submission to the open call is free.
Open call for the 5th edition of Peckham Digital, a festival celebrating creative computing in all its shapes and forms. This call is for the ARTWORK EXHIBITION track only (the separate Programme Open Call covers talks, workshops, demos, performances and films). Looking for artists, creative technologists, creative coders and performers to exhibit artworks. Emerging applicants and early-career creative technologists explicitly welcomed; over half of past Peckham Digital artists had this as their first paid professional exhibition. Submission to the open call is free; selected artists receive a fee. Important caveat: festival is contingent on Peckham Digital's own funding being confirmed (decision expected early July 2026); if funding is not received the festival will not go ahead. Read the Application Guidelines before submitting.
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Konstkollektivet, with Flower Power Photography, Centrum for fotografi and Artist in Coexistence (AiC) · Orust and Molndal, Sweden · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: Artist fee 7,000 SEK plus exhibition fee 3,400 SEK, travel support up to 4,000 SEK (slow travel by train/bus encouraged), and accommodation for the whole period. Plus facilitation, mentorship and research support. No application fee. (Amounts in SEK, incl. VAT where applicable.)
Residency and exhibition for visual artists whose practice engages with experimental, alternative and/or critical image-making (analogue processes, archives or hybrid approaches), with a particular interest in image-making as a way of living and thinking alongside the planet and other beings, embracing slowness, collaboration and more-than-human care. Organised by Konstkollektivet with Flower Power Photography (an artistic research project by Sam McCarthy and Lasse Lindqvist on non-violence, ecology and more-than-human ethics), Centrum for fotografi, and Artist in Coexistence (AiC). Includes a 14-day residency on the island of Orust (3-15 August), a process presentation, a workshop contribution at Konstkollektivet (15-16 August), and participation in a group exhibition at Konstparken opening 1 September, plus accommodation, an artist fee (7,000 SEK), exhibition fee (3,400 SEK), and travel support up to 4,000 SEK. ELIGIBILITY: European-based visual artists of all ages and nationalities. APPLICATION: one PDF (max 10MB) with a project proposal/motivation (max 1 page), artist statement (max 150 words), CV (1 page) and portfolio (max 5 pages) to residens@konstkollektivet.se, subject line 'Name_LastName_FPP_Residency', by 14 June 2026.
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Talos Network · Europe (virtual bootcamp + week-long Brussels summit; placements in Brussels or other European cities) · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: Placement track: a 12-month paid placement at an AI-focused organisation, base EUR 5,000/month for Brussels (adjusted for cost of living elsewhere). Plus a fully-reimbursed 6-day Brussels policymaking summit, tailored financial support (coworking, conference attendance, career-transition funding), and intensive 1-1 mentoring. No application fee.
The Talos Network's Policy Leaders Programme is built for experienced professionals ready to move into shaping European governance of advanced AI. It runs a part-time virtual European AI Policy Bootcamp (10 Sep - 22 Oct 2026, weekly Thursday calls, ~10 hrs/week, designed around a full-time job) with a fully-reimbursed week-long policymaking summit in Brussels (3-9 Oct 2026), and a Placement track offering a 12-month paid placement at a relevant AI-focused organisation (base EUR 5,000/month for Brussels). Fellows get intensive 1-1 mentoring and career coaching, access to the Talos Network and alumni, a curated senior peer cohort, and tailored financial support. ELIGIBILITY: experienced professionals (around 8-10+ years) in high-stakes environments such as government, international organisations, think tanks, industry or academia, with a track record of influencing senior decision-makers, looking to transition into AI governance or strengthen the AI dimension of their existing work; Europe-focused. Application deadline 14 June 2026.
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Hennepin County Library, facilitated by Forecast Public Art · Westonka Library, 2079 Commerce Boulevard, Mound, Minnesota, United States · Deadline: 14 Jun 2026 · Award: Two commissions (artists/teams may apply to one only). Opportunity 1 (Commerce Porch): $60,000 not-to-exceed artist fee. Opportunity 2 (Concrete Shear Wall + Trash Enclosure mural): $75,000 not-to-exceed artist fee. Each fee covers all expenses (artist time, equipment, materials, community engagement, fabrication, installation and any other project costs). No application fee.
Hennepin County Library (working with Forecast Public Art) is commissioning permanent artworks at the rebuilt Westonka Library in Mound, Minnesota. Two opportunities, with artists or teams applying to only one: Opportunity 1 - Commerce Porch ($60,000) for a sheltered outdoor gathering space (sculpture base up to 3' x 6', extending out up to 3', up to 10' high); Opportunity 2 - Concrete Shear Wall (5'6" x ~15') above the service desk plus a curved Trash Enclosure mural (~25' x 8'), with a combined fee of $75,000. The library is being rebuilt as a net-zero-energy facility, slated to open Spring 2027. Suggested themes include honouring Indigenous histories and relationships to land, revealing invisible systems (pollination, water cycles, soil life, migration), light-and-shadow play, knowledge/story/nature/memory/community, and narratives of sustainability and renewal. ELIGIBILITY: mid-career and established individual artists and teams who live within the geographical boundaries of Minnesota, including those from Native Nations whose homelands are in what is now Minnesota. Open to 2D and 3D media (sculpture, mosaic, murals). Info session and virtual site visit 4 June 2026, 5:00-6:30 pm CST (registered participants receive the recording). Contact: taylan@forecastpublicart.org. Deadline 14 June 2026, 11:59 pm CT.
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Queer|Art · United States, including US territories; applicants must be self-identified LGBTQ+ artists not currently enrolled in school. · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 2,500 stipend, plus travel support for the in-person weeklong QAM Fellows Retreat (Spring 2027), 1:1 coaching from Queer|Art staff, outreach to professional connections, and inclusion in the QAM alumni network. No application fee.
Queer|Art|Mentorship (QAM) develops an intergenerational and interdisciplinary network of support and shared knowledge for LGBTQ+ artists, nurturing exchange between artists at all career levels and working against social separation between generations and disciplines. The 10-month program (January to October 2027) pairs each Fellow with a Mentor in their field. Applicants in Film, Literature, Performance, or Visual Art apply with a specific project they want to develop and select a Mentor they would like to work with; the relationship is driven by monthly 1:1 meetings, monthly virtual group meetings across disciplines, and an in-person weeklong retreat in spring. Fellows also take part in virtual QAM Intros artist talks and the in-person Works-in-Progress (WIP) series. SUPPORT: a USD 2,500 stipend, travel support for the Spring 2027 retreat, 1:1 coaching from Queer|Art staff, outreach to professional connections, and inclusion in the QAM alumni network. ELIGIBILITY: artists working at a generative level in at least one of Film, Literature, Performance, or Visual Art who are self-identified as queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, and/or intersex; based in the United States, including US territories; early-career and professionally focused with a body of work already behind them; not currently enrolled in school or university; and with a specific project to work on with a Mentor. This year the program accepts 12 Fellows (3 per field); each Mentor chooses the Fellow they will work with. PROCESS: a two-part application. Part 1 (a brief application) is due 15 June 2026; a smaller group meeting program qualifications is then invited to complete the full application on Slideroom, due 31 July 2026. Mentors and staff review applications in September and all applicants are notified by mid-October 2026; the cycle begins January 2027.
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Biswas Family Foundation · Worldwide; applicant must be affiliated with an institution eligible to receive US charitable gifts (US 501(c)(3) public charity, government instrumentality, or a confirmed non-US equivalent / US fiscal sponsor) · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 25,000 (20 projects), USD 50,000 (10 projects) or USD 100,000 (5 projects); single payment, 12-month project period, indirect costs capped at 15 percent. No application fee.
Fast Grants fund high-ambition, curiosity-driven pilot projects at the intersection of AI and health, for early-career scientists or established researchers pivoting into the field. THEMES: training, fine-tuning or evaluating models on biomedical data; exploring or assembling datasets that could unlock new clinical or biological insight; building AI tools or agents that scale a scientist's leverage; pilot experiments that de-risk a bigger funding ask; and anything else where modest, fast capital meaningfully accelerates an AI- or data-driven path to a health breakthrough. ELIGIBILITY: researchers at any career stage including early-career faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates (with faculty sponsorship; USD 25K tier only). Applicants must be affiliated with an institution eligible to receive US charitable gifts. Open worldwide. FUNDING: three tiers (USD 25K / 50K / 100K) with a single payment, 12-month period, indirect costs capped at 15 percent. APPLY: submit a concise application (bullet points, ~300 words max) through the online form; decisions are based on the written application alone, with no interview round. Deadline for Cycle 1: 15 June 2026, 11:59pm PT (a second cycle closes 15 December 2026).
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PEN America · United States (US-based writers) · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Varies by grant (e.g. PEN/Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History, PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship), generally in the $5,000 to $10,000+ range. No application fee.
PEN America's suite of literary grants and fellowships supporting individual writers and works in progress across genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, oral history and more), each with its own focus and criteria. ELIGIBILITY: varies by grant; generally US-based writers, with several open to writers and translators at different career stages. Distinct from the PEN/Heim Translation Fund and PEN Presents. Review individual grant criteria and apply via the PEN America literary grants page.
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New York Public Library, in partnership with Random House · New York City, USA (on-site research at the NYPL Schwarzman Building) · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: $30,000 stipend for four continuous months of research (September 2026 to March 2027). No application fee.
Fellowship from the New York Public Library and Random House for writers of literary narrative nonfiction whose projects engage NYPL's archival and special collections. ELIGIBILITY: writers of narrative nonfiction with a project requiring on-site access to the collections at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in New York. Apply via the NYPL fellowships page.
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Goethe-Institut (with Expertise France and Institut francais) · Mobility within Sub-Saharan Africa (primary focus) and between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 4,000 per mobility. Eligible costs: travel (including visa and insurance), accommodation, subsistence, digital costs, and top-up support for family, disability, and green mobility. No application fee.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 June 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
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PEN America · Worldwide (translators of any nationality; project must translate a book-length work into English) · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 4,000 per project (up to 10 awards per year). No application fee.
PEN America's annual grants for in-progress book-length literary translations from any language into English. Up to 10 grants of USD 4,000 each. Preference for early-career translators and works from underrepresented languages and regions. Eligible genres include fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and drama. ELIGIBILITY: translators of any nationality; the project must be a translation of a book-length work into English; previous PEN/Heim recipients are eligible after a waiting period. No application fee. Apply by 15 June 2026 via PEN America's grants portal.
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IT for Change · South and Southeast Asia preferred; applicants located in other countries are considered if the research focuses on the region · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Approximately CAD 12,000 per proposal for a 12-month period
The FemFirst Research Observatory supports mid- to senior-career women and non-binary-identifying researchers and scholars in contributing original research on feminist AI futures in South and Southeast Asia. The Observatory will support 8 to 12 researchers, each developing two high-quality original research papers (6,000 words each) over a 12-month period, alongside two blog syntheses and additional dissemination materials such as podcast episodes. AIMS: build a robust body of empirical, conceptual, policy and applied research at the intersection of AI and gender equality in South and Southeast Asia; open new technical, social and political pathways for feminist AI; and seed an interdisciplinary AI knowledge ecosystem and network of researchers and institutions in the region. ELIGIBILITY: established mid- to senior-career researchers and scholars; may be independent researchers, individual researchers, scholars or academics, or research teams at registered research institutions or entities (universities, research centres, non-profit organisations, for-profit firms). Applicants must demonstrate regional expertise and specialisation in South and Southeast Asia with a track record of work on digitalisation and gender. Applicants must identify as a woman or non-binary person; team applications must be led by a woman or non-binary person. Researchers located outside South or Southeast Asia are considered, but research must focus on the region. Proposed research must be original and not published elsewhere; any additional funding sources for the same proposal must be disclosed.
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Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL) · Netherlands · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 50,000 to EUR 125,000 per year for the 2027 and 2028 calendar years
Two-year activity-programme funding from the Creative Industries Fund NL for organisations active in design, digital culture or architecture. Supports a coherent multi-year programme of activities running across 2027 and 2028 (rather than single projects). The funding underwrites a portion of the organisation's annual programme budget, giving recipients planning stability over the two-year period. Application window 13 May - 15 June 2026. EUR 50,000 to EUR 125,000 per year per organisation, depending on the scale and ambition of the proposed programme. ELIGIBILITY: cultural and creative-industries organisations established in the Netherlands working in design, digital culture or architecture; a distinct scheme from the Fund's annual project grants, festival rounds and voucher schemes.
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Sundance Institute · Worldwide (open to international filmmakers) · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Non-recoupable grants. Specific amounts not published for 2026 but historically up to ~$25,000-$50,000 per stage; ~20-25 films funded per year out of ~1,300 proposals.
Long-running fund supporting feature documentaries (52+ minutes) on contemporary topics with budgets under $1.2m USD (excluding distribution). Worldwide eligibility but proposals must be in English with budgets in USD; films may be in any language but visual materials must be subtitled in English. Excludes: NGO/advocacy/educational films, branded content, and historical/biographical films unless they show clear contemporary relevance or innovation in form. Submissions accepted year-round but reviewed in four cycles per year; the next concentrated open call window is 18 May to 15 June 2026 with no extensions. Decisions take up to eight months. Worth tracking for any documentary project on AI-enabled surveillance, algorithmic systems, or critical-tech themes that has a cinematic feature treatment (form-driven, not advocacy-driven).
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Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL) · Netherlands · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to €125,000 per year per applicant (overall budget €1,850,000 per year)
Multi-year grant for cultural institutions whose core task is to contribute to the high quality, development and professionalisation of the contemporary creative industry through a two-year activities programme. Application window: 13 May 2026 15:00 CEST to 15 June 2026 16:00 CEST. Maximum requested amount €125,000 per year; total annual scheme budget €1,850,000.
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A3 Art Alliance Austin · Five-county Austin Metropolitan area, Texas, United States · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Two non-restrictive tiers: $1,000 Individual Artist Micro-Grants (for artist educators and emerging visual artists working toward their first major exhibitions), and $2,000 Community Organization Micro-Grants (for producing organizations with an annual budget under $500,000 providing free public arts programming in the Austin area). Funds can be used at the recipient's discretion. No application fee.
Micro-grant program from A3 Art Alliance Austin offering small, unrestricted awards to Austin-based artists and community arts organizations. Two tiers: $1,000 Individual Artist Micro-Grants (for artist educators and emerging visual artists working toward their first major exhibitions) and $2,000 Community Organization Micro-Grants (for producing organizations with annual budgets under $500,000 providing free public arts programming in the Austin area). Disciplines include dance, design, film, folk and traditional arts, literary arts, music, musical theater, opera, theater, and visual arts. ELIGIBILITY: based in the five-county Austin Metropolitan area; demonstrate at least 3 years of consistent creative production (paid or unpaid); show evidence of local support through reviews or letters of recommendation. A 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship is not required. Pre-review corrections due 1 June 2026; final application deadline 15 June 2026, 11:59 PM CST (postmark date for mailed applications). Contact: info@a3austin.org.
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Kunstverein Reutlingen (Reutlingen Art Association) · Wandel-Hallen, Eberhardstr. 14, Reutlingen, Germany · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 5,000 production budget per artist or group, allocated by the artist across production costs, transport and artist fees. The Kunstverein additionally covers advertising/PR, catering at the opening and closing events, supervision, on-site insurance from delivery until 31 July 2027, and photographic documentation; a volunteer team assists with setup and dismantling. Additional third-party funding may be pursued after the concept is selected. No application fee.
Open call from Kunstverein Reutlingen inviting artists or groups of artists to develop a site-specific concept for the entire 800 m2 of the Wandel-Hallen (1st floor) in Reutlingen, Germany, for a 2027 solo-presentation slot. The concept may use any artistic form (painting, sculpture, installation, photography, performance, etc.) and may include existing works as well as new productions. ELIGIBILITY: all participants must currently have a residence and/or studio in Germany; applicants must have artistic training or extensive and recognised exhibition activity, or be a student at a German state art academy or recognised independent art college in fine arts. One concept per artist or group. APPLY: register on the Kunstverein portal between 1 April and 15 June 2026 with contact details, an artistic CV, three comparative images of previous work, and a PDF (max 2 MB) artistic concept including a project description with exact dimensions, meaningful images/models, and a detailed financing plan allocating the EUR 5,000 budget across production, transport and fees. Selection by an expert jury (the Kunstverein director and two external jurors); results communicated by end of June 2026 at the earliest. Existing on-site technology includes two projectors, a cinema screen, four LED theater spotlights and a lighting console, two Bluetooth speakers, four Bluetooth-capable studio monitors and two wireless headphones. Contact: info@kunstverein-reutlingen.de.
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CrafTopia Creative Hub (under Culture Moves Europe, funded by the European Union and the Goethe-Institut) · Thessaloniki, Greece · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Accommodation; shared working space; mentoring; networking opportunities; travel reimbursement; access to materials; administrative and logistical support; daily allowance (Culture Moves Europe standard). No application fee.
CrafTopia Creative Hub, a Thessaloniki-based cultural and creative hub supporting artistic expression, learning and community engagement through residencies, workshops, exhibitions and collaborative projects, opens a Material Dialogues textile-waste residency for five visual artists. THEME: sustainability; the residency invites artists to work with textile waste sourced from industries operating in the same historic building as CrafTopia, emphasising the creative process over the final product. Participants are encouraged to experiment and collaborate, using their artistic skills in innovative ways with mixed media including paper and textile. ELIGIBILITY: visual artists who reside in eligible Culture Moves Europe countries; residency funded by the European Union and the Goethe-Institut under Culture Moves Europe. SUPPORT: accommodation, shared working space, mentoring, networking opportunities, travel reimbursement, access to materials, administrative/logistical support, and a daily allowance. RESIDENCY DATES: 15 October - 13 November 2026 (30 days). DEADLINE: 15 June 2026. APPLY via the CrafTopia open-call page.
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Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford · Remote with intermittent short visits to Oxford, OR up to 6 months in-person in Oxford, UK · Deadline: 15 Jun 2026 · Award: Monthly stipend of GBP 2,000 to support accommodation, travel, food and living expenses. Economy airfare to and from the UK and any visa costs covered. Project-related costs (workshops, seminars, public exhibitions/events) considered case-by-case if a clear proposal and brief cost justification are included in the application. No application fee.
Accelerator Fellowship Programme at the University of Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI, supporting impact-driven projects addressing the urgent ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence, grounded in philosophical inquiry, academic independence and a collaborative ethos. 3-4 fellows recruited for the 2026/27 cohort. NOT FOR: early-stage, proof-of-concept, or blue-skies-only proposals. PROJECTS MUST: be already on a clear path to creating meaningful impact, with established or clearly identified partnerships, a well-defined delivery roadmap, and clear indicators of how impact will be achieved and measured. POTENTIAL IMPACT INCLUDES: policy or governance innovation in AI; new professional-development opportunities in the AI industry; commercial or technical innovation in responsible AI; strategic networks/alliances; transformation of public discourse on AI ethics. ELIGIBILITY: practising professionals and academics from any discipline, holding a continuing role within a university, not-for-profit research organisation, industry, or who are otherwise professionally established and engaging with AI. Open worldwide; proficiency in English required. PhD applicants: 2+ peer-reviewed publications and a rising trajectory of research including at least one grant as PI or Co-I. Non-PhD applicants: 7+ years equivalent professional standing with advanced expertise, original contributions, peer/professional recognition, and significant impact. WHAT FELLOWS GET: GBP 2,000/month stipend; economy UK travel and visa costs covered; intellectual engagement with Oxford researchers; visibility through seminars, public discussions, collaborative events; flexible self-directed structure (no formal supervision); induction meeting plus a one-day retreat. FORMAT: remote with short visits, or up to 6 months in-person in Oxford (subject to UK immigration eligibility); in-person stays should align with university term dates. NOTE: this is NOT an employed position with the University. APPLY: (1) complete the online application form; (2) email the three documents (Project Statement max 500 words including impact pathways and any project-cost proposal; Motivation Letter max 500 words; CV max 2 pages) as PDFs to aiethicsafp@philosophy.ox.ac.uk with subject line 'AFP Fellowship Application' and the naming convention 'Surname_Name_Month_Year_AFP_filetype'. TIMELINE: applications opened 25 May 2026; deadline 15 June 2026 23:59 UK time (programme reserves the right to close applications early). VISA: if needed, allow 6 months before intended visit; 3 months otherwise.
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Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture · TOKAS Residency, 2-14-7 Tatekawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan (single room 25 sqm; twin room 49 sqm for duos; shared studios 125 sqm and 48 sqm) · Deadline: 16 Jun 2026 · Award: Round-trip economy-class airfare between nearest airport and Tokyo (Narita or Haneda); per diem living expenses of JPY 4,200 per day (excl. tax); fee for work/project of JPY 300,000 (excl. tax); living space (single room) and access to shared studio. Note: 20.42% income tax is deducted from per-diem and project-fee amounts. For duos, airfare is provided for both members but per diem and project fee are paid for one person only. No application fee.
Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) International Creator Residency invites practitioners to develop new works and ideas in Tokyo, with research outcomes presented at a closing Open Studio at TOKAS Residency. The programme fosters cross-cultural creative exchange across visual arts (drawing, installation, painting, performance, photography, media art, sculpture, sound art, video, etc.), design and architecture. ELIGIBILITY: creators residing outside Japan with at least five years of experience in visual arts, design or architecture; sufficient English to communicate with residents and TOKAS staff; independent and capable of working and living on one's own; duos eligible if at least one member resides outside Japan and they have completed at least one prior project together; students ineligible except PhD candidates. CONDITIONS: must stay consecutively at TOKAS Residency for the proposed period; create work for the Open Studio and submit a comprehensive project report; cooperate with TOKAS public relations; no commercial or for-profit activities; accommodation is for the participating creator only (no family/partners/friends/guests). Apply via the TOKAS online submission form by 16 June 2026, 18:00 JST: application form (PDF, in English), two letters of recommendation from referees at art and cultural institutions, and a portfolio (max 6 A4 landscape pages, max 10MB, up to 3 projects).
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CROCOSMOS · Ramonville-Saint-Agne, near Toulouse, France · Deadline: 16 Jun 2026 · Award: Daily allowance EUR 30/day (EUR 630 total for 21 days) plus a travel allowance (EUR 400 under 5,000 km / EUR 800 from 5,000 km), with optional add-ons: EUR 400 green-travel support, EUR 200 per child for residents with children under 18, EUR 120 visa support, and accessibility support as needed. Accommodation provided by CROCOSMOS. Visa support letters available. No application fee.
Collaborative residency at CROCOSMOS near Toulouse, exploring analog projection and low-tech visual creation, hosted under Culture Moves Europe. Five European visual artists experiment with upcycled projectors, liquids, drawing, mapping and collective artistic research alongside three mentors and professional facilitators, combining technical learning, collaborative creation and a public sharing at the Visiophare festival. THREE PARTS: (1) seven days building five eco-projectors by converting recycled overhead projectors into LED devices and creating analog-visual-effect accessories, using FabRiquet machines (3D printers, laser cutters); (2) five days experimenting with analog visual techniques such as liquid projections, drawing and low-tech mapping; (3) six days connecting with the community via workshops with local people and Visiophare-community artists, an analog performance and the Visiophare festival. ELIGIBILITY: 18+, no upper age limit; emerging and established artists welcome; applicants must be residents of a Creative Europe eligible country or territory (61 eligible; FRANCE is NOT eligible). Selected residents may not participate in another Culture Moves Europe residency project between 2025 and 2028. Mainly in English. APPLY by 16 June 2026 (midnight France time); results by 22 June 2026. Contact: contact@crocosmos.com.
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Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo · Tokyo, Japan (Sumida-ku, Ryogoku area) · Deadline: 16 Jun 2026 · Award: Fully funded: round-trip airfare, single-room accommodation, and a project/research fee covered by TOKAS. Additional travel within Japan not covered. No application fee.
ELIGIBILITY: international curators, art critics, and cultural researchers based outside Japan. Six curators selected in total (two per residency window). Two letters of recommendation required. Working proficiency in English required. APPLY: download the Application Package (Curator2027) from TOKAS, complete the PDF application form, attach two letters of recommendation and a portfolio, and submit via the online submission form by 18:00 JST on June 16, 2026. TIMELINE: application window May 19 to June 16, 2026; selection results announced later in 2026; residency periods May-Jul 2027, Sep-Nov 2027, Jan-Mar 2028. DISCIPLINES: curation, art criticism, cultural research. NOTE: TOKAS covers airfare, accommodation in a single private room at TOKAS Residency (Sumida-ku), and a fee for research/project work. There is no dedicated studio (this program is research-focused). Selected curators must give mentoring sessions to local emerging creators and deliver a public talk. Additional travel within Japan must be self-funded.
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Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) · Tokyo, Japan · Deadline: 16 Jun 2026 · Award: Fully funded: round-trip economy airfare, accommodation in a single 25 sqm room at TOKAS Residency (49 sqm twin for duos), per-diem living expenses, plus assistance for research and public relations. No application fee.
TOKAS Research Residency Program 2027 supports international and local creators to conduct research on arts and culture in Tokyo. ELIGIBILITY: practitioners with considerable experience in their specialised area; applicants must not be students at the time of participation (PhD candidates are eligible). DISCIPLINES: visual arts, design, architecture, music, performing arts, curation, art criticism, cultural research and writing. FUNDED: TOKAS covers round-trip economy airfare from the nearest airport to Narita or Haneda, single-occupancy 25 sqm accommodation at TOKAS Residency (49 sqm twin for duo applicants), per-diem living expenses, and provides research and public-relations assistance plus an Open Studio presentation. APPLY: download the Outline and Application Package; submit Application Form (PDF), two letters of recommendation and a portfolio via the Online Submission Form. TIMELINE: open call 19 May to 16 June 2026 (18:00 JST); residency periods are May to July 2027, September to November 2027, or January to March 2028.
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Inevitable Foundation · Remote (US-based program; Fellows must be available for meetings within the US Pacific Time working day). Open to applicants outside the US subject to additional review · Deadline: 17 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 30,000 unrestricted grant to cover living expenses, plus bespoke mentorship, writers groups, workshops, and off-the-record conversations with leading writers and showrunners. No application fee.
The Accelerate Fellowship is a four-month rewriting sprint that gives disabled film and television writers USD 30,000 in unrestricted funding and bespoke mentorship to develop a spec script to market. Through writers groups, one-on-one mentorship, guidance from Inevitable Foundation staff, and access to leading film and television writers, the program offers everything a disabled writer needs to get a script ready to take to market; this year's program also encourages nuanced disability representation in the projects themselves. Benefits include a USD 30,000 unrestricted grant to cover living expenses so Fellows can focus full-time on writing, frequent conversations and workshops with leading writers and showrunners, ongoing mentorship and check-ins with the Inevitable team, and a community of disabled screenwriting peers. The Fellowship is supported by Netflix. Fellows retain all rights to their work. ELIGIBILITY: self-identifies as disabled (physical, intellectual, developmental, visible or invisible disabilities, and mental health conditions); 18 or older; currently pursuing a career in writing for film or television; not enrolled in an accredited degree program; and currently or previously worked in the entertainment industry. Applicants must also meet at least one of: has an agent or manager; member of the WGA, Animation Guild, or equivalent union; has sold a script, TV show, or pitch; has staffed on a TV show or received a movie writing credit; has been or is in development with a major production company, studio, or network; has placed in a prominent screenwriting competition; or has participated in a screenwriting or filmmaking lab, program, or residency. Writing teams may apply, but only disabled members receive the unrestricted funding (and if both members are disabled they apply as a team and split the grant). International applicants are accepted but must be available within the US Pacific Time working day and are subject to additional review under U.S. Treasury regulations. Former Accelerate Fellows are not eligible. The script need not be finished, and projects from any genre are welcome (the market currently favors comedy, horror, thriller, rom-com, and young adult). APPLICATION: a single round open 28 May 2026 through 17 June 2026; first complete the Program Eligibility Questionnaire, then if eligible submit information about yourself and your career, a writing sample with title and logline, details on the intended project, and short-answer questions on your goals. TIMELINE: applications open May 2026; semi-finalist interviews July to August 2026; Fellows selected August 2026; Fellowship runs September to December 2026. Selections are made by Inevitable Foundation staff. Questions: programs@inevitable.foundation.
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Circusstad Festival (NL), Zirkus ON (DE) and Cirkus Kolektiv (HR), co-funded by Creative Europe · Residencies in Split (Croatia), Karlsruhe (Germany) and Rotterdam (Netherlands) · Deadline: 17 Jun 2026 · Award: Each selected core team member receives a fixed grant of EUR 3,746; travel, accommodation and per diems are covered by the project partners. No application fee.
CIRCUS LOOPS is a European cooperation project (2026-2028) led by Circusstad Festival (NL), Zirkus ON (DE) and Cirkus Kolektiv (HR), co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme, inviting contemporary circus artists and collectives to a residency programme dedicated to developing new work through audience engagement. It centres on the Feedback Loops methodology, integrating audience perspectives into the artistic creation process. Selected projects take part in three 10-day international residencies in Split, Karlsruhe and Rotterdam between November 2026 and July 2027 (all projects in residence simultaneously in each location, working in separate spaces), presenting work-in-progress and engaging in facilitated feedback sessions with audiences, peers and experts. The programme concludes with final presentations at partner festivals between 2027 and 2028. ELIGIBILITY: contemporary circus artists and small companies based in Europe (including Creative Europe countries) developing a project at an early or mid stage of creation; applicants must be available for all residency periods and commit to the full programme; teams limited to three core members. SUPPORT: a fixed grant of EUR 3,746 per core team member, plus travel, accommodation and per diems covered. APPLY via the official online form (project description, artistic team info, motivation and video material), in English, by 17 June 2026, 23:59 CET. An international jury selects three projects on artistic quality, motivation, feasibility and relevance to the Feedback Loops methodology; results published by 25 July 2026. Contact: circusloops@gmail.com.
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BC Arts Council (Province of British Columbia) · British Columbia, Canada (provincial council; BC residency typically required) · Deadline: 17 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to $25,000 CAD per project. No application fee.
BC Arts Council's Individual Arts Grants stream for independent media artists working in moving image (film, video, narrative, experimental, expanded cinema, installation), audio/sound art (sound sculptures, installations, sound walks, gallery presentations) or new media and digital arts (interactive installations, immersive environments, web-based art, ICT). ELIGIBILITY: independent individual media artists (not groups or organisations); projects must be independent of commercial industries. As a provincial arts council, BC Arts Council typically requires applicants to be residents of British Columbia - confirm current residency requirements on the linked page before applying. NOTE: registration must be completed by 17 June 2026 at 23:59 PT, ahead of the 24 June application deadline. Applications via the SmartSimple Grant Management System. Contact: Paneet Singh, Program Advisor (Paneet.Singh@gov.bc.ca).
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PRAKSIS (funded by the Nordic Culture Fund; Opening Doors co-funded by the European Union via Erasmus+ Youth) · Oslo, Norway · Deadline: 17 Jun 2026 · Award: Accommodation in Oslo; shared studio space at PRAKSIS; residency stipend of EUR 1,600 per month for three months (EUR 4,800 total); travel support of EUR 350; production/materials allowance of EUR 400. No application fee.
PRAKSIS invites two artists or cultural practitioners based in Nordic/Baltic countries OUTSIDE Norway for a three-month residency in Oslo (16 September - 16 December 2026) exploring access, language, learning and institutional change. CONTEXT: the residency overlaps with PRAKSIS Teen Advisory Board's activities and its Opening Doors project, a youth-led exploration of ways cultural institutions might communicate with, welcome and involve young people. Residents develop their own artistic or research practice while engaging in dialogue with young people, institutions and transnational peers. In October they will be invited to contribute to the Nordic Youth Conference in Oslo, developed with Index (Stockholm) and PUBLICS (Helsinki). DISCIPLINES: open to visual art, film, writing, performance, sound, design, architecture, socially engaged practice, education, publishing, curating, artistic research or interdisciplinary forms. ELIGIBILITY: individuals based in Nordic/Baltic countries OUTSIDE Norway, with a genuine interest in exchange, access, learning, communication or public engagement; prior experience working directly with young people is NOT required. PROGRAMME: part of PRAKSIS's 10-year anniversary programme, funded by the Nordic Culture Fund; Opening Doors is co-funded by the European Union via the Erasmus+ Youth programme. DEADLINE: 17 June 2026.
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity · Banff, Alberta, Canada (Banff Centre campus, Crich Studio) · Deadline: 17 Jun 2026 · Award: 100 percent scholarship covering tuition, single bedroom accommodation and meal plan, plus a travel bursary (regional maximums apply) and a 1,000 CAD material-support cheque issued directly to the awardee. CAD 65 application fee (CAD 35 for applicants who identify as Indigenous).
ABOUT: The Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography is an annual prize created by the friends and family of late artist Barbara Spohr to support one mid-career Canadian photo-based artist undertaking a fully funded self-directed residency in Banff Centre's Crich Studio, a Leighton Artist Studio featuring a private black and white analogue darkroom. ELIGIBILITY: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are mid-career photo-based artists, defined as having a strong body of work with a minimum of ten exhibitions in a professional context (artist-run centres, public art galleries, recognised photo festivals), 8 to 15 years of professional arts experience, and demonstrated commitment to professional practice. The award is best suited to artists working in black and white analogue processes, engaged in digital photo techniques, or exploring alternative photographic processes such as cyanotype. Applicants should demonstrate darkroom proficiency and safety awareness. DISCIPLINES: Photography (analogue, digital, alternative processes such as cyanotype). FUNDED: 100 percent scholarship covers tuition, single bedroom on the Banff Centre campus, and meal plan; a travel bursary is included with regional maximums and the recipient books their own travel; a 1,000 CAD material-support cheque is issued directly to the awardee. The studio is wheelchair accessible (note darkroom facilities are not). APPLY: Apply online via Banff Centre SlideRoom with resume, artistic summary and statement, project proposal, technical questionnaire, and portfolio. CAD 65 application fee, reduced to CAD 35 for Indigenous applicants. TIMELINE: Deadline 17 June 2026 for the residency running 18 January to 12 February 2027. NOTE: Self-directed residency, designed for participation over the entire program period (no variable dates). There is an optional public talk opportunity at CARFAC-based rates.
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Camera a Sud (Italy), Forgotten Children of War Association (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and The 4th Block (Ukraine) · Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and online (Ukraine); open to artists based in Creative Europe programme countries. · Deadline: 18 Jun 2026 · Award: NO daily artist fee. Travel, accommodation and meals covered during programme activities (up to the maximum allowed under Creative Europe regulations). Technical equipment for producing artworks is NOT provided. Plus international visibility/PR, exhibitions, mentorship and a certificate. No application fee.
TRACE is an international artistic residency programme, funded by the EU's Creative Europe programme, exploring how contemporary art can engage with memory, war, displacement, ecological crisis and the collective experiences shaping Europe today. It takes as starting points recent and ongoing crises, including the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Srebrenica genocide, Mediterranean migration, the ecological legacy of Chernobyl, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, bringing together artists, curators, researchers and local communities to work with archives, sites of memory and present-day social realities. WHO THEY SEEK: artists whose practice engages themes such as memory and remembrance, identity, war and its consequences, migration and displacement, archives and documentary practices, the relationship between past and present, and ecological and social transformation, working across visual arts, photography, film and video, sound art, illustration, graphic storytelling, podcasts and audio, or interdisciplinary practice. No age restrictions. ELIGIBILITY: artists based in countries participating in Creative Europe (EU member states; Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein; and accession/candidate/potential-candidate countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine, Armenia and Tunisia). STRUCTURE: an international jury selects 15 participants for three research and workshop programmes (Bosnia and Herzegovina Jul/Aug 2026, Italy Oct 2026, Ukraine online); 6 artists are then selected to continue into the 2027 residency programme (on-site in Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina, plus an online residency connected to Ukraine with The 4th Block), with outcomes shown in international exhibitions in the partner countries (the Ukrainian exhibition in a safe location in Lviv) and the TRACE digital archive. WHAT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE: coverage of travel, accommodation and meals during programme activities (up to Creative Europe limits), international visibility and PR support, access to archives and communities, mentorship, professional documentation and a certificate; there is NO daily artist fee and no production equipment. English is the working language. APPLY via the Google Form with a portfolio (max 5MB PDF) or website, a short project proposal/research idea (max 1 page) and a short biography. Deadline: 18 June 2026 (Rome time, UTC+2); selected participants contacted by 28 June. Questions: info@tracearts.eu.
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Springboard for the Arts · Upper Midwest, USA (rural communities). In-person retreat and Rural Futures Summit · Deadline: 18 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 15,000 unrestricted award per Fellow, plus one in-person retreat, USD 3,000 to support travel for Fellow Exchanges, and the opportunity to attend and present at Springboard's Rural Futures Summit. Six Fellows selected. No application fee mentioned.
The Rural Regenerator Fellowship is an 18-month fellowship that brings together rural artists, creatives, and culture bearers to deepen their relationships, grow their work, and support rural exchange and solidarity across the Upper Midwest. Since 2021, Springboard for the Arts has invested more than USD 1 million in rural cultural organizers across the Upper Midwest, building a lasting network of support, solidarity, and exchange; 44 Fellows have come together to support each other's work and share ideas. The fellowship brings rural artists into a supportive peer network, helping to sustain and deepen their existing work while cultivating geographic exchange, mutual support, and solidarity across the rural Midwest. CURRENT CYCLE - Organizing for Care, Safety, and Solidarity: this cycle supports artists who are organizing their rural places for care, safety, and solidarity. Six rural artists, creatives, and culture bearers will each receive an unrestricted award of USD 15,000, one in-person retreat, USD 3,000 to support travel for Fellow Exchanges, and the opportunity to attend and present at Springboard's Rural Futures Summit. Peers, collaborators, and supporters may nominate a rural artist, though nomination is not required to apply and all applications are reviewed equally (the selection committee does not know whether an applicant was nominated). Deadline to apply: 18 June 2026.
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Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) · Arab region (open to individuals from the 22 Arab League states regardless of residence; institutions local, regional, and international working on Arab arts and culture) · Deadline: 19 Jun 2026 · Award: Annual grants of up to USD 25,000 for individuals and teams, and up to USD 35,000 for collectives and institutions. An artist or institutional fee of up to 30% of the total grant is an allowable expense. No application fee.
AFAC's Music grant supports music production, performances, collaborations, album recordings, music-related podcasts, and festivals. The program provides annual grants of up to USD 25,000 for individuals and teams, and up to USD 35,000 for collectives and institutions. WHO CAN APPLY: AFAC welcomes proposals from individuals from Arab countries (the 22 member states of the Arab League), regardless of place of residence, citizenship, or ethnic and national identification; it also accepts proposals from local, regional, and international institutions and organizations (artistic and cultural institutions, galleries, venues, and both nonprofit and for-profit entities) whose projects relate to arts and culture from the Arab region. INELIGIBLE: AFAC board, staff, their business partners or family, and current-year reader and juror committee members for the categories they evaluate; recipients of grants in two consecutive years are ineligible for the next two consecutive years; and applicants with a current open grant. AFAC launches two open calls a year; the second call covers Cinema, Music, and Training & Regional Events grants. Each applicant may submit only one application per open call. WHAT IT COVERS: project production including research and development, covering project-related expenses such as materials, space or equipment rentals, and fees for artistic and technical labor. An artist or institutional fee of up to 30% of the total grant is allowable. AFAC does not offer mobility grants, though project-related travel may be covered, and does not fund retroactively. PAYMENT: for grants above USD 10,000, applicants must show proof of at least 50% of the remaining project budget secured; payments are staged (50/35/15 for grants above USD 10,000, 70/30 for grants below). SELECTION: a grants management completeness review, then an independent readers committee, then an independent jury committee that reaches the final decision. AFAC does not own any material or moral rights to supported projects. Applications are accepted only through the online forms (separate forms for individuals, teams, collectives, and institutions). TIMELINE: deadline 19 June 2026 at 5:00 PM +3 GMT (Beirut time); announcement of selected projects 16 November 2026.
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Blackbird Foundation · Australia and New Zealand; applicants aged 18-25. · Deadline: 21 Jun 2026 · Award: AUD 1,000 micro-grant per recipient. No application fee.
Protostars is a micro-grant program for young people with passion projects: Blackbird gives people under 25 in Australia and New Zealand AUD 1,000 to work on strange, quirky, ambitious and audacious passion projects. A passion project can be anything, from metaverse art exhibitions, battle bots, space drones, theatre shows, films and opera podcasts to a travelling STEM roadshow or an app. The grant comes with a program and community: recipients join a cohort for 8 weeks of weekly catch-ups, learning from each other and special guests, building in public, and virtual or in-person coworking sessions, plus an in-person dinner and an end-of-program showcase, and ongoing access to the wider Protostars community (funding, networking and social opportunities). ELIGIBILITY: aged 18-25, based in Australia or New Zealand, and have a passion project. Protostars runs in seasonal cohorts. Deadline: 21 June 2026.
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EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) · Sub-Saharan Africa; requires a triangular partnership of at least three local cultural/civil-society organisations, full EUNIC members, and EU Delegation participation · Deadline: 21 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 50,000 per project; minimum 5 percent co-funding required from partners. Projects implemented 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.
The second Spaces of Culture call supports new, contemporary and innovative cultural relations projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, co-created through equitable partnership and mutual dialogue. THEMES: arts, creative industries, digitalisation, education, gender, heritage, human rights, social inclusion, sports, sustainability, tourism, youth and more. STRUCTURE: each project must be jointly defined and co-developed by a triangular partnership comprising at least three local cultural/civil-society organisations, at least three full EUNIC members (or two if no local cluster exists), and EU Delegation participation. FUNDING: up to EUR 50,000 per project, with a minimum 5 percent co-funding contribution from partners; projects implemented between 1 September 2026 and 31 August 2027. APPLY: submit the application form template, an estimated budget (in EUR) and partner support letters, in English, to spacesofculture@eunicglobal.eu by 21 June 2026 (23:59 CAT). Queries: robert.kieft@eunicglobal.eu or thoriso.moseneke@eunicglobal.eu.
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Summerhall Arts · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Deadline: 21 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to GBP 3,100 project budget (agreed between the Lead Artist and Summerhall Arts), plus five days in a dedicated space, technical support and access to simple lighting/sound/AV, creative/producing/technical guidance, and an informal end-of-week sharing. No application fee.
Summerhall Arts Studios are dedicated residencies for the early development of new theatre and cross-disciplinary live performance work, giving artists and collaborators time and space to test ideas, explore approaches, and begin shaping work intended for live audiences. They are about experimentation, exploration and play rather than finished scripts or fully realised productions, and are especially suited to projects that benefit from working in real space: testing form, staging, sound, movement, liveness, audience relationship or collaborative process. Applications are welcome from artists working across theatre, movement, performance, interdisciplinary practice and other hybrid live-performance forms. INCLUDES: up to GBP 3,100 project budget; five days in a dedicated space (Tech Cube Zero, or the Anatomy Lecture Theatre if more suitable); technical support and access to simple lighting, sound and AV; advice from the Summerhall Arts creative, producing and technical team; and an informal end-of-week sharing with peers and/or invited industry colleagues. WHAT THEY SEEK: early-stage work that benefits from practical, collaborative or technical exploration, intended for live audiences, with clear and achievable plans for the five days; they are less likely to support purely desk-based script development or projects already substantially resourced by other major development funding. Apply via the online form by Sunday 21 June 2026 (11pm); outcomes notified by 3 July; studio dates 12-16 October 2026. Access requirements or alternative application formats: imogen@summerhallarts.co.uk.
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Principles of Intelligence (PrincInt) · Fully remote (strong preference for candidates in or able to spend time in London, UK and/or the Bay Area, US) · Deadline: 21 Jun 2026 · Award: Estimated salary USD 100,000 to USD 250,000 gross, depending on location and experience. Benefits include 4 weeks paid holiday plus additional time off and flexible hours. Visa sponsorship possible for candidates based in or relocating to London (UK) or Berkeley/Bay Area (US). No application fee.
Principles of Intelligence (PrincInt) is hiring Research Scientists to work on Ambitious Mechanistic Interpretability (AMI): developing tractable, realistic, scale-aware data structure models; quantifying the relationship between data structure and the features AI systems learn; and building synthetic datasets to benchmark and improve interpretability tools. The team is currently exploring a data model based on high-dimensional percolation theory (a statistically self-similar, sparse structure), working at the intersection of physics and mechanistic interpretability. The role is FULLY REMOTE and async. MUST HAVE: a PhD or equivalent research experience in a technical field (math, physics, neuroscience, computer science, or complexity science); ability to communicate complex novel ideas; working knowledge of neural networks and deep learning; experience with scientific computing in Python; comfort in a fully remote environment; and strong motivation to contribute to AI safety. GREAT TO HAVE: a publication record in ML or a quantitative field; knowledge of statistical physics (percolation theory, renormalization), mechanistic interpretability, stochastic/coalescent processes, combinatorics, or network science; experience with fractal geometry, neural scaling laws, graph/tree algorithms, or theories of concepts in cognitive science; or familiarity with the ARENA curriculum. The team meets in person 2-4 times a year. PROCESS: application, screening call, remote interview, research talk, a paid one-day remote work trial, and references. Apply by 21 June 2026; applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Accommodations: info@princint.ai.
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Between Bridges (Wolfgang Tillmans Foundation) · Keithstrasse 15, Berlin-Schoneberg, Germany · Deadline: 21 Jun 2026 · Award: Monthly stipend of EUR 1,500 (regardless of the number of participants) plus a EUR 5,000 budget for the exhibition or public presentation, and use of the Berlin premises (two work/exhibition rooms totalling 100 m2, storage, office, kitchen, bathroom). Studio visits within the Between Bridges network. Promotion via the foundation's channels. No application fee.
The Between Bridges foundation, established by Wolfgang Tillmans, announces its ninth artist residency: a six-month working period (January-June 2027) at Keithstrasse 15 in Berlin-Schoneberg, including a one-month exhibition or public presentation. Residents receive a EUR 1,500 monthly stipend (regardless of the number of participants), a EUR 5,000 exhibition/presentation budget, use of the premises and studio visits within the Between Bridges network. The foundation cannot directly support exhibition installation but will help find service providers; documentation and promotion via the foundation's channels. ELIGIBILITY: professional artists, artist duos, or small groups working collaboratively. Artists enrolled at a university at the time of application are not eligible, EXCEPT those enrolled in PhD programmes. Selection is based on the quality of the application and work samples. APPLY (German or English) via the online form with a single PDF (max 10 MB, max 10 pages total) including CV, portfolio, and a short project proposal with exhibition/presentation concept (max 250 words or half an A4 page); links to video/audio works allowed. Deadline Sunday 21 June 2026, 23:59 CET; selected applicants notified in August 2026 (no individual feedback). Premises are not wheelchair-accessible and not suitable for residential use. Contact: residency@betweenbridges.net.
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Horizon Institute for Public Service · Remote · Deadline: 21 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to $100,000 in career-development funding per participant (for unpaid or underpaid placements, courses, conferences, relocation and other career costs), plus 1-on-1 mentorship, dedicated training, application coaching, hiring-manager introductions and exclusive job listings. No application fee.
Horizon's 9-month part-time, remote AI Policy Career Accelerator helps people from a wide range of backgrounds move into AI governance and policy roles in Congress, agencies and think tanks. Cohort 3 participants receive 1-on-1 mentorship from experienced policy practitioners, dedicated training on working in Congress / agencies / think tanks, coaching on resumes, cover letters and writing samples, direct introductions to hiring managers, and access to exclusive (non-public) job listings. Up to $100,000 is available in career-development funding per participant for unpaid or underpaid roles, courses, conferences, relocation and more. ELIGIBILITY: open to all backgrounds and experience levels (students, mid-career professionals, academics, researchers, lawyers, engineers); no prior policy experience required. Time commitment is flexible (typically under 2 hours/week outside an optional 4-6 week training period). Applications close 21 June 2026.
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Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL) · Netherlands (for international travel) · Deadline: 22 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to €1,500 within Europe (zone 1) / up to €2,500 outside Europe (zone 2)
Travel voucher for Dutch-based professionals in design, architecture and/or digital culture who have been invited by a foreign party to give a presentation, lecture or workshop. To apply you must have submitted an application to the Fund in the past five years that was positively assessed. Round 2 runs 4 May 2026 15:00 CEST to 22 June 2026 16:00 CEST (budget €33,000); Round 3 runs 8 September 2026 15:00 CEST to 27 October 2026 16:00 CEST (budget €33,000).
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Artist Trust · Washington State, United States · Deadline: 22 Jun 2026 · Award: $2,500 unrestricted project grant per artist (awarded to 65 artists). No application fee.
Unrestricted project-based grants of $2,500 from Artist Trust to 65 Washington State artists across all disciplines, including literary and media arts. Funds can support a specific project or career-advancing activity. ELIGIBILITY: Washington State residents who are originators of works of art and not current students; open to artist teams.
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Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) · Dublin, Ireland (onsite at IMMA) · Deadline: 22 Jun 2026 · Award: Funded. Monthly EUR 1,000 bursary for pre-agreed contracted months; free onsite accommodation (separate to studio); access to an onsite IMMA studio (if required); amenities (electricity, heating, Wi-Fi, parking); one return journey for residents living outside Ireland; pre-agreed material/programming expenses related to the Research Assemblies. NOTE: EUR 10 application fee via Submittable.
IMMA's Dwell Here One Year Residency offers research-led residencies in Dublin across the visual arts, design, architecture, curation and related humanities fields, supporting independent site-responsive research. Structured around three week-long seasonal Research Assemblies in 2027 (Spring 03-09 March, Summer 09-15 June, Autumn 22-28 September) where residents engage with mentors, peers, fellow residents and the wider IMMA community through workshops, temporary exhibitions, reading groups, walking tours, open studios, talks, site visits, performances or other studio-related activities. RESEARCH THEMES (encouraged but not required): Technologies of Peace (commemorative landscapes, memories of peace, sustainable coexistence); The Irish Paradigm (Ireland as small island on the edge of Europe, periphery vs centre); The Museum as a Site of Vibration (museum and site within the built legacy of empire, erased/censored/marginalised histories, planetary care, hospitality). ELIGIBILITY: artists and thinkers based in Ireland or internationally, committed to research excellence within their discipline; framed around research excellence rather than career stage. Some onsite accommodation suitable for partners or small families (discuss with the residency programmer); self-catering facility. Notification September 2026. APPLY via Submittable (EUR 10 fee). NOTE: there are two other Dwell Here open calls for 2027 (additional one-year and one-month residencies); applicants can only apply for ONE Dwell Here residency.
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Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) · Dublin, Ireland (locally-based; commutable to IMMA; NO accommodation provided) · Deadline: 22 Jun 2026 · Award: Funded. EUR 4,000 bursary for the year; free access to an onsite IMMA studio; amenities (electricity, heating, Wi-Fi, parking); pre-agreed material/programming expenses related to the Research Assemblies. NOTE: EUR 10 application fee via Submittable. NO accommodation provided (apply to one of the other two Dwell Here calls if accommodation is needed).
IMMA's Dwell Here One Year Studio Residency is the locally-based variant of the Dwell Here 2027 programme, supporting artists and thinkers commutable to IMMA in Dublin to undertake independent site-responsive research from an onsite studio (without accommodation). Open across visual arts, design, architecture, curation and related humanities fields. Structured around three week-long seasonal Research Assemblies in 2027 (Spring 03-09 March, Summer 09-15 June, Autumn 22-28 September), where residents engage with mentors, peers, fellow residents and the wider IMMA community through workshops, temporary exhibitions, reading groups, walking tours, open studios, talks, site visits, performances or other studio-related activities. RESEARCH THEMES (encouraged but not required): Technologies of Peace; The Irish Paradigm; The Museum as a Site of Vibration. ELIGIBILITY: artists and thinkers based within a reasonable commute to IMMA, committed to research excellence within their discipline. Notification September 2026. APPLY via Submittable as an Expression of Interest (EUR 10 fee). NOTE: there are two other Dwell Here open calls for 2027 (One Year Residency with accommodation, and a One Month Residency); applicants can only apply for ONE Dwell Here residency.
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Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) · Dublin, Ireland (onsite at IMMA; open to worldwide applicants) · Deadline: 22 Jun 2026 · Award: Funded. EUR 250/week bursary for pre-agreed contracted weeks; free shared onsite accommodation (with own bedroom, separate to studio); access to a shared onsite IMMA studio (if required); amenities (electricity, heating, Wi-Fi, parking); one return journey for residents living outside Ireland. NOTE: EUR 10 application fee via Submittable. NOTE: cannot support accommodation for additional family members or partners.
IMMA's Dwell Here One Month Residency is the short-format variant of the Dwell Here 2027 programme, open to nationwide and internationally based artists and thinkers to undertake site-responsive research at IMMA in Dublin across visual arts, design, architecture, curation and related humanities fields. STRUCTURE: residents undertake three weeks of independent site-responsive research plus a fourth week (beginning, middle, or end) that must overlap with one of the three 2027 Research Assemblies (Spring 03-09 March, Summer 09-15 June, or Autumn 22-28 September). During the assembly week, residents engage with mentors, peers, fellow residents and the wider IMMA community through workshops, temporary exhibitions, reading groups, walking tours, open studios, talks, site visits, performances or other studio-related activities. Intent: deeper insight into the context of visual arts practices in Ireland, strengthening international connections and seeding ideas for proposed return residencies/programming. RESEARCH THEMES (encouraged but not required): Technologies of Peace; The Irish Paradigm; The Museum as a Site of Vibration. ELIGIBILITY: artists and thinkers based worldwide, committed to research excellence within their discipline. Self-catering facility; occasional hospitality. Notification October 2026. APPLY via Submittable (EUR 10 fee). NOTE: there are two other Dwell Here open calls for 2027 (One Year Residency with accommodation, and One Year Studio Residency for local applicants without accommodation); applicants can only apply for ONE Dwell Here residency.
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Jan van Eyck Academie (Future Materials / Future Threads programme, co-funded by the EU Just Transition Fund) · Maastricht, Netherlands (residency; fellows must reside within 10km) · Deadline: 24 Jun 2026 · Award: Monthly stipend of EUR 1,750 (80% exempt from income tax) plus an annual working budget of EUR 2,250, a private studio apartment, and access to the Jan van Eyck Labs and external partners. Application fee EUR 50 excl. VAT (waived for applicants from DAC-list lower-income countries and territories).
Two material-research fellowships at the Jan van Eyck Academie under the Future Materials programme: one Fashion & Textile Material Fellowship and one Future Materials Fellowship, each lasting 11 months. The programme supports environmentally conscious art and design practices researching sustainable, non-toxic, biobased alternatives to fossil-based or toxic materials. ELIGIBILITY: applicants with an existing research project on sustainable/biobased materials (the Fashion & Textile stream focuses on fashion/textile systems; the Future Materials stream on biobased materials or processes for broad creative use). Projects should take a systemic perspective on the just transition. Jan van Eyck alumni, and full-time alumni of the Rijksakademie or De Ateliers, are not eligible. Fellows develop their project with the Jan van Eyck Labs and Maastricht partners (Textile Innovation Maastricht; CHILL at Brightlands Chemelot Campus). Apply via the respective Jan van Eyck application form.
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The Mill at Vicksburg · Vicksburg, Michigan, USA (5-6 week on-site residency, private housing) · Deadline: 25 Jun 2026 · Award: $2,000 stipend plus a $500 travel grant and private housing for the 5-6 week residency. Application fee: $25.
Prairie Ronde Artist Residency at The Mill at Vicksburg, a self-directed residency open to artists across disciplines including film, video and new media. ELIGIBILITY: artists of any discipline; open worldwide. Apply via the Prairie Ronde application page.
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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) · United States · Deadline: 25 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to $75,000 (Development) | $350,000 (Radio/Podcast Production) | $700,000 (Documentary Production)
Supports development, production and distribution of radio programmes, podcasts and documentary films that engage general audiences with humanities ideas. Proposals must build on sound humanities scholarship, present multiple perspectives, involve external humanities scholars at all phases, involve appropriate media professionals, use accessible formats, and show potential to attract a large public audience. Development awards (up to $75,000) cover scholar meetings, preliminary interviews, treatments and scripts, work-in-progress trailers, outreach planning and archival research.
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TechCongress · Washington, D.C., United States (Congressional offices) · Deadline: 25 Jun 2026 · Award: Senior Fellows: $100,600 per year. Congressional Innovation Fellows (early-career): $78,000 annual-equivalent stipend ($6,500/month). Plus health-insurance supplements up to $425/month, relocation assistance up to $2,000, initial-housing reimbursement up to $2,000, travel funds up to $2,000, and a $500 professional-attire allowance. No application fee.
TechCongress is accepting applications for its January 2027 Fellowship cohort, placing up to 20 fellows in Congressional offices and committees on both sides of the aisle. Fellows work directly with Members of Congress and Congressional Committees on AI policy, cybersecurity, data privacy, climate, government innovation, science/research and more; no prior government experience required. TWO TRACKS: (1) Senior Fellows (mid-career, 8+ years) for January-December 2027, paid $100,600/year; (2) Congressional Innovation Fellows (early-career, 2-6 years) for January-October 2027, paid a $78,000 annual-equivalent stipend ($6,500/month). Benefits include health-insurance supplements (up to $425/month), relocation (up to $2,000), initial housing (up to $2,000), travel (up to $2,000), and a $500 professional-attire allowance. This year the call explicitly seeks people with backgrounds in climate, government innovation, and science/research alongside the traditional AI/tech/cyber profile; applicants with seven years of experience qualify for an intermediate tier. ELIGIBILITY: this is a full-time, in-person fellowship and fellows must relocate to Washington, D.C.; applicants must be U.S. citizens (DACA recipients, or those eligible for DACA, are also eligible). Application deadline 25 June 2026, 11:59pm ET.
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French Institutes for Advanced Study (FIAS) network: Aix-Marseille, Cergy, Loire Valley (Orleans-Tours), Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris · Seven Institutes for Advanced Study across France (Aix-Marseille, Cergy, Loire Valley/Orleans-Tours, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris) · Deadline: 25 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 2,200/month living allowance; social security coverage; accommodation; research and training budget; travel expenses covered. No application fee.
FIAS Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships at seven Institutes for Advanced Study in France, welcoming high-level international scholars and scientists to develop innovative research projects. 29 POSITIONS for 2027/2028: Aix-Marseille (7); Cergy (3); Loire Valley/Orleans-Tours (2); Lyon (3); Montpellier (2); Nantes (4); Paris (8). DISCIPLINES: all Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) plus all other research fields interfacing with the SSH. ELIGIBILITY: outstanding researchers at all career levels, from postdoctoral to senior scientists. Minimum: PhD plus 2 years of research experience at the time of application. Researchers from all countries are eligible BUT must have spent no more than 12 months in France during the three years prior to the application deadline. COMMON STANDARDS across all FIAS: living allowance of EUR 2,200/month; social security coverage; accommodation; research and training budget; travel expenses covered. DEADLINE: 25 June 2026. APPLY via the FIAS-FP call for applications page.
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City of Ottawa Public Art Program · Vanier, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (in-person residency) · Deadline: 26 Jun 2026 · Award: CAD 40,000 plus HST if applicable for the Artist-in-Residence (inclusive of all residency costs), with an additional CAD 40,000 to 70,000 available afterward to create a final legacy public artwork. No application fee.
The City of Ottawa Public Art Program invites professional artists or artist teams to submit qualifications to be Vanier's Artist-in-Residence, a community-led initiative designed to foster meaningful engagement and dialogue with the Vanier community, with the insights gained informing the creation of a final legacy artwork. The community is looking for a reliable, collaborative, and adaptable artist or team; the role will benefit from candidates with diverse community engagement experience, current or past ties to Vanier, and the ability to communicate fully in both official languages. After the residency, the artist or team will be asked to provide a proposal for a legacy artwork, with an additional budget and timeline to plan and implement it. This two-stage competition is held under the Public Art Policy as a Request for Qualifications. BUDGET: CAD 40,000 plus HST for the Artist-in-Residence (March to September 2027), inclusive of all residency costs such as consultations, research, program activities, materials, deliverables, and the artist's time, travel, and meeting attendance; plus CAD 40,000 to 70,000 for the legacy public art installation (Summer 2028), covering design, fabrication, insurance, storage, transport, installation, engineering, permits, and anchoring, as well as the artist's time and travel. ELIGIBILITY: an equal-opportunity project open to local, national, and international professional artists and artist teams with experience creating permanent public art and working with multidisciplinary teams; City of Ottawa employees are not eligible. Applications from First Nations, Inuit, and Metis artists are welcomed and encouraged. VISION: the selected artist participates in existing Vanier programming and establishes new opportunities for community interaction and collaboration, conducts historical research into the neighbourhood, and proposes a permanent legacy artwork celebrating Vanier's history and diversity. Application deadline: 26 June 2026, 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time, via the online form.
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Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP) · Global (online community plus regional hubs) · Deadline: 26 Jun 2026 · Award: $1,000 kick-starter grant + mentorship + global networking + opportunity to win $10,000 grand prize at year-end
Fellowship for emerging changemakers aged 18 to 35 using futures thinking and foresight to drive social and environmental impact. Fellows receive a $1,000 kick-starter grant, mentorship from expert foresight practitioners, capability-building training, access to a 900+ strong global community, regional hubs, and the chance to win a $10,000 grand prize. Supports projects on climate transitions, democracy, emerging technologies, health and other systemic challenges.
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Fondazione Campania Welfare · Parco San Laise, Bagnoli, Naples, Italy (former NATO base undergoing social/cultural regeneration) · Deadline: 26 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 1,300 artist fee, plus travel, meals, accommodation, and production costs fully covered by the project. No application fee.
Second round of OASis In the Park, Fondazione Campania Welfare's residency at Parco San Laise (a former NATO base in Bagnoli, Naples) following the first cycle (San Laise Open Lab). The OASis operates as a diffused platform across multiple spaces within the park, combining artistic creation, community engagement, and social activation. WHO: artists developing participatory, socially engaged practices with strong educational and/or community-focused components; particular encouragement for artists interested in working with children, youth, and local communities, though projects of broader social relevance to Bagnoli and community regeneration are welcome. DISCIPLINES (non-exhaustive): filmmaking and audiovisual media; photography; visual arts (sculpture, street art, graffiti, painting); textile, fashion and material practices; music and sound; AI-based artistic production; spatial design and installation art; lighting/light-based practices; interior and community-oriented design; illustration and graphic arts; multidisciplinary practice. ACTIVITIES: workshops, co-creation sessions, personal-but-community-based artistic projects, training initiatives, or other artistic interventions; focus refined during selection. SELECTION CRITERIA: artistic quality and originality; capacity for participatory and socially engaged practice; relevance to local context and community needs; clarity and concreteness of the proposal. APPLY by emailing fcw.oasis@gmail.com (subject line: 'OASis In the Park Application') with: CV (max 2 pages); portfolio (links, images, documentation); artistic project proposal (max 2 pages describing the project, community engagement plan, and intended outputs). TIMELINE: call closes 26 June 2026; artists notified July 2026; residency September-October 2026.
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Kasteel Wijlre estate · Kasteel Wijlre estate, Wijlre, South Limburg, the Netherlands; open to artists living in the EU. · Deadline: 28 Jun 2026 · Award: Stipend of EUR 800 per month for three months (EUR 2,400 total) plus production and research compensation up to EUR 2,000. Private accommodation and a small in-house studio provided. All other costs (insurance, food, transport) covered by the resident. No application fee.
Kasteel Wijlre estate invites international artists to apply for The Resonant Garden, a three-month residency set within the gardens and grounds of the estate in the hills of South Limburg. The garden is considered a place of cultivation and care, memory and imagination, rooted histories and possible futures; artists are invited to engage with it as a site for artistic research, hands-in-the-ground material experimentation and poetic speculation. Residents have access to the gardens and a small (16 sqm) in-house studio, with basic gardening and technical tools provided; the site itself, its green exterior, its historical views on 'the garden' and its embeddedness in the South Limburg landscape, becomes both companion and collaborator. Feedback sessions with garden and art professionals from the estate's network run throughout, concluding with an open studio event or presentation, and the residency sits within the Borderlands Residency network (networking and field trips). FOR WHOM: artists living in the EU with both research- and studio-based practices who wish to engage with the garden as a metaphor, method and/or material environment, and who embrace the rural location and the quiet and relative isolation of a country estate. ACCOMMODATION: private living and studio space (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom) in the castle courtyard; a bicycle is provided and the estate is reachable by public transport (Heerlen 12 km, Aachen 17 km, Maastricht 19 km). PRESENCE: the resident is expected to spend most of the period on site and to take part in at least two (semi-)public moments (an introductory presentation and a concluding open studio), and to be available for exchanges with the estate's professional network. BUDGET: EUR 800/month for three months plus production and research compensation up to EUR 2,000; all other costs (insurance, food, transport) are the resident's. SELECTION: a panel of two artist-advisors and the director-curator review applications on artistic vision, strength of proposal, and resonance with the estate context. APPLY: send a single PDF with a motivation statement and project proposal (max 500 words) and a CV (max 2 pages) to residency coordinator Anne Vangronsveld, a.vangronsveld@kasteelwijlre.nl. Deadline: 28 June 2026; decisions communicated the week of 6 July 2026.
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Van Alen Institute · Brooklyn, New York, USA. Exhibition at Van Alen Institute, 28 September to 13 November 2026 · Deadline: 28 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 3,000 honorarium, plus archival access, curatorial support, mentorship, free materials via Materials for the Arts, professional documentation, and inclusion in the public exhibition. Five projects selected. No application fee.
Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design is a request for exhibition proposals that treats the Van Alen Institute archive (thousands of competition boards, jury records, photographs and correspondence) as living material to be questioned and reinterpreted through the lens of open and fair access. Van Alen invites emerging designers and creatives of all disciplines to engage the archive, either responding directly to specific materials (competition prompts, submitted drawings) or thematically. A wide range of media is welcomed, including architectural models, drawings, images, projections, video, photography and writing; direct engagement, interaction and multi-disciplinary collaboration are encouraged. Five projects will be selected and shown together at Van Alen Institute, 28 September to 13 November 2026. ELIGIBILITY: open to emerging creatives across disciplines (architects, artists, designers, filmmakers, photographers, researchers, writers and others); no formal architectural training required. Applicants must be at least 18; be legally authorized to work in the United States OR capable of receiving an artist honorarium (so non-US applicants able to receive an honorarium may apply, though the Brooklyn exhibition and hybrid check-ins make it US-practical); be available for hybrid check-ins July to November 2026; and commit to delivering exhibition-ready work on the project timeline. Collaborative proposals are permitted, though the honorarium may be shared among collaborators. Selected participants receive a USD 3,000 honorarium, archival access and curatorial support, mentorship from Van Alen staff and advisors, free materials through Materials for the Arts, and professional documentation. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Application deadline: 28 June 2026.
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ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (Hertzlab) · Karlsruhe, Germany (free accommodation provided near Schlosspark) · Deadline: 28 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 1,500 scholarship for the full residency, from which grantees cover all production, living and travel costs. ZKM provides free accommodation near Karlsruhe Schlosspark (not provided for applicants already resident in Karlsruhe). No application fee.
ZKM | Hertzlab's Sonic Experiments artist-in-residence programme awards four scholarships to composers and sound artists specialising in electronic music: three to international artists and one to a composer with a local connection to Karlsruhe (current/former address, school, university, etc.). The 2026 edition, 'Resonating Futures', seeks artists exploring science fiction and space travel through composition and conceptual work; thematic areas may include utopian and/or dystopian approaches, the global climate crisis, decolonial perspectives, health and wellbeing, and the post-human world. The call is open to composers and sound artists of all ages and backgrounds. PROJECT AREAS: composition for live electronics; mixed music (acoustic instruments combined with electronics); experimental performance with a prominent electronic-music or sound component; live coding; and fixed media. Works may be produced in audiovisual format, and there is the opportunity to work with spatial sound (including for applicants new to it). FINANCIAL: EUR 1,500 for the entire residency (covers production, living and travel), plus free ZKM accommodation near Schlosspark for non-local grantees. TO APPLY: submit application materials to image@zkm.de by 28 June 2026, 11:59pm CEST; include the keywords 'Karlsruhe local connection' in the subject line if applying for the local scholarship. Incomplete or non-compliant applications will not be considered. Results announced July 2026.
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Social Science Research Council (SSRC) · United States (must reside in US during the fellowship year) · Deadline: 28 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to $60,000 unrestricted, plus optional seed funding for collaborative projects within or across Just Tech cohorts
Flagship SSRC public-interest tech fellowship supporting researchers, artists, journalists, community-based researchers, social scientists, humanists, technologists and practitioners whose work expands public understanding of technology and contributes to more informed and accountable technological futures. One-year unrestricted award of up to $60,000 (January through December 2027) for research, creative practice or community-engaged work at the intersection of technology and society. Programme includes monthly virtual gatherings, individualised mentoring, one in-person workshop, plus ongoing access to the Just Tech network beyond the award year. Citizens of any country may apply but fellows must reside in the United States for the fellowship duration; SSRC does not sponsor visas. No formal degree requirement. Full-time students are not eligible. Application materials: 2-page CV; personal statement (1,000 words or 5-minute video); work proposal (3,000 words or 10-slide deck) addressing concept, technology engagement, approach/contribution, feasibility, field context and public contribution; 2 work samples. Application portal open 27 April to 28 June 2026 23:59 EST (single window for the 2027 cohort); selected fellows notified November 2026. Strong fit for critical data, algorithmic justice, platform governance and digital rights work.
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Victor Pinchuk Foundation (PinchukArtCentre) · Kyiv, Ukraine (exhibition of shortlisted artists at PinchukArtCentre in Spring 2027) · Deadline: 28 Jun 2026 · Award: Main prize US$100,000 ($60,000 cash + $40,000 investment in the winner's practice). Up to 5 Special Prizes share a total amount of US$20,000 for supporting projects that develop their artistic practice. No application fee.
Biannual global contemporary art prize from the Victor Pinchuk Foundation (PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv), recognising and supporting a future generation of artists. The main winner receives US$100,000 ($60,000 cash plus $40,000 invested in their practice); up to five special prizes share a total of US$20,000 for projects developing the artist's practice. Shortlisted artists exhibit at PinchukArtCentre in Spring 2027, with the award ceremony following. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists aged 35 or younger worldwide, with no restrictions on gender, nationality, race or artistic medium; former Prize winners are not eligible to enter again but other previous applicants may re-apply. APPLY through the open call online. A selection committee reviews applications and selects up to twenty artists for the exhibition; in addition, 300 correspondent art experts worldwide nominate two to five candidates each. Applications accepted 11 May - 28 June 2026; shortlist announced 14 September 2026.
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Exploratorium · San Francisco, California, USA (embedded within the museum) · Deadline: 29 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 15,000 annual stipend, plus travel support, project management and financial support for residency projects, and access to Exploratorium facilities and staff expertise. No application fee.
The Exploratorium's Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR), running since 1974, works with individuals and artist groups who are drawn to collaboration, interested in interdisciplinary dialogue, and open to developing new working methods. Projects have taken many forms: multimedia performances, theatrical productions, animated filmmaking, immersive installations, walking tours, and online projects. The program lets artists embed within the culture of the institution (a renowned San Francisco science museum), with access to its staff and a diverse public for cross-pollination. Residencies typically unfold over two years and include both an exploratory phase and a project-development phase. The program is designed for artists who begin with curiosity and experimentation rather than a fully formed idea, working co-creatively with the Exploratorium; applicants should be inherently curious and deeply invested in inquiry as part of their practice. SUPPORT: a USD 15,000 annual stipend, travel support, project management and financial support for residency projects, and access to Exploratorium facilities and staff expertise. Apply via the Exploratorium SlideRoom portal by 29 June 2026.
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Realities in Transition, in collaboration with MEET Digital Culture Center Milan · Hybrid: online phases plus a two-month in-person period at MEET Digital Culture Center, Milan, Italy · Deadline: 29 Jun 2026 · Award: Three grants of EUR 15,000 each (one per artist), covering the artist's fee plus travel, accommodation and subsistence, disbursed in three installments (EUR 7,000 on signing, EUR 4,000 after the Test Lab, EUR 4,000 at the end). Production costs of up to EUR 5,000 are covered by the host, plus a mentoring programme. No application fee.
Open call from the Realities in Transition (RiT 2 - Unwritten Worlds) programme for artists and designers to co-create a collective XR artwork during a residency exploring telepresence and the shifting nature of presence in the digital age. The residency investigates how the body operates across physical and digital dimensions through motion capture and immersive environments, treating movement as a language that can be encoded, transformed and transmitted, and opening critical and speculative perspectives on authorship, identity and corporeality. MEDIUM: motion capture and immersivity. ELIGIBILITY: individual XR and immersive artists who are European residents; three artists are selected and joined by a creative technologist to work as a group. The residency alternates shared work, critical discussion and experimentation, from conception and prototyping to a public Test Lab and audience presentation, with a mentoring programme covering XR mediation, ethics and inclusion, accessibility, hybridisation of spaces, distribution and business models. Apply via the Realities in Transition open-call page.
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Gasworks (London), supported by Suzanne McFayden + The Nelumbo Collection · Gasworks, London, United Kingdom · Deadline: 29 Jun 2026 · Award: Fully funded 11-week residency: 24/7 private studio at Gasworks, single-room accommodation in Gasworks Residency House, economy return flights + taxi transfers from home country (1 cabin + 1 hold bag), all visa costs and visa-application support, weekly stipend of GBP 175, materials budget up to GBP 800, prepaid TFL Zones 1+2 travel card, studio visits, Open Studio event on Saturday 13 March 2027, dedicated residency page on the Gasworks website with short video interview, networking + at least two individual studio visits, plus admin/pastoral/curatorial support. No application fee.
Gasworks residency open call for an early-career contemporary visual artist based in the Caribbean. The 11-week, fully funded residency takes place at Gasworks in London 6 January - 24 March 2027. Self-led, non-prescriptive and process-based programme supporting professional development, cultural exchange and experimentation. Selection by panel of Gasworks reps + external advisors with specialist knowledge of the Caribbean and UK contemporary-art scenes; priority for artists who have not previously worked in London; shortlist of four invited to a short online interview before the final decision. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES (per the UN Geoscheme for the Caribbean): Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire/Sint Eustatius and Saba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands. Applicants must have at least moderate spoken English; no duos/collectives, partners or children supported on-site. APPLY: one PDF (max 15MB) with cover sheet, 250-word practice statement, 250-word residency-plan statement, up to 15 images/video/sound clips of recent work (captions, up to 100 words per work), CV (max 3 pages), and any relevant documentation; spoken responses via embedded video/audio links accepted. Deadline 29 June 2026, 1pm UK time. Supported by Suzanne McFayden + The Nelumbo Collection.
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SVĚTOVA 1 · Prague, Czech Republic; participants must be physically present in Prague for the entire program. · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Scholarship of CZK 5,000 (around EUR 200). Free 14-day educational programme; work exhibited at SVĚTOVA 1 for at least six weeks with production and PR support. NO accommodation provided (funding restrictions). No application fee.
SVĚTOVA 1 invites early-career artists and cultural organizers to apply for the fifth edition of its educational and research programme As We Grow. This year the course is led by artist and mythopoet András Cséfalvay, Associate Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. The 14-day project (7 to 20 September 2026) culminates in a group exhibition. WHAT YOU GET: a free 14-day educational experience; a scholarship of CZK 5,000 (around EUR 200); a rich working environment with on-site interaction with the leading artist, scholars and other artists; active involvement in the As We Grow research and event programming; organizational and professional support; and exhibition of your work at SVĚTOVA 1 for at least six weeks, with production and PR support before, during and after the show. SVĚTOVA 1 actively encourages queer and BIPoC people who have migrated to or taken refuge in Prague to apply. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be physically present in Prague for the entire program, have essential spoken English, and commit to the whole 14 days after acceptance. Note: accommodation cannot be offered due to funding restrictions. APPLY via the online Notion form with a portfolio of 3 works, a CV (max 2 pages), and either a 2-3 minute video or a 250-word motivation letter (may include images) outlining how your lived experience and interest align with the course. Deadline: 30 June 2026 at midnight; results announced by 15 July 2026. Questions: tomas@svetova1.cz.
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Platform · Vaasa, Finland; artist must spend at least 80 percent of the residency in Vaasa. · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Fully funded. Working grant of EUR 42/day (proportional to days spent in Vaasa), a material budget up to EUR 1,000 (reimbursed against original receipts for project-related purchases), and travel covered (one return trip, cheapest option). Accommodation provided. No application fee.
Platform is an art organization in Vaasa, a relatively peripheral Finnish town, running an art space and a residency. The 2027 theme, Loosey-Goosey, invites working artists to explore the limits of their expression and question professionalism: what happens to our art when we define and limit it to conform to society's lines, and who decides what makes a professional artist. Platform seeks artists who work with the topic of professionalism, questioning it or rejecting result-driven societal pressures and norms. The residency is open to artists of any medium, including but not limited to installation, performance, sound art, textiles, sculpture, video, community art, and painting. SUPPORT: a fully funded residency with a private apartment (bedroom and kitchen) within walking distance of the dedicated studio and project space; a working grant of EUR 42/day (proportional to days spent in Vaasa); a material budget up to EUR 1,000 reimbursed against receipts; and one return trip (cheapest option) covered. A contact person helps the artist settle in, source materials and make connections. Platform holds basic tools and electronics (projectors, Zoom recorder, office printer, sound system, sewing machine, etc.). DURATION: 4 to 12 weeks during 2027; artists who can stay up to 12 weeks are preferred, though 4-8 week requests are considered, and duos may apply. EXPECTATIONS: give a public talk, performance, workshop or presentation at the start; communicate in English, Swedish or Finnish; spend at least 80 percent of the residency in Vaasa; and submit project documentation plus a short report for the website. Platform does not run a gallery, so no end-of-residency exhibition is offered, but it will help arrange a final presentation, studio visit or performance if wanted. APPLY: via the online form only, with a single PDF (max 10 pages, 5 MB) named FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME containing (1) an informal one-page project plan and motivation letter stating preferred 2027 period, (2) descriptions and images of 5 previous projects or artworks (direct video links for videos), and (3) a CV of max two pages including name, date of birth and current location. Open call: 8 June to 30 June 2026, 23:59 EEST. All applicants notified by the end of September 2026; the board makes the selection and is not obliged to justify it.
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Bolder Futures (sponsored by Micron) · United States; fully remote. Stipends can only be issued to individuals with US-based tax status (SSN or ITIN); US-based nonprofits with employees elsewhere may be considered. Sessions run during 9am-5pm PT. · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 2,000 stipend on successful completion (the program notes a comparable paid upskilling program is valued at USD 7,000 or more). No application fee.
A 12-week fall fellowship that bridges emerging AI technology and the social sector: fellows gain practical, workplace-ready AI skills through hands-on, interactive training while applying them to increase the operational capacity of a partner nonprofit. The program emphasises moving past theoretical AI concepts into immediate, real-world applications, and provides equitable access to AI training for individuals and organizations driving positive social change. WHO SHOULD APPLY: professionals and emerging leaders seeking practical AI skills; prior AI experience is not required. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be at least 18, secure a commitment from a 501(c)(3) nonprofit partner, and commit roughly 8-10 hours per week. Fully remote (sessions during 9am-5pm PT); stipends can only be issued to individuals with US-based tax status (SSN or ITIN), though US-based nonprofits with employees elsewhere may be considered. COMPENSATION: USD 2,000 stipend upon successful completion. The program runs September to December 2026. DEADLINE: 30 June 2026, 11:59pm PT.
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ARCAthens · Athens, Greece (in-person residency). Open to applicants not residing in Greece · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Fully funded: USD 3,000 Fellowship Prize, USD 200/week stipend toward food and local transport, basic coach round-trip airfare reimbursed, private bedroom and bathroom with shared kitchen, and studio access for Visual Art Fellows. No application fee.
The Athens Residency is the flagship program of ARCAthens, a not-for-profit founded in 2017, offering two fully-funded Fellowships (Visual Art and Curatorial) that enable artists, curators, and scholars to live and work in Athens, Greece, and respond to the city's ongoing cultural renaissance. The residency is a structured, research-driven program built around scheduled engagements with artists, curators, institutions, and collections, including arranged studio and private collection visits, guided institutional access, and select community events. Distinct from studio-isolated models, it emphasizes engagement and exchange, balancing focused visits with time for independent exploration. ELIGIBILITY: ARCAthens welcomes applicants from all countries and nationalities representing a broad range of creative thought and practice; the program is open to applicants not residing in Greece. PRACTICAL: 3-month duration; USD 3,000 Fellowship Prize; USD 200 per week stipend toward food and local transportation; a basic coach round-trip ticket is provided (Fellows purchase following ARCAthens approval of itinerary and cost, reimbursed within five business days; in cases of financial hardship ARCAthens may arrange travel directly). Fellows are responsible for all other expenses, including food, local transportation, and any production, installation, or shipping costs. Visas are not necessary for US nationals for the duration of the program; others are responsible for procuring visas as applicable. Facilities include a private bedroom and bathroom with shared kitchen; Visual Art Fellows have studio access. Two Fellows are in residence at one time. Working language is English. Selection is by a 3-person independent committee of arts professionals. No fee, open call. TIMELINE: application deadline 30 June 2026 (closes 11:00 p.m. ET); notification of Fellowships mid July; residency 10 September to 30 November 2026.
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United We Om · United States. Applicants and their service work must be based in the USA · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Micro-grants of USD 500 to 2,500 (line-item budget required). Service compensation capped at USD 50 per hour.
United We Om's Karma Projects micro-grants support and amplify the good works of people dedicated to karma yoga, acts of selfless service without attachment to outcomes, that create lasting change for individuals, communities, and humanity. The Fund seeks to support individuals and small nonprofits creating change in their communities, using their own life experiences to serve others facing similar struggles, where USD 2,500 would significantly benefit the work and represents 1% or more of an annual budget (nonprofits with annual budgets of USD 250,000 or less). Preference is given to those performing service work without financial compensation. The Fund supports fully formed ideas and projects with specific goals and outcomes: expansions of existing programs, innovative pilots, and projects providing necessary resources to people without access, that can be sustained beyond the grant period without further United We Om funding. NOT FUNDED: projects that are not karma yoga; wellness services to communities with traditional access; inflated or above-market budgets; art, film, music, or theatre performances that do not directly serve an underserved community; organizations with annual budgets over USD 250,000; programs requiring membership or ongoing participant fees; one-day events; partially funded projects (additional funds must already be in place); applicants or service work outside the USA; for-profit businesses; projects led by people not from the community they serve; projects with any participation fee including by-donation; religious activities (mantra and prayer); therapy or medical/herbal advice without an active license; political or societal activism; and projects still in development. Grant funds may not be used for staff salaries, travel, administrative or grant-prep work, legal or accounting services, volunteer stipends, tuition or fee subsidies, software/website/tech, or attendance incentives. Grantees may pay themselves up to USD 50 per hour for active service time. APPLICATIONS: two windows annually. The Fall 2026 window is open and closes 30 June 2026 at midnight; grants awarded September 2026. Separate applications exist for individuals and for nonprofits. Do not use AI to write the application. Questions: Executive Director Matt Jared at matt@unitedweom.org.
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Emergence at All Scales (EAAS), with The Science & Cocktails Foundation, Stichting Paradiso and NWA Route Kunst · Netherlands (Amsterdam; premiere at the Emergence Festival) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Production budget up to EUR 20,000 including VAT per project (covers artist fees, materials, equipment, space, travel, accommodation, installation and presentation). Total call budget EUR 80,000 (around four projects). No application fee.
Emergence at All Scales (EAAS), a Dutch research consortium spanning mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry and related fields (funded by NWO), invites artists, makers and collectives to propose new works inspired by the theme of Emergence: how complexity arises from simple ingredients, local interactions or microscopic rules. Selected projects are developed in dialogue with EAAS researchers and premiere at the first Emergence Festival in Amsterdam in June 2027. EAAS studies emergence across scales, from quantum spacetime and the early universe to hydrodynamics, quantum matter, collective behaviour, social segregation, networks and intelligent materials; proposals may connect to one project, several, or the theme broadly. WELCOMED FORMS: visual art, digital art, film, video, documentary, installation, exhibition, sculpture; performance, theatre, dance, music, sound art; and hybrid or interdisciplinary works that translate research questions, concepts, data, simulations, methods or early findings into a public experience, ideally with a life beyond the festival. FELLOWS RECEIVE: up to EUR 20,000 production budget, dialogue with EAAS researchers, support from EAAS curator Marijn Bril, possible university office/meeting space, festival presentation, and possible inclusion in the EAAS digital education and art database. REQUIREMENTS: a clear connection to Emergence and EAAS research that speaks to non-specialist audiences; evidence of contact with EAAS researchers during proposal development; a presentable output at the June 2027 festival; attendance at the EAAS annual meeting in March 2027 in Nijmegen; and a realistic technical/safety plan for festival presentation. TO APPLY by 30 June 2026: a proposal up to 3 pages (concept, research connection, proposed researchers/hosts, audience, work plan), a one-page budget, a CV, and a portfolio. Shortlist interviews July-August 2026. Questions: marijn@d-iep.org.
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Center for Media & Digital Governance, Open Markets Institute · Washington, D.C., USA · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: USD 20 to 25 per hour. Candidates who bring external funding or support that offsets compensation are encouraged to note it; total compensation may be structured accordingly.
A fellowship at the Center for Media & Digital Governance (CMDG) at the Open Markets Institute, a Washington-based think tank, for early-career professionals interested in how AI is reshaping the information ecosystem, how platform and media consolidation affect press freedom and democratic accountability, and what regulatory and legal tools can address concentrated power over the news. The fellow contributes to research, publications, regulatory comments, op-eds and testimony; supports communications across the Center's Substack, social media and partner outreach; and shares administrative work (scheduling, convening logistics, organizational systems). QUALIFICATIONS: strong research and writing skills; a bachelor's degree or higher in journalism, law, policy, communications or a related field (law, policy, or graduate background and prior publication or journalism experience preferred); comfort with social media and AI tools; experience with data analysis, regulatory agencies, and/or policy tracking; international or non-U.S. regulatory exposure a plus. TO APPLY: send a resume, one-page cover letter, and one writing sample to jobs@openmarketsinstitute.org with the subject line 'CMDG Fellowship Application'; links to relevant social media or published work welcome; no phone calls. NOTE: applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so there is no firm deadline; the date shown is an approximate cutoff and applying earlier is advised.
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Arte Laguna (Venice) · Venice, Italy (finalist exhibition at Arsenale Nord) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 10,000 main prize plus additional FOMAS prizes (EUR 7,000 / 4,000 / 3,000) and a finalist exhibition at the Venice Arsenale Nord. Entry fee approximately EUR 97 to EUR 122.
International Arte Laguna Prize, open to artists across many media including dedicated digital art and video sections, with a finalist exhibition at the Venice Arsenale Nord. ELIGIBILITY: individual artists of all ages and nationalities worldwide. NOTE: an entry fee applies (roughly EUR 97 to EUR 122), but the prize awards substantial cash. Apply via the Arte Laguna Prize page.
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Tractor Beam · Online publication (remote submissions; geographic eligibility not stated) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: $1,000 USD per accepted submission. Accepted work is considered for publication online (Tractor Beam website and Substack) and, in some cases, for one-off printed editions. Stories may also be considered for the Protopian Prize with contributor consent. No submission fee mentioned.
Tractor Beam's sixth issue, themed around water in soil, growth, land and ecosystems large and small, is open for submissions. Editors are seeking anti-apocalyptic visions that explore the future of water in farming and food production, island ecologies, hybrid sea-soil technologies, the people who move water and the people water moves, plus stories about drought, diaspora and what gets carried downstream. FORMAT: stories under 6,000 words; comics 12-16 panels. Submissions accepted via the call page on Tractor Beam's Substack.
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Restless Egg · Remote · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: $50,000 initial investment for 5% equity, with up to an additional $150,000 follow-on tied to performance milestones. Programme includes weekly check-ins, monthly crits, milestone-driven reviews, access to a network of subject matter experts, collaborators, operators and investors, curated events, and an artist-founder demo day. No application fee.
Six-month Restless Egg accelerator for artist-founders building commercial products with AI and other emerging technologies under the theme of 'Luxury Technology': products that pluralise what AI makes possible across perception, pleasure, communication, ritual and creativity, rather than productivity, surveillance or 'slop'. ELIGIBILITY: artist-founders with an experimental, culturally attuned methodology; work that originates as obsession or frontier practice rather than as a product brief; clearly identified users and real demand; and potential to build a durable company (not a one-off artwork or pure research project). NOTE: this is an equity-based accelerator investment, not a grant - $50,000 initial in exchange for 5% equity, with follow-on conditional on hitting milestones.
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ifa (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen) - Alexander Rave Foundation · Host institutions in Germany (applicants must be cultural practitioners from countries on the OECD DAC list) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Net payment of EUR 1,500 per month; monthly family allowances for accompanying family (EUR 250 spouse, EUR 250 per child); visa costs; outward and return travel costs; health insurance (including family); monthly public transport pass for the city of residence; up to EUR 500 for a language course. No application fee.
Scholarship from ifa (Institut fuer Auslandsbeziehungen), supported by the Alexander Rave Foundation, on the management of cultural heritage and the transformation of museums and exhibition centres. It enables cultural practitioners from countries on the OECD DAC list to stay with host institutions in order to deepen their professional knowledge transnationally, introduce new perspectives and build long-term cooperation through exchange. The focus is on transcultural dialogue and engaging with cultural heritage, collections and archive records, funding mutual knowledge transfer and the creation of sustainable networks, and supporting freedom in art and science, freedom of opinion and open debates. Thematic focal areas centre on transforming museums and exhibition venues in line with the ICOM definition of museums (2023): cultural participation, sustainability, non-discriminatory spaces and decolonial working methods. ELIGIBILITY: curators, restorers, mediators and culture managers from DAC-list countries. Scholarships begin after 1 February 2027.
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Decentralized Pictures · Worldwide (online platform; submit via app.decentralized.pictures) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: $20,000 production grant, plus direct mentorship from Sofia Coppola and guaranteed distribution on DCP+ (Decentralized Pictures' streaming platform for independent creators).
Inaugural Sofia Coppola Short Film Award run by Decentralized Pictures, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit co-founded by Roman Coppola and members of the American Zoetrope family that uses a community-voting model for film financing. One winner receives a $20,000 production grant, mentorship from Sofia Coppola, and a guaranteed DCP+ distribution slot. Submission window 30 April to 30 June 2026, with possible extension if a minimum submission count is not reached; community review ends 14 days after submissions close, and the recipient is announced ~14 days after that. Application requires a short video sample representing the filmmaker's voice (scene, visual excerpt, or proof of concept) and a one-page project description (synopsis, visual references); pitch video optional but encouraged. $25 submission fee covers moderation and peer review. Open worldwide via account on app.decentralized.pictures.
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Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) · Canada-based fund supporting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian XR creators · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Up to $40,000 CAD (development) or $80,000 CAD (production) per project; $500,000 CAD total fund
$500,000 CAD funding programme from the Indigenous Screen Office supporting Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian storytellers developing XR projects. Individual creators and Indigenous-owned production companies may apply for up to $40,000 CAD in development funding or $80,000 CAD in production funding. Applications open 30 May 2026; deadline 30 June 2026 at 17:00 PST.
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Power Institute, University of Sydney · Paris, France (residency); applicants must be Australian · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: $13,000 AUD towards travel and living costs, plus rent-free access to the Power Institute's living/working studio at the Cite Internationale des Arts for 3 months. Note: fellows pay a refundable bond deposit and utility costs. No application fee.
Fellowships for Australian artists to live and work at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris for three months, undertaking a specific artistic project using the city's institutions, exhibitions, archives, libraries, collections and artistic resources. Four fellowships are offered per year. Fellows receive rent-free access to the Power Institute's dedicated living/working studio at the Cite, $13,000 AUD towards travel and living costs (paid roughly 6 weeks before travel), and access to the Cite's facilities and global community of artists plus the broader Paris art infrastructure. Fellows pay a refundable bond and utility costs, and on return must share outcomes via a report, public event and/or exhibition. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists who are Australian citizens or Permanent Residents; applicants cannot have previously held a Cite Internationale des Arts residency (via the Power Institute or any other organisation). Awarded by a committee chaired by the Director of the Power Institute in consultation with the Cite, judged on the strength of the project, the benefit of pursuing it via a Paris residency, and the potential to further the applicant's professional development. Applications open 20 May 2026 and close midnight, 30 June 2026; applicants notified September 2026.
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Power Institute, University of Sydney · Paris, France (research trip); applicants must be Australian · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: $20,000 AUD grant for travel and living expenses (including accommodation), plus support finding accommodation. No application fee.
Fellowships for Australian researchers to live and work in Paris for three months on a specific research project in art and visual culture, using the city's archives, collections and research networks. Two fellowships are awarded per year: Fellowship 1 for University of Sydney staff members or PhD candidates, and Fellowship 2 for all other researchers (PhD candidate level or higher, including university-based researchers at any career stage, independent researchers, museum or gallery curators, and archivists or collection specialists). Each fellowship includes a $20,000 AUD grant for travel and living expenses (paid roughly 6 weeks before travel), support in finding accommodation, and access to Paris's archives, collections and research networks. On return, fellows must share outcomes via a report and/or public event. ELIGIBILITY: open to all researchers in art and visual culture who are Australian citizens or Permanent Residents; applicants cannot have previously received a Power Institute fellowship (such as at the Cite Internationale des Arts). Awarded by a committee chaired by the Director of the Power Institute, judged on the quality and originality of the project, the relevance and accessibility of the Paris-based research resources (and why the work cannot be done remotely or from the home institution), and the potential to further the applicant's professional development. Applications open 20 May 2026 and close midnight, 30 June 2026; applicants notified September 2026.
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Wasafiri and Queen Mary University of London · Online (UK-based, international entry) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: GBP 1,000 cash plus print publication for the winner of each category. Entry fee GBP 12 (single) / GBP 16 (double); a subsidised GBP 6 fee is available with no proof required.
Annual international writing prize from Wasafiri and Queen Mary University of London, with three categories: Poetry, Fiction, and Life Writing (creative nonfiction). The prize is specifically for writers who have NOT yet published a book-length work, making it strongly debut-friendly. The Life Writing category suits a self-contained creative-nonfiction piece (for example an extract or essay drawn from a longer project). ELIGIBILITY: open to anyone who has not published a complete book; no restrictions on age, gender, nationality or background. Deadline 11:59pm BST, 30 June 2026. NOTE: entry fee applies (GBP 12/16, or a subsidised GBP 6).
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Existential Hope (Foresight Institute) · Online (worldwide) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: $10,000 prize pool: $5,000 for the best world plus five $1,000 bounties. No entry fee.
Worldbuilding competition asking entrants to build and argue a grounded vision of a 2035 in which AI went well, submitted as text plus media. A speculative, constructive counterpoint for artists and writers engaging critically with AI and synthetic media. ELIGIBILITY: open internationally to anyone aged 16 or over (prizes paid by international bank transfer); entrants must first complete a free course of roughly 1.5 hours. Individual or team entries. Deadline 30 June 2026 (23:59 anywhere-on-earth).
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Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC), with The Hnatyshyn Foundation · Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada (must reside within commutable distance) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: CAD $2,500 artist fee, plus $520 for an artist talk, $1,504 for a chosen artistic/Indigenous advisor (16 hrs), up to $4,000 in DARC equipment/facility waivers, transit/parking honorarium for local artists, and for non-local artists up to $1,500 housing subsidy and $1,750 travel. Plus an Asinabka festival pass and one year of DARC membership/workshops. No application fee.
One-month intensive on-site residency at the Digital Arts Resource Centre in Ottawa, presented with support from The Hnatyshyn Foundation, for mid-career Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Metis) artists developing their practice, experimenting with a new medium, or continuing a project. Residents get access to DARC's Microcinema, Soundstage, Digital Edit Suite and Recording Studio, audio-visual equipment, and up to 16 hours of advisor time. Proposals are welcome across film, video, animation, web-based art, sound art, AR/VR, interactive and time-based digital projects, and media-art installations, in a collaborative environment encouraging hands-on technological play. A public artist talk follows the residency (by 19 December 2026). ELIGIBILITY: mid-career Indigenous artists (a consistent body of work, publicly presented in a professional setting); must be a DARC Extended Access member (free membership granted on applying); must reside in the Ottawa-Gatineau area within commutable distance of DARC for the on-site residency. Priority is given to Indigenous artists who also identify as IBPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+. Working languages English and French. Info session 10 June 2026; application deadline 30 June 2026; selection by an Indigenous recommender jury.
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Centrum · Fort Worden, Port Townsend, Washington, United States · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Residency offering dedicated time, workspace and accommodation at Fort Worden. Financial terms (any stipend or cost to the artist) are not specified at this application stage. No application fee.
Centrum's single application covers three 2027 residency programs at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington: Self-Directed Residencies (approx. 55-60 spots), In the Making Residencies (3-5 spots), and the Emerging Artist Residency (6 spots). The program gives artists, writers and creatives across all disciplines time and space to relax, focus and reinvent their practice, alongside a community of other residents. Open to practices including but not limited to visual arts, writing, curatorial, performance, dance, music and social practice. Applicants submit work samples/portfolio, the workspace/accommodation they need, and a short paragraph on what a residency would mean to them, and indicate which program(s) they want to be considered for. Selection is by a panel of alumni jurors; no feedback is offered. ELIGIBILITY: Self-Directed and In the Making are open broadly; the Emerging Artist Residency is restricted to Pacific Northwest-based artists residing in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana or British Columbia. Application window 15 April - 30 June 2026; applications absolutely cannot be accepted after 30 June 2026, so apply early.
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A4 Residency Art Center (A4 Art Museum) · Chengdu, China · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Studio and accommodation provided; round-trip economy airfare or second-class train ticket within a set budget; production grant of RMB 10,000 per person/team for creative production and material costs (excluding living expenses). No application fee.
Multidisciplinary international residency at the A4 Residency Art Center in Chengdu, China, a global exchange platform integrating creation, networking and resources, dedicated to fostering cross-cultural creative collisions and innovation through residency programmes while promoting deep integration of creative culture with commerce and communities. Residents initiate one to two participatory local activities to facilitate communication with the city and community; A4 also organises group activities, intimate sharing and exhibition opportunities to foster understanding among creators and connect them with local resources. ELIGIBILITY: international applicants from any field; A4 welcomes applications from multidisciplinary artists (visual, performing, music, film, sound, architecture), curators, designers (product, fashion, spatial, interactive), and interdisciplinary creatives. PROGRAMME SUPPORT: studio and accommodation; round-trip economy airfare or 2nd-class train within a set budget; RMB 10,000 production grant per person/team (excluding living expenses). DEADLINE: 30 June 2026 (Autumn 2027 cycle). APPLY via the A4 Residency Art Center latest-recruitment page.
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Stichting Stokroos · Netherlands · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: €5,000 (15 grants per round)
Stichting Stokroos offers 15 Seed Grants of €5,000 per round for emerging designers, makers and craftspeople. Eligible disciplines include (landscape) architects, graphic designers, illustrators, fashion, jewellery and textile designers, product designers, animators, printers, mould makers, ceramicists and goldsmiths. Requirements: 3 to 8 years of professional practice; application includes portfolio, CV, a short plan and budget; the proposal must focus on development (research, experimentation or production, e.g. a prototype). Not for exhibitions, publications or residencies. Selection is based on quality and originality of portfolio, urgency of the plan, and geographic distribution. No fixed deadline, but apply early: once the round's budget is nearly exhausted the application form closes until the next round. Questions: mail@stokroos.nl.
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Kunstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol · Kunstpavillon and Neue Galerie, Innsbruck, Austria · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Maximum EUR 3,500 production budget for a Kunstpavillon project or EUR 3,000 for a Neue Galerie project (covers production, display/architecture, technical rentals, materials, travel, accommodation and transport), plus a separate artist fee of up to EUR 2,000 (incl. VAT) and an additional EUR 250 fee for an accompanying artist talk. The institution additionally covers printing, translation, set-up team, marketing, PR and insurance. No application fee.
Open call for the 2027 annual programme of Kunstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol at the Kunstpavillon (approx. 175 m2 skylight gallery) and the Neue Galerie (95 m2 vaulted space, easy to darken for projections), Innsbruck. The 2027 theme 'Thresholds' invites projects that highlight counter-models or counter-cultural dynamics to conservative, anti-modern and authoritarian backlash, exploring keywords like democracy, complexity, flash crash, anti-modern tendencies and misogyny. Up to five exhibition projects are selected. ELIGIBILITY: international call open to artists from all artistic disciplines, media and practices; concrete projects, concepts, artistic interventions and portfolios accepted. Selection is made regardless of nationality, ethnic or social background, age, disability, sexual identity or gender. APPLY (German or English) via the online platform with a completed data sheet, preferred venue, a max 500-word concept (plus a 1,200-character short description), visuals, technical info, a portfolio (films via Vimeo/YouTube/Dropbox; no WeTransfer), CVs, and a cost calculation; one PDF up to 10 MB. Postal submissions also possible (Kunstler*innen Vereinigung Tirol, Kunstpavillon, Rennweg 8a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria). Curatorial/technical production support and a FREIRAD radio conversation accompany each exhibition. Deadline 30 June 2026; selected projects contacted by autumn 2026. Contact: office@kuveti.at.
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Campo XS (Carina Negrone, Martina Montagna; with Studio Sirotti) · Campo XS, Piazza del Campo 40R, Genoa, Italy (historic Jewish ghetto) · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 2,500 grant per selected project (covers transport, lodging, production/materials, printing, dismantling and any shipping), paid in two tranches (EUR 1,500 thirty days before opening; EUR 1,000 after dismantling) directly to the artists/curators by bank transfer, tax-free. Artists and curators based outside Italy receive an additional EUR 500 travel reimbursement. Free to apply.
Second edition of CAMPO APERTO, a site-specific biennial exhibition project at Campo XS in Genoa, a small (33 sqm) transparent-cube space in the historic Jewish ghetto, transformed from a former neighbourhood butcher shop. The programme selects 8 site-specific projects (60-day exhibition slots each) across two years as a laboratory for artistic and social practices engaging the surrounding neighbourhood, with exhibitions, performances and talks. The project also collaborates with the Diocesan Council for Minors and Families to bring non-typical art audiences into contact with the programme. ELIGIBILITY: national and international artists and curators, no age restrictions; projects must be led by an artist or collective in collaboration with a curator (self-curating must be justified); preference for projects pairing a national artist with an international curator (or vice versa), exploring the local urban context, with socio-ecological research, or dynamic interventions. APPLY by email (subject '2nd Edition CAMPO APERTO') to campoxs.genova@gmail.com by 30 June 2026 with an application form, project proposal, artist CV/bio and portfolio (max 30 MB), and curator CV/bio and portfolio (max 30 MB). Selected projects announced 30 July 2026.
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Goethe-Institut and Expertise France, in collaboration with Institut francais (Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture consortium) · Hosting events in one of the 48 Sub-Saharan African countries or one of the 27 EU Member States · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: EUR 15,000 to EUR 25,000 per hosting organisation, covering travel, visa and insurance costs for delegation members. No application fee.
Connect and Create Professional Mobilities call supports organisations and international events in Africa or Europe to host delegations of NON-ARTIST performing arts professionals from both continents. Part of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme (EUR 8M, implemented by the Goethe-Institut and Expertise France with Institut francais). HOSTING CONTEXTS: festivals, biennials and major international events; fairs, markets and conventions; summits, seminars, symposiums and workshops. DELEGATES MAY INCLUDE: event organisers; programmers, producers and agents; network managers; representatives of companies and festivals; technical, communications and PR managers. DELEGATION COMPOSITION: at least 8 cultural professionals (18+) from one of the 48 sub-Saharan African countries or one of the 27 EU countries; strong international dimension required (5+ different nationalities for delegations of 8-10, or 8+ nationalities for delegations larger than 10). APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: associations, foundations, cultural institutions, private companies, etc. with proven experience in performing arts, based in one of the 48 sub-Saharan African countries or the 27 EU Member States. INDIVIDUALS CANNOT APPLY. SELECTION: two committees (January and September 2026). DEADLINE: this card is for the 30 June 2026 cut-off (the earlier 30 November 2025 cut-off has passed). APPLY via the Institut francais emundus portal.
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Centre for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) (with Columbia Business School faculty) · Two weeks in New York City, USA (11-22 January 2027); a five-day residency at a host museum; concluding week in May or June 2027 · Deadline: 30 Jun 2026 · Award: Tuition free. CCL covers the majority of travel, hotel and food costs for the programme: for the two weeks in NYC and the final week, the majority of meals and Mon-Fri transportation are organised by CCL (Fellows cover a small number of taxi/incidental costs); for the five-day individual residency, CCL arranges and pays for hotel and travel, and Fellows receive a daily stipend for meals, transportation and incidentals. No application fee.
The Centre for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) offers leadership training for art museum curators across all art-historical specialties. The core Fellowship provides experienced curators with instruction from Columbia Business School faculty and exposure to real-world challenges faced by cultural institutions today. Mentoring is a key element: directors and trustees from major museums across the world host Fellows for a weeklong residency. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE: (1) a two-week intensive in New York City (11-22 January 2027) with Columbia Business School faculty teaching plus practical exposure and assignments; (2) a five-day individual residency in February-April with a museum director from an institution other than the Fellow's home institution; (3) a concluding week in May or June crafted to the particular needs of the class. ELIGIBILITY: full-time senior and/or established curators working in art museums in North America and abroad; up to 12 applicants accepted each year. DEADLINE: 30 June 2026.
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IMPAKT [Centre for Media Culture] · Utrecht, Netherlands · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: EUR 400 participation fee. Participants receive an EUR 800 stipend during the final phase to support preparation of their final project proposal.
The fourth edition of IMPAKT's Full Spectrum Curatorship Programme invites emerging and aspiring curators interested in media art, digital culture, and the intersection of technology and society to develop their own curatorial project proposal under expert guidance. Taking place in Utrecht from September to December 2026, it combines collective sessions, personal mentorship, guest contributions, and peer exchange, drawing on IMPAKT's archive and critical programming. Participants are paired with curator mentors to develop and position a curatorial proposal. The training covers the history, theory, contextualisation, organisation and execution of media-art programmes, including curatorial concept development, critical and societal contextualisation, artwork selection, budgets and funding, audience reception, and presentation formats, with a focus on time-based media and multi-channel/interactive formats. Confirmed mentors include Annet Dekker, Ine Gevers, Paulien Dresscher, Doreen A. Rios (online) and Eva Fischer (online). ELIGIBILITY: recent graduates and early- and mid-career curators; participants must attend all sessions and commit a minimum of 8 hours per week (preparation, research, independent work). All sessions are in English. COST AND SUPPORT: there is a EUR 400 participation fee, and participants receive an EUR 800 stipend in the final phase toward their project proposal. By the end, participants have a solid curatorial proposal to support future exhibitions and funding applications. Apply via the online form by 23:59 CET, 1 July 2026.
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ESRC Digital Good Network · UK (artists based outside the UK welcome; work can be done remotely) · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to GBP 40,000 for the final commission, inclusive of VAT (capped at GBP 33,333 for artists based outside the UK due to reverse-charge VAT). Up to five shortlisted teams each receive GBP 1,000 to develop a proposal. No application fee.
The ESRC Digital Good Network is commissioning an artwork or visualisation that represents its research on the question 'what does a good digital society look like, and how do we get there?' The final piece must be simple, visually engaging and effective for multiple audiences, and will be shown in physical exhibitions (first in June 2027), online (interactive elements possible), and on a Z-fold leaflet. Two-stage process: submit an Expression of Interest (a portfolio link plus an optional one-page PDF on your approach) by 1 July 2026, 4pm UK time, to applications@digitalgood.net; up to five teams are shortlisted and paid GBP 1,000 each to develop full proposals (Aug-Sep 2026); one is commissioned in October 2026 to make the final work iteratively with two Network team members (Nov 2026-Feb 2027). Artists may visualise the Network's funded projects, its 'building blocks' of a good digital society, the values behind the Digital Good Index, or any aspect of the work. Reference points include Kate Crawford's Anatomy of AI and Calculating Empires, Dear Data by Stefanie Posavec and Giorgia Lupi, and the OECD Better Life Index. ELIGIBILITY: artists or visualisers worldwide, working alone or in teams; an optional online Q&A is held 10 June 2026. NOTE: the final output is expected NOT to use AI; if AI is used in the process, applicants must disclose how. 2D artworks have panel production and transport covered; 3D artworks must cover their own production, transport and installation.
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Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - Religion and the Public Sphere program, with support from the Luce Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Templeton World Charity Foundation · Remote (research grant; no specific location requirement) · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to USD 10,000 per award. Funds may cover travel and accommodation, research equipment and supplies, research assistants, and access to publications or proprietary databases (other uses possible in exceptional cases, in consultation with programme staff). No application fee.
Seed grant competition from the SSRC's Religion and the Public Sphere program for research examining the dynamics of religious and spiritual change through the frame of 'innovation', understood as the strategic recombination of existing elements within broader social, political and cultural change rather than invention ex nihilo. Possible topics include innovations within transnational or diasporic communities (especially circulation to and from the Global South); gendered knowledge of innovation; how innovations attain (or fail to attain) legitimacy and authority; the relationship between contemporary economic conditions and religious/spiritual innovation; historical studies of innovations and their longevity; and civic participation or social mobilisation of new religious identities. ELIGIBILITY: scholars working as professional researchers, postdoctoral researchers, university faculty, or doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy. Open to all social science fields (anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, sociology) as well as humanities, theology and other relevant fields; qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods. All materials must be submitted in English. Applications consist of a research proposal, application form, detailed budget and brief CV, submitted via the SSRC online portal by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1 July 2026.
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Light Work · Syracuse, New York, USA (in-person, one-month residency on site) · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: $7,500 stipend plus a furnished apartment and access to state-of-the-art photography facilities. The residency concludes with a feature in a special edition of 'Contact Sheet: The Light Work Annual' alongside a commissioned essay. No application fee.
Light Work, an independent non-profit founded in 1973, offers a long-running artist-in-residence programme dedicated to the development of experimental and contemporary photographic practices. Over 400 artists have participated in the residency, with many going on to gain international recognition. ELIGIBILITY: artists working in photography or image-based media, from any country and at any career stage. Apply via the Light Work SlideRoom portal.
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Society of Authors (UK) · UK / international writers contracted with a British publisher · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to GBP 6,000 per grant. Two streams: Authors' Foundation (open to all writers with a UK-publisher contract) and the K Blundell Trust (for writers under 40 working on socially aware projects). No application fee.
Biannual works-in-progress grants from the Society of Authors. The Authors' Foundation supports writers contracted with a British publisher across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and scripts. The K Blundell Trust adds a parallel stream specifically for writers under 40 working on socially aware or politically engaged projects. Both schemes share the same two-round-a-year schedule: 1 February and 1 July deadlines. ELIGIBILITY: writers (UK or international) with a contract for the next book with a British publisher; for K Blundell, also under 40 and writing on a contemporary socially aware theme.
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Wikimedia Foundation · Worldwide (subject to legal eligibility by country) · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: $500 to $5,000 USD per grant (distributed in local-currency equivalent at time of application). Per-applicant cap $10,000/fiscal year; individuals may not hold multiple open Rapid Funds, organisations/groups limited to 2 open grants at a time.
Quick-turnaround grants for individuals, Wikimedia community members, groups and affiliates running short-term, low-cost Wikimedia-focused projects: editathons, workshops, community meetups, education projects, cultural heritage initiatives, gender/diversity programmes, small-scale software development and content campaigns. Five cycles per year; upcoming deadlines: 1 July 2026, 1 September 2026, 1 November 2026, 1 February 2027, 1 April 2027. Approximately 2 months processing time per cycle. Standard track and Technical Projects track (Grants:Project/Rapid/Tech) share deadlines and amounts. Apply via the Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) at https://wmf.fluxx.io/. Transfers run slower in June and December. CEE region applications routed via the CEE Hub from 1 April 2026. Ineligible: General Support Fund grantees, applicants on SDN lists, those with recent UCoC violations.
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Light Work · Syracuse, New York, United States · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: $7,500 stipend plus furnished housing and 24-hour access to Light Work's digital lab, studios and equipment. No application fee stated; check before applying.
One-month artist-in-residence programme at Light Work in Syracuse, New York, for artists working in photography or image-based media. Residents receive a $7,500 stipend, furnished apartment-style accommodation, 24-hour access to Light Work's lab and equipment, and editorial/curatorial engagement (publication, exhibition, archival inclusion). ELIGIBILITY: open to artists from any country working in photography or image-based media; current students are not eligible. Submit via SlideRoom. Applications for the 2027 cycle are open through 1 July 2026.
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City of West Hollywood, Arts Division · West Hollywood, California, United States · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: $6,000 per artist (total category pool of $30,000/year, so approximately 5 awards). Funds may be used in any capacity to fulfil the proposed project within the calendar year. No application fee.
Direct-to-individual artist grant from the City of West Hollywood aimed at nurturing the long-term development of an artist's practice: realising work, advancing conditions of creation, and navigating the complexities of making art and making a career. The City's goal is to keep artists in West Hollywood, attract new artists, and contribute to the city's economic and social well-being. Awardees produce a 3-5 minute film describing the project and its contribution to quality of life in WeHo, and present publicly at City Hall in November 2027. ELIGIBILITY (strict): legal address must be in the City of West Hollywood (no exceptions; proof of residency may be required); applicants must be registered on the West Hollywood Artists Registry; previous WeHo Artist Grant recipients are NOT eligible; students cannot apply in their discipline of study; cannot also be funded by another City Division or Department or co-sponsored by a Council office for the same project; only one grant category per artist per calendar year; City elected/appointed officials, employees and immediate family ineligible. PROJECTS NOT FUNDED: fundraisers, capital campaigns, murals, or religious-based programmes/events. REVIEW CRITERIA (40 points): vision and clarity of project (10), impact of funding on the applicant and WeHo community (10), portfolio (10), professional resume (10); peer-review panel forwards recommendations to the Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission. TIMELINE: deadline 3pm Wed 1 July 2026; panel reviews August 2026; ACAC approves September 2026; notifications and mandatory orientation November 2026; earliest award of funds March 2027 (subject to contracting compliance). Submit two work samples (news clips do not count) plus a clear creative process and budget.
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Ettijahat - Independent Culture · Mobility within Europe (current country of residence and across Europe) for artists from the Arab region now residing in Europe · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: Financial contribution covering: travel and accommodation (transportation, internal transport, daily expenses, travel insurance including special-needs/health-related costs); travel costs for children and partners plus childcare costs if parents cannot travel without them; transportation and shipment of artworks and production materials; translation of artworks into multiple languages and simultaneous translation during live audience meetings. No application fee.
Ettijahat's Zad programme is a support framework promoting mobility and communication for artists from the Arab region residing in Europe, designed to develop their artistic and professional path in collaboration with peers and across artistic spaces and platforms, while helping them reach diverse audiences and contribute to public life in their cities/countries of residence. SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (examples): presenting theatrical works and live artistic performances; concerts at music festivals; streaming films in cities/places where they have not previously been shown; organising or joining literary readings; organising and relocating art exhibitions; sharing the outcomes of artist residencies. DISCIPLINES: all artistic and literary specialisations; open to artists of all ages. ELIGIBILITY: individual or group artists from the Arab region regardless of ethnic background who have relocated to Europe since 2015. PRIORITY for artists who moved from Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, and Libya. The programme encourages environmental and economic solutions when planning travel. DEADLINE: this card is for the 1 July 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Ettijahat Zad page.
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Arts Council England · England, UK · Deadline: 02 Jul 2026 · Award: GBP 1,000 to GBP 12,000 per individual for creative-practice development (research, training, time to think, travel, mentoring, etc.). No application fee.
Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) supports individual creative and cultural practitioners in England to take time to develop their practice, across all disciplines including digital and media arts. The funding is for practice development (research, training, mentoring, travel, experimentation) rather than producing or presenting finished work. ELIGIBILITY: England-based independent creative practitioners with a track record who work outside the major-funded organisations. Round 24 opens 4 June 2026 (12:00) and closes 2 July 2026. Apply via the Arts Council England DYCP page.
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Interledger Foundation · Remote (worldwide) · Deadline: 02 Jul 2026 · Award: USD 72,000 personal stipend plus a USD 20,000 project budget. No application fee.
Interledger Foundation fellowship funding individuals to advance open, interoperable digital payment infrastructure (the Interledger Protocol and Open Payments) and broaden digital financial access. ELIGIBILITY: individual researchers, developers, open-source contributors, advocates, creators and artists working on digital financial inclusion; open worldwide. Apply via the Interledger fellowship page.
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Hubert Butler Essay Prize (with Haus Publishing) · Ireland (online submission) · Deadline: 03 Jul 2026 · Award: EUR 2,500 prize (sponsored by Haus Publishing). No entry fee.
Annual essay prize for a previously unpublished essay of up to 3,000 words on a set theme. The 2026 theme takes Auden's line 'Poetry makes nothing happen' as a prompt about what impact high culture can have in a world facing crisis - well suited to a critical essayist working on AI, media and society. Judged blind, so it is open to and fair for debut writers (no publication history required). ELIGIBILITY: entrants must be over 18 and a citizen of the UK or an EU member state. Deadline 3 July 2026.
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George Mason University (with UC Riverside), via the Science Policy Collaborative and Civic Science Fellows network · Fairfax, Virginia, USA (hybrid eligible). · Deadline: 05 Jul 2026 · Award: Salary approximately USD 80,000 per year plus benefits. No application fee.
A grant-funded, full-time Civic Science Postdoctoral Fellowship supporting the Science Policy Collaborative, a national network that strengthens the development, sustainability and evaluation of U.S. science policy programs. The fellow helps shape an emerging field at the heart of a growing community of practice connecting science policy programs across the country. WHAT YOU'LL DO: conduct a national needs assessment of U.S. science policy programs and publish the findings; support the Collaborative's working groups by scoping deliverables and building partnerships to execute them; develop infrastructure for knowledge exchange (tools like logic models and evaluation frameworks); connect programs with national and international experts on the use of research evidence (URE) and evidence-informed policymaking; present at partner meetings and convenings; and receive mentorship from George Mason University, UC Riverside and other leaders of the Collaborative. WHO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: someone with a doctoral degree, relevant experience, knowledge of science-for-policy programs, and skills in network coordination, needs assessment or program evaluation, and writing for broad audiences (see the posting for exact criteria). Fairfax, VA (hybrid eligible); full-time 18-month postdoctoral appointment issued as two contracts (12 months plus 6 months); salary about USD 80,000/year plus benefits. APPLY with a cover letter, CV, three references and a writing sample written for broad audiences; for full consideration apply by 5 July 2026 (open until filled). Questions to search coordinator Natalie V Lapidot-Croitoru, nlapidot@gmu.edu.
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Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR) · Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Deadline: 05 Jul 2026 · Award: A 33 sqm studio (with private bathroom) and 16.5 sqm living space; one round-trip economy airfare (international artists) or Taiwan High Speed Rail ticket (domestic); a daily living allowance of NTD 800 per artist/group (income tax and health-insurance premiums withheld); and a project-based material subsidy up to NTD 35,000. No application fee.
The Pier-2 Art Center Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR), established in 2015 and rooted in the port area of Kaohsiung, supports contemporary artistic practices that embrace experimentation and cross-disciplinary perspectives. The 2027 open call theme, 'Beta Port | An Unfinished Harbor', reflects a state of becoming, inviting artists to respond to the changing realities and imaginaries of Kaohsiung as a port city in continuous formation. Rather than merely revisiting history or collecting local materials, PAIR encourages projects that engage the city's present perceptions and lived experiences, emphasizing public engagement, local sensibility, and experimental approaches. PROVIDES: a 33 sqm studio (with private bathroom) and 16.5 sqm living space; exchange with local artistic and cultural spaces and a public presentation during the residency; access to shared facilities (multifunctional space, kitchen, dining, lecture and meeting rooms); round-trip travel (international economy airfare or domestic Taiwan HSR); a daily living allowance of NTD 800 per artist/group (taxes and premiums withheld); and a project material subsidy up to NTD 35,000. Designated staff assist with administrative coordination, resource matching and creative support, but artists manage their own daily life, material procurement, installation, and any non-English interpreting/translation. ELIGIBILITY: artists and artist groups (groups limited to two members) of any nationality and any discipline, with at least two years of artistic experience; students must be enrolled at graduate level or above; at least intermediate English is required (residency communication is primarily in Chinese and English); applicants must work and live independently and reside for the full approved period. Apply online by 5 July 2026.
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Sophiensaele (Tanztage Berlin) · Sophiensaele, Berlin, Germany · Deadline: 05 Jul 2026 · Award: Premieres receive EUR 10,000 to EUR 18,000 production support; revivals receive a EUR 5,000 flat fee. Both tracks also receive a EUR 410 evening fee per person per performance, rehearsal space, technical, curatorial, dramaturgical and PR support, and photo/video documentation. No application fee.
Tanztage Berlin, the long-running platform at Sophiensaele for emerging choreographers and performance makers, is accepting applications for its 2027 edition (the final edition under artistic director Mateusz Szymanowka). The festival supports work across contemporary dance, choreography, installation, video and expanded performance formats, in two tracks: premieres (new productions) and revivals (completed works). ELIGIBILITY: emerging artists connected to Berlin (early in their careers, newly living in Berlin, or without prior Berlin project funding); a meaningful professional relationship to the city is required, though formal residency registration is not. The festival particularly welcomes projects involving marginalised perspectives, intergenerational casts and disabled artists. Apply via the Tanztage Berlin open-call page.
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Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation (The 8th Floor) · The 8th Floor, near Union Square, New York City, United States · Deadline: 05 Jul 2026 · Award: Fixed artist fees: $300 for a group screening; $500 for a solo screening; $750 for a solo performance, with an additional $250 for reimbursable production costs (collaborators, materials, transportation, rehearsal, specific AV/lighting beyond the gallery inventory). For duos and collectives the fees are shared. The primary applicant must be able to submit an invoice and US tax form to receive payment. No application fee.
Seventh season of Sight/Geist, a series from the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation supporting emerging NYC-based film and performance artists. The Foundation provides curatorial, administrative and promotional support, plus documentation for performances and discussions; selected artists also engage in a Q&A on their broader practice. TWO CATEGORIES: (1) single-channel screening - experimental/non-commercial cinema, video art or performance documentation as a single-channel non-looped projection with 2.1 PA; H.264 or ProRes; under 80 minutes (priority to <20 min); (2) performance and expanded forms - 20-50 minutes; may foreground duration, movement, audiovisual media, voice, site specificity, audience participation; conceptual and political proposals encouraged. ELIGIBILITY: primary applicant must be at least 18 and maintain their primary residence in New York City (or spend most of their artistic, professional and social life in NYC); self-identify as an 'emerging' artist (early-career, self-trained, newly graduated, or currently enrolled in undergraduate/graduate programs); one submission per artist/duo/collective. Submissions open 1 June through 11 pm ET, 5 July 2026; applicants notified by late August 2026. Contact: info@the8thfloor.org.
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Pier-2 Art Center · Kaohsiung, Taiwan (near the Port of Kaohsiung and the Love River estuary) · Deadline: 05 Jul 2026 · Award: Studio and living space; art exchange area and opportunities; one round-trip economy class flight ticket OR one round-trip reserved-seat high-speed rail ticket (depending on artist's place of residence); daily living allowance of NTD 800 per person or group; project-based material subsidy up to NTD 35,000; an assigned project manager. No application fee.
Pier-2 Artist-in-Residence Programme (PAIR) 2027 welcomes artists whose practice engages experimental approaches, cross-disciplinary work, and place-based research from Taiwan and abroad. Pier-2 Art Center is a settlement-style arts hub in Kaohsiung, transformed from former warehouse clusters, known for diversity, openness, experimentation and innovation across visual arts, music, theatre, cultural and creative industries, film, television, and more. 2027 THEME: 'Beta Port | An Unfinished Harbour' - a state of becoming; Beta Port suggests an unfixed, in-progress condition embodying openness, fluidity and ongoing evolution; An Unfinished Harbour points to a city that continuously retains the potential to be re-examined, reconnected, and rearticulated. PAIR approaches the residency as an open site of artistic production, supporting artists to develop works and methodologies in dialogue with Kaohsiung through research, exchange and practice. Artists are invited to take Kaohsiung as a starting point and propose projects emphasising public engagement, local sensibility, and experimental approaches. ELIGIBILITY: open to artists and artistic groups (of two people) of all nationalities with at least two years of experience in art creation. BENEFITS: studio and living space; art exchange opportunities; round-trip economy flight or high-speed rail ticket; daily allowance of NTD 800 per person/group; project material subsidy up to NTD 35,000; an assigned project manager. RESIDENCY 2027 PERIOD: 1 January - 31 December 2027 across four intervals (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec); each selected artist undertakes no less than 60 days and no more than 90 days. DEADLINE: 5 July 2026.
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La Biennale di Venezia · Venice, Italy (workshops in person; exhibition at the 2027 Venice International Film Festival) · Deadline: 06 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 75,000 to produce a new immersive project (up to 30 minutes), completed for exhibition at the 2027 Venice International Film Festival. No participation fee. NOTE: participants must cover their own travel to the workshops and events.
La Biennale di Venezia's Biennale College Cinema - Immersive selects 12 immersive international concepts (of which 2 Italian), up to 30 minutes long, that can be made within a EUR 75,000 budget and completed for exhibition at the 2027 Venice International Film Festival. Projects must be realisable only using immersive technologies. The call is open 12 May to 6 July 2026 (23:59 CEST) to teams of a director and a producer from anywhere in the world, at their first, second or third immersive project. Selected teams sign an agreement with La Biennale and take part in the full project-led programme. ELIGIBILITY: applications welcomed from people in film, gaming, theatre, dance, opera, visual arts and other creative fields; applicants apply in director-and-producer teams. Film-world applicants need experience in short films, documentaries and/or features; those from outside film need a body of work demonstrating understanding of narrative and spatial concerns. No age limit and no participation fee; participants cover their own travel. Those already invited to a previous BCC Immersive workshop cannot reapply. APPLICATION (in English): project concept, full treatment with director and producer statements, a director's vision (mood board/project-book/video), up to two previous works, a total budget up to EUR 75,000, biographies/filmographies, production company profile, a 3-minute joint video presentation, an audience engagement plan, rights disclosure, and a signed director-producer agreement. Contact: college-cinema@labiennale.org.
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Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture / The Roundhouse Foundation · Pine Meadow Ranch, Sisters, Central Oregon, United States · Deadline: 06 Jul 2026 · Award: Free residency (no application or residency fee). Stipend of $200 per week to offset living and travel expenses; private studio + room in the shared Hammond House. Travel reimbursement up to $300 for qualifying residents based more than 1,000 miles one-way from the ranch (limited number; trustee-approved; paid post-residency). Stipend is conditional on completing the full residency session.
Residency on a working 260-acre ranch in Sisters, Central Oregon, near Bend and Redmond, for artists, ecological scientists and scholars exploring connections to nature, land conservation, historic preservation, agriculture and community building. THEME 2027: Process and Material - investigating the fundamentals of practice on a working ranch; materials as memory and meaning; cross-disciplinary work welcome including ceramics, photography, textiles, arborology and beyond. STUDIOS: 9 studio spaces adapted to different mediums (Tent Cabin, Kiln Room, Pickle Room, Old Shop, Tack Room, two Hammond House studios, Cooper's Penthouse with flatbed scanner/inkjet/GlowForge laser cutter; Studio 6000 off-site for printmaking; the Dairy Barn is unavailable in 2027). 24/7 access; private studio per resident plus shared Hammond House (private room with shared/private bathroom, kitchen, dining, laundry). Wi-Fi in main spaces and select studios. The property is NOT ADA-accessible (historic site). Residents contribute via a community-engagement element (workshop, artist talk, or Studio Tour for the public; participation in Studio Tour is required). ELIGIBILITY: US-based applicants only; emerging and established artists/scientists; no specific educational qualifications; collaborations submit one joint application. Alumni may re-apply every two years. COVID-19 vaccination required (or medical exemption discussed in advance); pets not allowed; ranch equipment and farm machinery off-limits without permission. TIMELINE: application opens 1 May 2026 (Slideroom); virtual info session 15 May; application closes 6 July 2026 at midnight PST; finalist interviews 12-14 August; references due 24 August; decisions announced September 2026. Selected by panel of external reviewers active in PMRCAA's mission areas.
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SFFILM · Remote / worldwide (need not be US-based) · Deadline: 07 Jul 2026 · Award: $10,000 to $20,000 per project (3 to 6 projects per year). Application fee: $30 (regular deadline) or $50 (final deadline).
SFFILM's Documentary Film Fund supports feature-length documentaries in post-production with compelling stories and an innovative approach to the craft. ELIGIBILITY: applicants 18 or older in a key creative role (director or producer); feature-length documentary (60+ minutes) within roughly three months of completing post-production; need not be US-based. Regular deadline 9 June 2026 ($30 fee); final deadline 7 July 2026 ($50 fee). Distinct from the SFFILM Rainin Grant. Apply via the SFFILM grants portal.
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Nederlands Filmfonds · Netherlands · Deadline: 07 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to €3,000 development to the maker + up to €50,000 realisation (paid via attached producer)
Talent prize for recently graduated bachelor filmmakers from a Dutch film or art academy (documentary, fiction or animation). Winners receive a small development purse to start a new short film, and a much larger realisation budget once they have a producer attached. Annual round; deadline 7 July 2026 at 17:00.
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Longview Philanthropy (in collaboration with Future Impact Group) · Worldwide / remote · Deadline: 10 Jul 2026 · Award: Stipend calibrated to the duration of the award, cost of living and the recipient's prior experience, plus additional funding for research or logistics on a case-by-case basis. No application fee.
Funding to develop a career working on the potential consciousness, sentience, moral status or welfare of artificial intelligence systems (digital minds). The fellowships aim to grow a new generation of researchers, policymakers, communicators, entrepreneurs and practitioners working on digital minds and AI sentience issues. EXAMPLE CANDIDATES: a current or planned PhD or other degree student seeking financial support to study digital minds issues; a technical AI researcher who wants to explore research topics, attend events and meet organisations in the space in order to select a high-impact role; or a communications professional pivoting into digital minds work (for example running surveys or building experts' platforms). SUPPORT: a stipend calibrated to award duration, cost of living and prior experience, plus additional case-by-case funding for research or logistics. APPLY by 10 July 2026. Questions: digitalminds-rfp@longview.org.
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Who Let The Docs Out · Remote program (monthly virtual sessions); documentary projects · Deadline: 10 Jul 2026 · Award: Stage-based funding: Research USD 8,000; Development/Sizzle USD 15,000; Production USD 50,000; Post-Production USD 50,000; Impact Campaign USD 30,000. No application fee.
Who Let The Docs Out provides funding across five stages of documentary production: Research (USD 8,000), Development/Sizzle (USD 15,000), Production (USD 50,000), Post-Production (USD 50,000), and Impact Campaign (USD 30,000). Funding is organized into thematic funds such as the Coexistence Documentary Fund and the Automation & Humanity Documentary Fund. There are three funding cycles per year, each with its own application window and the documentary stages it supports. 2026 SPRING CYCLE (Research & Development Grants): applications open 16 February 2026, close 16 March 2026; notification mid-April 2026; required program commitment May-July (monthly virtual sessions). 2026 SUMMER CYCLE (Research, Development & Production Grants): applications open 5 June 2026, close 10 July 2026; notification 15 August 2026; required program commitment September-November (monthly virtual sessions). 2026 AUTUMN CYCLE (Research, Development & Post-Production Grants): applications open 1 October 2026, close 15 November 2026; notification 15 December 2026; required program commitment January-March (monthly virtual sessions). Awarded filmmakers must commit to monthly virtual sessions during their cycle. The deadline shown here is the currently open Summer Cycle close date (10 July 2026); see the funder's site for full eligibility and thematic-fund details, or contact hello@wholethedocsout.org.
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Durham University, in partnership with Reuters · Based in a Reuters newsroom (London, New York, Sydney or Toronto) · Deadline: 10 Jul 2026 · Award: Approximately GBP 4,444 per month salary (around GBP 53,333/year pro-rata) plus a GBP 1,250 monthly living stipend and GBP 1,800 travel budget. No application fee.
Funded investigative-journalism fellowship from Durham University and Reuters, embedding the fellow in a major Reuters newsroom to pursue an in-depth investigation. ELIGIBILITY: journalists with roughly 2 to 5 years of professional experience; professionals from related investigative fields (authors, researchers, documentary or photo/video investigators) considered case by case; open to applicants worldwide. AI-generated proposals will be disqualified. Apply via the Durham University Sir Harry Evans Memorial Fund page by 10 July 2026, 12:00 BST.
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Ceske Budejovice - European Capital of Culture 2028 · Projects implemented in Ceske Budejovice / South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic · Deadline: 10 Jul 2026 · Award: Large projects: support up to CZK 4,000,000 (approx. EUR 160,000), min budget CZK 2,200,000, max 50% of total costs. Small projects: support up to CZK 1,500,000 (approx. EUR 60,000), min budget CZK 750,000, max 70% of total costs. Each project must include at least one international partner and at least one South Bohemian regional partner. Budget covers two years of preparation and implementation (2027 + 2028). No application fee.
Second open call from Ceske Budejovice - European Capital of Culture 2028, expanding the ECoC 2028 programme. It funds cultural projects with an artistic or cultural output for the public in 2028, implemented in Ceske Budejovice or the South Bohemian Region, built on regional, national and international cooperation. The 2026 call theme is (Perma)culture as a content framework (care for the Earth, people and the future) reflected through a project's process, content and/or impact, rather than as a literal agriculture/ecology theme. All cultural and artistic fields are eligible, with extra evaluation points for: contemporary and conceptual fine art (site-specific/public-space installations, participatory and intermedia projects); audiovisual, multimedia and digital arts, immersive content, video game development and film (immersive AV installations, interactive digital projects, videomapping, VR/AR/XR, art/educational games, digital art working with data, AI or game principles); architecture; contemporary design and fashion; contemporary music and sound art; and photography. ELIGIBILITY: the 2026 call is open to legal entities (organisations) with no territorial restriction (South Bohemia, Czech Republic, EU and worldwide). Individuals cannot apply but can join project teams. APPLICATION: submit the application and mandatory attachments by email to opencall@budejovice2028.cz (subject '(Perma)culture Open Call 2026 + [Applicant Name]') and via the registration form, plus submission via data box per the call conditions. Deadline 10 July 2026.
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Pulitzer Center · Worldwide; reporters may be based anywhere and the fellowship is remote. Proposals from the Global South and from journalists representing a broad array of backgrounds are encouraged. · Deadline: 12 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to USD 25,000 per fellow, paid in three installments (up to USD 20,000 for reporting and USD 5,000 for engagement activities); covers records requests, travel, data analysis and engagement costs. Freelancers may budget up to one third of the total as a stipend; newsrooms are expected to pay staff salaries. No application fee.
The AI Accountability Fellowships support journalists working on in-depth AI accountability stories that examine how governments and corporations use predictive, generative and surveillance technologies to guide decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, criminal justice, hiring and more. Designed for reporters from all beats, desks and formats, the fellowship asks applicants to propose a concrete reporting project (with evidence of pre-reporting) that uses approaches such as data analysis, records requests and shoe-leather reporting to examine the real-world impact of algorithms. For the first time this year, the fellowship also includes funding, mentorship and training to develop and execute an impact/engagement plan to reach strategic audiences. SUPPORT: up to USD 25,000 per fellow (up to USD 20,000 reporting plus USD 5,000 engagement), paid in three installments; freelancers may budget up to one third as a stipend, while newsrooms cover staff salaries. Fellows also receive mentors, specialized training, pro bono legal and public records support, and a lasting community of peers. ELIGIBILITY: staff or freelance journalists across print, radio, video and multimedia, able to work collaboratively; reporters may be based anywhere (fellowship is remote). Experience reporting on AI is not required, but a track record of in-depth, impactful reporting and investigative/data/explanatory experience is valued. Small teams may apply with a designated lead Fellow. REQUIREMENTS: a mandatory monthly 1.5-2 hour meeting, at least one community call, engagement with other fellows, and sharing of methodologies and lessons learned; fellowship communication, meetings and training are in English, but fellows may publish in any language. APPLY: submit a 500-word statement of purpose, a 500-word project description with reporting plan, an engagement plan, a budget, three links to recent work, a letter of commitment from a publishing media organization (or editor support letter for staff), three references and a CV. Funded with support from the MacArthur Foundation, Luminate, Omidyar Network and others. Contact: reacheditorial@pulitzercenter.org. Deadline: 12 July 2026, 11:59pm EDT.
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International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) · Worldwide; projects reported and published in English anywhere in the world. Open to women and nonbinary journalists. · Deadline: 12 Jul 2026 · Award: Grants average around USD 5,000 (based on previous years). No application fee.
Established in memory of editor Kari Howard, who championed narrative journalism that wove the music of everyday life into stories illuminating the most important issues of the day. Offered by Kari's family and friends together with the International Women's Media Foundation, the fund supports narrative journalism projects. Grants average around USD 5,000 (based on previous years). ELIGIBILITY: open to women and nonbinary journalists. Applicants may be a print journalist or a print journalist leading a multi-media team, and may be freelance or staff; they may apply individually or as part of a multi-format team. Professional journalism must be the applicant's primary profession, with three or more years of professional experience (internships do not count). Applicants must show proof of interest from an editor or a proven track record of publication in prominent media outlets. Applicants must apply and publish in English; projects published anywhere in the world are eligible, and stories may be published digitally (not necessarily in a newspaper or magazine). Any multi-format reporting must supplement a printed project. All reporting and publishing must be completed within six months of the award. Applicants receive a decision by early September. DEADLINE: 12 July 2026, 11:59pm EST.
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Film Independent · Los Angeles, US · Deadline: 13 Jul 2026 · Award: Multiple bundled fellowships for selected fellows: Amazon MGM Studios ($10,000), Climate Entertainment Commissioning Grant ($25,000 for a new climate-focused fiction feature script), LAIKA Animation Track (production grant + cash stipend, 5 fellows over 2 years), Panavision Fellowship ($60,000 camera package), Sony Pictures Entertainment ($10,000), University of Arizona TFTV ($10,000)
Signature fellowship program offering career opportunities to filmmakers from communities typically underrepresented in film and entertainment. Selected fellows are eligible for a stack of bundled fellowships: Amazon MGM Studios ($10K), Climate Entertainment Commissioning Grant ($25K to write a new climate-focused fiction feature), LAIKA Animation Track (production grant + stipend across 2 years for 5 stop-motion fellows), Panavision Fellowship ($60K camera package for an outstanding cinematographer), Sony Pictures Entertainment ($10K), and University of Arizona TFTV Fellowship ($10K for a TFTV alum). International fellows are also eligible for the Dolby Institute Fellowship ($50K post-production grant utilising Dolby Vision and Atmos). Project Involve alums become eligible to apply to the Amplifier Fellowship for Black filmmakers ($30K unrestricted plus year-long support; six fellows annually). Applications open 18 May 2026; non-member deadline 13 July 2026; Film Independent member extension to 27 July 2026.
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Faberllull · La Massana, Andorra · Deadline: 13 Jul 2026 · Award: EUR 60 daily meal allowance plus fully equipped apartment (free) and 30 sqm visual/performing arts workshop. Travel and medical insurance NOT covered. No application fee.
Individual interdisciplinary residency in La Massana, Andorra, in a natural mountain setting. ELIGIBILITY: open worldwide to any professional from the arts, sciences and humanities with a project requiring focused working time; visual and audiovisual arts, crafts, photography, dramaturgy, performing arts, cinema, history, curating, criticism, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, journalism, science, research, biology, ecology, economics, law, writing and translation are all welcome. WHAT IS FUNDED: fully equipped apartment with work area, optional 30 sqm visual and performing arts workshop, and a daily allowance of EUR 60 to cover meals. Travel costs to/from Andorra and mandatory medical insurance are NOT covered. DURATION: 2 to 6 weeks; stays scheduled between February and November 2027. RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES: residents must propose at least two activities to carry out during the stay (one aimed at school and/or university students); at least one activity must be executed. SELECTION: priority to projects related to Andorra and to activities most attractive to the Andorran community; diversity of backgrounds and areas of work valued; previous Faberllull Olot/Faber Andorra residents may reapply but new candidates are preferred. APPLY: fill out the Faberllull form with a 1-page cover letter and a 2-page proposal of two possible activities; documentation accepted in Catalan, Spanish, English or French. TIMELINE: deadline 13 July 2026.
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USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry (ICCI), Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Shanghai, China · Deadline: 14 Jul 2026 · Award: Minimum RMB 8,000 one-time project grant (for production and lecture/workshop materials), plus round-trip economy airfare from the artist's departure city, accommodation, and group-exhibition installation costs. Note: a one-time RMB 8,000 program fee applies. Requires donating two artworks to Shanghai Jiao Tong University's permanent collection.
International visiting artist/scholar residency at the USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry in Shanghai, recruiting 5-6 participants for a cross-media, cross-cultural and cross-spatial exploration of contemporary art at a time when AI and spatial computing are reshaping artistic expression. Three program directions: Art and Technology (digital and material interaction); Humanistic Dialogue (cross-cultural understanding through exchange); and Urban Engagement (responding to urban transformation). Residents receive an individual studio plus access to ceramics, computer lab, sculpture, sound, VR and print facilities, a library and gallery, and private apartment housing (no meals). Support includes 1-2 assistants, organized museum and gallery visits, exchange with local Chinese artists, a group exhibition, and media promotion. ELIGIBILITY: teaching or public-lecture/seminar experience at a university or art institution; an active artistic practice (priority to interdisciplinary media, digital art, easel painting or integrated media); ability to organize 1-2 public events (lectures or workshops) during the residency; fluent English presentation and strong cross-cultural communication skills. Selected artists must donate two artworks for SJTU's permanent collection (provide a list of at least five works), actively participate in ICCI activities, and fully commit to the residency period. Selection announced July 30, 2026. Working languages: English and Mandarin.
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African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with the Mastercard Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York · Host and affiliated institutions of ARUA's Centres of Excellence and Africa-Europe Clusters of Excellence; for African early-career researchers · Deadline: 15 Jul 2026 · Award: Monthly stipend of USD 2,000, a modest accommodation payment, and travel support (return ticket to host institution). 6-month fellowship.
An Early-Career Research Fellowship program funding up to 42 early-career researchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions of ARUA's 13 Centres of Excellence and the 22 Africa-Europe Clusters of Excellence. ELIGIBILITY: early-career researchers no older than 35 at the time of application; at least 70 percent of fellowships are reserved for female candidates. STRUCTURE: each fellowship lasts six months; Option 2 runs September 2026 to February 2027 (Option 1, March to August 2026, has closed). SUPPORT: monthly stipend of USD 2,000, a modest accommodation payment, and travel support (return ticket to the host institution); successful candidates are contracted by ARUA for six months. Deadline for Option 2: 15 July 2026.
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Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) · Seoul, South Korea (extended stays in Seoul required) · Deadline: 15 Jul 2026 · Award: Compensation approximately KRW 60 million (individual) or KRW 80 million (team). The Biennale project budget is approximately KRW 2.5 billion (based on the 13th edition). No application fee.
The Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) is seeking an Artistic Director (individual or team) for the 14th Seoul Mediacity Biennale. Launched in 1996, the Biennale is the only one in Korea hosted by a museum and serves as SeMA's flagship international exhibition, a platform bringing together the rapidly changing media environment and the expanding city of Seoul. The 14th edition's exhibition is tentatively scheduled for 16 August to 14 November 2027 across SeMA venues (Seosomun Branch, parts of the Seo-Seoul Museum of Art, Paik Ground SeMA, and the Media Art Seoul Exhibition Platform). ROLE: establish the exhibition theme, develop the plan, select artists and works, oversee installation, texts, budget, related programs/publications, public relations and sponsorship, working with the Biennale team and SeMA departments. QUALIFICATIONS: demonstrated expertise in contemporary art and, within the past five years, experience as director or chief curator of an international Biennale-scale art project; ability to contribute to SeMA's networks; ability to visit and stay in Seoul for a sufficient period; and ability to work within SeMA's institutional systems. They seek a critical perspective on media and contemporary art grounded in the Biennale's identity, a future-oriented model reflecting Seoul's history and locality, and an original curatorial proposal not previously realized in Korea or internationally. COMPENSATION: about KRW 60 million (individual) / KRW 80 million (team); part-time with flexibility to go full-time, through December 2027. APPLY by email from 3 June to 15 July 2026 (midnight KST); shortlist announced around 21 August, interviews 27 August, final selection around 31 August. Inquiries: contact@mediacityseoul.kr.
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Jewish Writers Institute · United States (in-person seminars in Los Angeles, New York and Israel) · Deadline: 15 Jul 2026 · Award: $10,000 stipend plus all travel and accommodation for three in-person seminars (Los Angeles, New York and Israel). No application fee.
Screenwriters Lab from the Jewish Writers Institute, pairing a cash stipend with three fully-covered in-person seminars to develop screenwriters' craft and projects. ELIGIBILITY: US-based screenwriters aged 21 or older who meet at least one industry credential (WGA membership, representation, completion of a recognised program, an optioned script, or writers'-room experience). Apply via the Jewish Writers Institute screenwriters page.
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Artadia (with 21c Museum Hotels) · 21c Museum Hotels partner cities, United States · Deadline: 15 Jul 2026 · Award: Three Awardees each receive a US$15,000 unrestricted award; Finalists not chosen receive an honorarium. Plus Artadia Network access and Artist Registry webpage. No application fee.
Artadia's roving Award in collaboration with 21c Museum Hotels, providing unrestricted financial support to contemporary visual artists in cities where 21c has a presence (e.g. Louisville, Cincinnati, Bentonville, Durham, Kansas City, Lexington, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Saint Louis). Three Awardees receive $15,000 each (use freely); Finalists receive an honorarium. Process and general eligibility match Artadia's standard rules (two-year residency in the relevant city, contemporary visual-arts practice, not a student, no prior Artadia award of $10,000+). Open call 15 June - 15 July 2026. Apply via Submittable only; check Artadia's FAQ for the specific 21c eligible cities for this cycle.
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Grand Canyon Conservancy (Grand Canyon National Park) · Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States · Deadline: 15 Jul 2026 · Award: Free on-site accommodation in the park, financial support (honorarium/stipend; amount varies by track and session - confirm on the track-specific page), plus marketing/exposure through the Conservancy and the National Park. Alumni network access. No application fee. Three tracks (Artist / Astronomer / Environmental Educator) - apply to one track per cycle.
Grand Canyon Conservancy's award-winning residency program invites artists, scientists, historians and educators to live on site at Grand Canyon National Park, pursue place-based research, and engage the public through meaningful programs that deepen understanding of the park's environmental, spiritual and cultural impact. Founded in 2020; competitive application + peer-panel review. THREE TRACKS: (1) Artist in Residence - for contemporary artists making interactive (immersive and/or participatory) work that shapes how people experience place; (2) Astronomer in Residence - for astronomers from any discipline who wish to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for dark skies; (3) Environmental Educator in Residence - for educators who use unique and inspiring methods to pique curiosity, prompt exploration, and build knowledge of the world. Residents receive free accommodation, financial support, and marketing/exposure; alumni return as part of a nationwide network. Read the individual track pages (linked from the main residency page) for track-specific eligibility, session lengths, stipend amounts, public-engagement expectations and any region/citizenship requirements before applying. APPLICATIONS OPEN: 15 May - 15 July 2026 for the 2027 cycle.
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Aerowaves (Spring Forward festival hosted in Limerick, Ireland) · Festival in Limerick, Ireland (14-17 April 2027) plus partner venues across Europe; applicants must be resident in geographical Europe · Deadline: 15 Jul 2026 · Award: For presentation at Spring Forward: a fee plus expenses including travel within Europe, hotel and a per diem/hospitality for each team member. Around 100 partner performance opportunities are guaranteed each year and supported by Aerowaves. Selected applicants additionally receive a year of Aerowaves promotion (artist profile, images, video, press coverage). No application fee.
Aerowaves selects 20 emerging choreographers based in geographical Europe each year (the Twenty27 cohort) to have their work presented at the Spring Forward festival (14-17 April 2027 in Limerick, Ireland) and at many of Aerowaves' partners around Europe; Aerowaves promotes the selected artists for a year, creating performance opportunities with partners. EVERY APPLICANT (selected or not) has the chance to be programmed by Aerowaves network partners; around 100 performance opportunities per year are supported by Aerowaves. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be resident in geographical Europe; due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Aerowaves partners do NOT accept applications of works made in Russia or Belarus. ONE work per applicant per year. The work must have been produced in geographical Europe; must be 15-40 minutes; must be finished and have been presented to the public (a studio sharing counts; work-in-progress or rehearsal footage does NOT). The work should be easily included in a double or triple bill with simple technical requirements; works created for public/non-conventional spaces and outdoors are welcome. WHAT SELECTED ARTISTS GET: presentation fee at Spring Forward plus travel (within Europe), hotel and per diem/hospitality for each team member; a year of Aerowaves website promotion. DEADLINE: 15 July 2026. APPLY via the Aerowaves how-to-apply page.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: 16 Jul 2026 · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Support for artistic plans addressing awareness of the history of slavery. Open to individuals and organisations.
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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine · Worldwide (exhibition in San Francisco, USA) · Deadline: 17 Jul 2026 · Award: Grand Prize $10,000 plus category awards (e.g. Imaginative Realism $5,000) and a dedicated Digital Art Award and Emerging Artist Award; $76,000+ total in cash and prizes. NOTE: $40 entry fee per submission.
International, non-acquisitive art prize across seven categories including a dedicated Digital Art Award, with cash prizes and a San Francisco gallery exhibition. Grand Prize is $10,000, with category awards and over $76,000 in total cash and prizes. ELIGIBILITY: open internationally with no geographic restriction; all static media; includes an Emerging Artist Award. NOTE: there is a $40 entry fee per submission.
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The Kyoto Retreat (founded by Dexter Wimberly) · Kyoto, Japan · Deadline: 17 Jul 2026 · Award: Roundtrip flight, private accommodation and $800 USD stipend
Four-week residency in Kyoto for artists, curators and writers from anywhere in the world, working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary or social practice. Open to all career stages, 21 and over. Selected participants notified by 1 September 2026.
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Hyundai Motor Group · Online residency (global exhibitions); for artists engaging with Asia · Deadline: 21 Jul 2026 · Award: Each of five finalists receives a USD 30,000 production grant plus an Ars Electronica online residency; the Grand Prix winner receives an additional USD 30,000 (USD 60,000 total). Honorary Mentions join selected residency components. No application fee.
The VH AWARD, hosted by Hyundai Motor Group, supports emerging media artists whose work engages with the context of Asia, through an online residency and exhibitions across global platforms. FIELD: audiovisual, screen-based artworks including video art, motion graphics, animation, games, films or newly explored areas; proposals must suit single-channel video presentation (no interactivity). ELIGIBILITY: individuals or collectives whose work engages with the context of Asia, including artists of Asian descent, those based in Asia, and the Asian diaspora. Five finalists are selected, each receiving a USD 30,000 production grant and a place in the Ars Electronica online residency program (masterclasses and 1:1 mentoring), with networking and exhibition opportunities; one Grand Prix recipient (announced 2027) receives an additional USD 30,000; a new Honorary Mention category recognises one or two further applicants with website features and selected residency components. APPLY: via the VH AWARD website Entry Portal with a video portfolio (max 3 min), CV and artist statement (max 3 pages), and a new artwork proposal (max 3 pages) with a reference video (max 1 min); all documents in English; proposed works must be original and unexhibited. Open call 26 May - 21 July 2026 (KST); finalists announced September 2026.
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Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), Bochum, Germany · Bochum, Germany (residential at CAIS; rent-free, fully furnished apartment provided plus private office) · Deadline: 23 Jul 2026 · Award: Sabbatical leave on full salary: additional €600/month grant. No regular income: €2,000/month grant. Regular income below €1,400/month: top-up to the full grant. Alternative: reimbursement of salary or substitute costs within reasonable limits. €100/month extra per child under 18 for fellows on a full or compensatory grant. CAIS also covers one return trip to Bochum (or a daily commute if local), provides a rent-free fully furnished apartment and a private office. Fellows can request financial support for research expenses, invite a Visiting Fellow for up to 3 weeks of collaboration, and invite up to three European experts for half-day workshops (CAIS covers travel, accommodation and a daily allowance of up to €24).
Residential research sabbaticals at CAIS, explicitly open to excellent scholars AND practitioners across all career stages and disciplines (not academia-only). Funds individual projects on the societal impact of digital transformation, including pure research and applied projects that develop new theories, methods or perspectives for practice. Project must be self-contained with specific milestones and produce an independent output suitable for short-timeframe publication: peer-reviewed paper or conference contribution, book chapter, policy paper, or prototype. Fellows join a vibrant interdisciplinary research community with regular joint activities (breakfast Tuesdays, colloquium and dinner Wednesdays, occasional workshops Thursdays) and an international network of alumni, working groups and affiliates. In Germany, full and compensatory grants are not subject to social security contributions and are usually tax-exempt; fellows resident abroad should verify their own tax position. Note: CAIS is currently reviewing the application format and selection process for the next call, so details may change. Next call publishes at the beginning of June 2026; deadline 23 July 2026 for fellowships in the period October 2027 to March 2028. Contact: Dr. Esther Laufer, esther.laufer@cais-research.de.
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Work Shift, in partnership with New America's Future of Work and Innovation Economy initiative · United States (US-based journalists) · Deadline: 24 Jul 2026 · Award: $5,000 stipend + editorial coaching + access to expert sources + story amplification
One-year reporting fellowship supporting early- and mid-career US-based journalists to produce in-depth, place-based reporting on how education, workforce development and emerging technologies are reshaping economic opportunities across the United States. Open to print, digital, radio, television, multimedia and freelance journalists. Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend, editorial coaching, expert-source access and amplification of their stories.
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Journalismfund Europe · Europe (cross-border projects) · Deadline: 30 Jul 2026 · Award: Variable per-team grants (typically a few thousand to ~EUR 20,000+). The July 2026 round has a total budget of around EUR 280,000.
Supports independent investigative journalism across Europe, well-suited to surveillance, AI, platform governance and data-driven investigations. Cross-border team requirement: at least two professional journalists (freelance or staff) from at least two different countries; at least 80% of the budget must go to journalists/media from EU member states. The next round closes 30 July 2026 at 1 pm CET.
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ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency) · UK-based funder (ARIA); proposals welcome across scientific, engineering and social science research. · Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 · Award: Opportunity seeds of up to GBP 500,000 for early-stage research. No application fee.
ARIA is seeking proposals for opportunity seeds, funding of up to GBP 500,000 for early-stage research that explores new pathways for climate adaptation and resilience. Decarbonisation is the only sustainable route out of the climate crisis, but environmental changes are outpacing current mitigation efforts, and if an abrupt alteration in a climate system were to unfold we would have no tools to mitigate the effects; scientific, engineering and social science research could provide practical and responsible intervention and adaptation options. WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR: ideas ranging from early-stage, curiosity-driven research through to advanced translational science. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: carbon dioxide removal (novel concepts to accelerate the drawdown of atmospheric carbon); extreme weather forecasting (breakthroughs in predicting extreme weather events to better prepare vulnerable systems); and new ideas related to solar geoengineering, strictly excluding proposals specifically designed to investigate altering the Earth's surface temperature by affecting planetary albedo, incoming solar radiation, or the atmosphere's emissivity (the core focus of the main Exploring Climate Cooling, ECC, programme). OUT OF SCOPE: ideas that squarely fit within the ECC programme; emissions reduction projects and improvements to the energy efficiency of buildings or vehicles; and commercial products or research likely to be funded by traditional venture capital or grants. CONSTRAINTS: any proposal for outdoor experiments must demonstrate conformity to ARIA's governance framework for outdoor experiments, and all successful applicants must sign ARIA's Intellectual Property Pledge to ensure findings are accessible for the public good. Application deadline: 31 July 2026, 14:00 BST.
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The LEGO Foundation (administered by SSRC) · Global (host university or research institute) · Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 · Award: USD 300,000 of flexible research funding over three years, inclusive of 15% indirect costs. Administered by the fellow's host institution. No application fee.
A global research fellowship for early- and mid-career researchers whose work can strengthen understanding of how children thrive across diverse contexts. Funds are awarded to and administered by the fellow's institution and may support the fellow's effort and broader research costs (research personnel, professional travel, equipment, dissemination, trainee support). Fellows join an interdisciplinary cohort and take part in convenings. Research must align with one of three themes: the youngest children (birth to eight) in crisis and conflict settings; inclusion and wellbeing of neurodivergent children (with a focus on Autism and ADHD, up to 18); and children's learning and development in an AI-enabled world (up to 18). The role of play may be explored where relevant but is optional. ELIGIBILITY: early- and mid-career researchers worldwide employed by a university or research institute, holding a PhD or equivalent doctorate by July 31, 2026, received no earlier than January 1, 2016 (subject to approved career-break policy). Applicants from any country welcome except those subject to EU or US sanctions. Individual applications only. Materials: online form, two-page CV, 250-word abstract, 500-word personal statement, five-page research proposal, budget and justification, and two-page bibliography. Two-stage review; applicants informed of status in November 2026. Questions: legofellowship@ssrc.org.
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Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the British Council · Edinburgh, UK (10 months residential at IASH; final 2 months in home country) · Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 · Award: GBP 2,500 per month bursary for 12 months, plus travel expenses, dedicated office space, University of Edinburgh email and library access, a University mentor, weekly Fellows' Lunch, work-in-progress seminars, full calendar of Institute and College events, and opportunities to participate in or design funded workshops and colloquia. No application fee.
Twelve-month postdoctoral fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the British Council, marking the Council's 90th anniversary. Up to two fellowships per year as part of the 2025-2027 partnership. Fellows spend ten months residential at IASH (January to October 2027) followed by up to two months of knowledge-exchange and dissemination work in their home country in collaboration with the British Council. ELIGIBILITY: postdoctoral researchers based in an ODA-recipient country where the British Council operates (full list of ~60+ countries published on the IASH page, spanning Albania to Zimbabwe and including the Occupied Palestinian Territories); PhD completed within the last seven years (career breaks excluded from the seven-year window); applicants must not hold a permanent university position and must not have held a prior IASH Fellowship. Research themes should align with British Council priorities across Arts, Education and English language, plus cross-cutting interests in international relations, soft power, international development, peace building, and cultural relations and diplomacy. NOTE: applicants are required to contact relevant University of Edinburgh researchers before submitting; informational webinar 26 May 2026. Decisions communicated late September 2026. References (minimum two, maximum three) must be emailed by referees directly to iash@ed.ac.uk by the deadline.
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Hugo Burge Foundation · United Kingdom · Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to GBP 5,000 per individual (can fund up to 100% of a project under GBP 10,000). No application fee.
Project grants from the Hugo Burge Foundation supporting individual creatives across all disciplines based in the UK, with a focus on craftsmanship, creative communities and education. The Creative Individuals stream awards up to GBP 5,000 and can cover up to 100% of a project budget under GBP 10,000. ELIGIBILITY: practitioners in all creative disciplines based across the UK. Applications open 1 June 2026 via Submittable and close 31 July 2026.
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AXS Film Fund · Remote (worldwide; English-language application; non-English projects must have English subtitles) · Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 · Award: Up to $10,000 per grant; up to 5 creators awarded (aim to support 3-5 artists in this round). Application Assistance Stipends also available on a first-come, first-served basis to hire an application assistant. No application fee.
Grants from the AXS Film Fund supporting documentary and nonfiction new media creators, particularly those who identify as living with a disability and especially from underserved communities, though applications are welcome from all creators regardless of background. Uses the Nonfiction Core Application led by the IDA and Sundance Institute. PROJECT ELIGIBILITY: feature-length documentary films (45 minutes or longer; experimental nonfiction accepted) or nonfiction new media projects with a film/video component; projects in any stage of production; non-English projects must have English subtitles and the application must be completed in English. INELIGIBLE: fiction projects (including narrative fiction based on a true story); projects where applicants are hired, employed, or commissioned by another entity; incomplete applications or those missing supporting materials; late submissions. APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY: 18 or older; not currently enrolled in a degree-granting program; individual applicants (fiscal sponsors permitted); applicant must be the director or producer of the project. SELECTION CRITERIA: strength of proposal and artistic approach; feasibility; ethics and accountability; completeness; and meeting eligibility requirements. ACCESSIBILITY: alternative application methods available (email filmfund@axslab.org by 24 July 2026); an Application Assistance Stipend is offered for 2026 to allow applicants to hire an application assistant, available first-come, first-served (not guaranteed). TIMELINE: open call opens 1 June 2026 (12:00 AM EST); deadline 31 July 2026 (11:59 PM EST). Apply via SurveyMonkey Apply.
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Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University (funded by Dr. Michele Larose) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada (open to all; preference typically given to artists who reside in or can easily travel to Montreal) · Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 · Award: $6,000 CAD (taxes may be deducted); paid in two parts (half at the beginning of the residency, half on completion). Covers travel, materials, and related expenses. No application fee.
Annual artist-in-residence award funded by Dr. Michele Larose, hosted by the Osler Library of the History of Medicine at McGill University, supporting visual artists who use McGill collections to create works addressing contemporary and/or historical subjects in medicine and the health sciences. Possible projects include painting, photography, performance, sculpture, and digital, video or installation art. Most work is anticipated to be inspired by Osler Library collections; sources may also include other McGill Libraries, the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, and McGill faculties and hospitals. NO STUDIO SPACE provided; the library offers research support, research space, and exhibition space. RESIDENCY DUTIES: work on the project; give a public presentation; exhibit or perform the work; submit a report suitable for the Osler Library Newsletter; complete the work by 30 April 2027. The artist retains ownership of the work but must credit Dr. Larose and the Osler Library. Applicants are encouraged to propose a project engaging one of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Strategic Research Plan themes: Infection (as a threat); Cancer (as a complex global challenge); The Brain; or Personalized/ing medicine. ELIGIBILITY: degree in Studio Arts or a related field and/or a history of exhibiting work in professional venues; open to non-Canadians, but preference typically given to Montreal-based or easily-traveling artists. APPLY by emailing ONE PDF (filename: lastname.LaroseOsler2026.pdf) to awards.oslerlibrary@mcgill.ca containing a 1-page project description, proposed timeline, CV, one letter of recommendation (addressed to Head Librarian Dr. Mary Hague-Yearl), and work samples (typically 5-15 images). Reference letters may also be sent separately by the referee before the deadline. Results announced in August or September. Deadline: 31 July 2026.
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MUUS Collection · Remote / hybrid; archive visits to Tenafly, New Jersey, USA · Deadline: 31 Jul 2026 · Award: USD 20,000 grant plus full coverage of travel costs to the archive. No application fee.
MUUS Collection (an American 20th-century photography collection that preserves, researches and reveals work from the archives it owns and represents) launches its first Research Fellowship, inviting a curator or academic to spend a year with the archives to develop an exhibition or publication concept offering a new perspective. The Research Fellow examines physical works and ephemera (journals, contact sheets, cameras, the totality of each photographer's collection) and benefits from the new MUUSEUM online research portal. PROJECT PERIOD: November 2026 to November 2027 (project completes November 2027). ELIGIBILITY: minimum five years professional experience at museums, galleries, universities or similar cultural institutions; international candidates eligible but fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; candidates must be willing to travel to Tenafly, New Jersey for up to a week (mutually agreed dates) and be available for remote collaboration with the archive team and advisory board. Candidates from underrepresented or marginalised communities are encouraged to apply. AWARD: USD 20,000 grant plus full coverage of travel costs to the archive. ANNOUNCEMENT: winner decided in October 2026 and announced at Paris Photo. DEADLINE: 31 July 2026.
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Doha Film Institute (DFI) · Doha, Qatar (festival 19-27 November 2026; at least one film representative must attend in person) · Deadline: 01 Aug 2026 · Award: Cash awards (shared between producer and director for Best Film prizes). International Short: Best Film USD 20,000, Best Director USD 12,000, Best Performance USD 7,000. Ajyal: Best Feature Film USD 35,000, Best Short Film USD 12,000. Made in Qatar: Best Film USD 15,000, Best Director USD 10,000, Best Performance USD 5,000. International Feature (invitation only): Best Narrative USD 75,000, Best Documentary USD 50,000, Best Artistic Achievement USD 45,000, Best Performance USD 15,000. No entry fee.
The Doha Film Festival (Doha Film Institute), running 19-27 November 2026, is accepting submissions, which are open for SHORT FILMS ONLY (feature films are selected by invitation only). Submittable competitions: the International Short Film Competition (new, daring short-form work, all genres, maximum 20 minutes, MENA premiere required) and the Ajyal Film Competition short-film category (youth-focused films, maximum 20 minutes, Middle East premiere excluding North Africa, curated with a jury of young people aged 16-25). The Made in Qatar section is open to narrative and documentary short films connected to Qatar (Qatari national or resident writer/director/producer, majority shot in Qatar, or storyline centred on Qatar), requiring Qatar premiere status. The International Feature Film Competition (documentary and narrative, 60+ minutes, MENA premiere) is by invitation only and does not accept submissions. All non-English-language works must have English subtitles and a time-coded English dialogue list; as Qatar is bilingual, films must be accessible in Arabic and English (the Festival can provide Arabic subtitles). KEY DATES: short-film submissions open 10 May 2026; deadline for International Short and Ajyal Short Competitions is 1 August 2026; Made in Qatar deadline is 1 September 2026; invited filmmakers notified by 1 October 2026. No entry fee. Submit via the entry form with a private (password-protected) link to the film. Enquiries: entries@dohafilm.com.
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The Rowland Institute at Harvard University · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (Harvard main campus) · Deadline: 01 Aug 2026 · Award: Salary from $89,999 per year with full Harvard benefits; yearly operating budget from $225,000 for lab supplies, travel and hiring personnel (postdoctoral fellows, postbacs, undergraduates); generous start-up funding for capital equipment based on the research programme; dedicated laboratory space plus ancillary spaces (e.g. tissue culture); full principal investigator rights; staff scientist and engineer support for designing and fabricating experimental setups; shared research equipment across Harvard (Center for Nanoscale Systems, Bauer Life Science Core Facility); mentoring on lab culture, scientific writing, budgeting and leadership; and access to Harvard's Core for Mentorship Excellence. No application fee.
Rowland Fellowship at Harvard for outstanding early-career experimentalists in any field of science or engineering, providing the opportunity to establish an independent research programme at the Rowland Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded by Edwin Land in 1980 to foster high-risk creative research and joined to Harvard in 2002, the Institute particularly supports scholars with potential to establish ground-breaking research programmes that bridge traditional disciplinary boundaries. ELIGIBILITY: applicants should currently be completing their PhDs or have received their PhD after 1 May 2025; the doctoral degree must be completed prior to starting the Fellowship. Fellows may have the opportunity to teach undergraduates during their Fellowship. Apply via the Harvard Careers posting linked from the Rowland Institute fellowships page. Applications are currently open; the call does not state a fixed closing date, so check the Harvard Careers posting for the current deadline.
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Day Job Films · Worldwide applicants; all production must take place in the UK · Deadline: 10 Aug 2026 · Award: Production budget of up to GBP 7,000, with full creative control and no producer or external interference. No application fee.
Short film competition from Day Job Films created to give auteur directors full creative freedom, awarding a production budget of up to GBP 7,000 to make a short film with no producer interference or commercial agenda. Open to animation, live-action and documentary projects. Runs in three rounds: (1) a pitch deck outlining concept, story, key characters and visual style; (2) a full script for those who progress; and (3) an interview to discuss the vision and execution. A panel of industry professionals judges the pitch deck, script and interview, with at least one team member reading each pitch deck and script in full. The winner receives full creative control over the project. ELIGIBILITY: applicants can be from anywhere worldwide, but all production must take place in the UK; applicants must have a producer on board who is separate from the director/writer. Applicants may optionally include a plan for adapting the script into a feature-length film (this does not affect the outcome). Submissions open February 10, 2026 and close August 10, 2026. Enquiries: hello@dayjobfilms.com.
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Lanesboro Arts · Lanesboro, Minnesota, United States · Deadline: 10 Aug 2026 · Award: Weekly stipend of $1,250 for food, mileage and other costs while in residence (half paid two weeks before residency, half on the final day). Additional budget up to $500 per residency for art supplies if a creative project is pursued. Free private housing (St. Mane Theatre apartment or Art Loft above the gallery) plus access to studio space, kitchen, laundry, Wi-Fi, and an optional Lanesboro Liaison for community/outdoor-recreation connections. No application fee.
Residency for Minnesota-based BIPOC artists (Native American/American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano/Latinx, Middle Eastern/North African, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, SWANA) and their families, run by Lanesboro Arts in rural southeastern MN. NO OUTPUT OR PRODUCT REQUIRED: the residency provides whatever the artist needs (restoration, family getaway, connection to nature, access to rural community, artistic practice) within the context of the community; only one community share-back event is required (workshop, school visit, small gathering, or blog post; arranged with Lanesboro Arts staff after selection). HOUSING: private bedroom + bath in either the St. Mane Theatre Artist Residency Center (sleeps 1-4) or the Art Loft above the Gallery (sleeps 1-5); kitchenette/full kitchen, studio space, laundry, Wi-Fi; neither space is currently ADA-accessible. COHORT OPTION: solo, OR apply with a specific BIPOC artist collaborator, OR apply open to being matched with another BIPOC resident at the same time (both receive the stipend; lodging split between St. Mane and the Art Loft). Spouses/partners only get a stipend if they themselves are applying as artists in the cohort model. SELECTION: lottery process (no traditional artistic-merit gatekeeping); 6-12 residents chosen depending on session lengths; lottery is recorded and shared with applicants for transparency. ELIGIBILITY: BIPOC artists currently based in Minnesota. APPLY via the Lanesboro Arts website. TIMELINE: initial deadline 11:59pm Monday 10 August 2026; lottery the week of 10 August 2026; rolling applications thereafter if slots remain, until 1 April 2027 or until full. Lanesboro Liaison (staff or vetted community member) optionally available for tours, grocery delivery, and outdoor recreation (biking, kayaking, hiking, state parks, etc.).
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Spencer Foundation · Worldwide; PI must be affiliated with a non-profit or public/governmental institution (US 501(c)(3) or non-US equivalent) that will serve as the administering organization. Proposals accepted from the US and internationally; English only; budgets in US Dollars. · Deadline: 12 Aug 2026 · Award: USD 75,000 total per grant; no indirect cost charges permitted. No application fee.
Vision Grants are research planning grants that give scholars and their collaborators the time, space, resources and support to plan a large-scale study or program of research focused on transforming education systems toward greater equity. Rather than a fully fleshed-out research plan, the proposal is an invitation to think forward about what research is needed to transform education systems toward equity and how that systems change will happen, identifying the system(s) targeted and the specific levers the team thinks must be engaged. Grants bring together a team for 12 to 18 months to collaboratively develop ambitious, large-scale, cross-disciplinary research projects co-designed with practitioners, policymakers, communities and other partners. Awarded teams also join a cohort learning program held in person in Chicago. ELIGIBILITY: PIs and Co-PIs must have appropriate experience or an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or a terminal degree in a professional field; graduate students may be on the team but cannot be PI or Co-PI. The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit or public/governmental institution willing to serve as the administering organization (colleges, universities, school districts, research facilities, or other 501(c)(3) non-profits, or non-US equivalents); the Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals. Open to applicants in the US and internationally; proposals in English, budgets in USD. PIs and Co-PIs may apply even with another active Spencer grant or proposal in review, but may not be part of more than one Vision Grant proposal. Note: a Vision Grant is a prerequisite for applying to Spencer's Transformative Research Grant program (TRG, USD 3.5 million), though receiving one does not guarantee a TRG. PROCESS: applications opened 4 June 2026. A required Intent to Apply form (max 200 words, non-binding) is due 12 August 2026 at 12:00 PM noon Central time; the Full Proposal (2000-word narrative) is due 16 September 2026 at 12:00 PM noon Central time. Program contact: Jasmine Knetl, visiongrants@spencer.org.
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International Writers' Workshop (IWW), Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) · HKBU campus, Hong Kong · Deadline: 14 Aug 2026 · Award: Round-trip economy class airfare; accommodation on HKBU's campus for 4 weeks; a per diem. No application fee.
International Writers' Workshop (IWW) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), founded in 2004, has hosted over 150 writers from more than 60 countries. The 2027 Writers-in-Residence Programme runs 26 February to 25 March 2027 and culminates in the IWW Literary Festival on the theme 'Inheritance'. Writers are encouraged to share a piece of writing in conversation with the festival theme. ELIGIBILITY: have at least one published book; currently reside outside of Hong Kong; have a functional command of English or Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese). WHAT IWW PROVIDES: round-trip economy class airfare; accommodation on HKBU's campus for 4 weeks; a per diem. DEADLINE: 14 August 2026. APPLY via the IWW HKBU call for application (PDF).
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Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature) · Worldwide (literary translators with a contracted translation from or into Dutch) · Deadline: 15 Aug 2026 · Award: Project-based subsidy. Income cap EUR 52,500 for primary income. Standard minimum rates: EUR 0.0802/word for prose; EUR 2.92/line for poetry. No application fee.
Project subsidies from the Nederlands Letterenfonds for advanced literary translators with a current publishing contract for a translation from or into Dutch. The next round closes 15 August 2026; decisions are made approximately four months after the deadline (December). ELIGIBILITY: literary translators with a substantial published portfolio and a contracted translation project; primary income must be below EUR 52,500.
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Altercine Foundation (Fondation Altercine) · Remote application (Montreal-based foundation); for filmmakers in the Global South · Deadline: 15 Aug 2026 · Award: Production grants of CAD 10,000 and CAD 5,000 for a documentary project. The CAD 10,000 grant is paid in two parts (CAD 6,000 on selection; CAD 4,000 on delivery of a high-quality file of the finished film). No application fee.
Annual grants from the Altercine Foundation (Montreal) to support the production of a documentary project, awarding roughly CAD 10,000 and CAD 5,000 each year. ELIGIBILITY: the grant is aimed at filmmakers BORN AND LIVING IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH (Africa, Asia or Latin America) who want to direct a documentary in the language of their choice that respects the Foundation's aims. APPLICATION (in French, English or Spanish): an application form, a synopsis (max 5 pages) covering content, characters, theme, treatment and style, a Vimeo link to a previous completed documentary (subtitled/versioned in FR/EN/ES, or with a transcript) plus supporting visual material, a detailed production budget and financing plan including the grant, and ideally two support letters. Submit all documents as a single PDF (max 5MB) by email to altercine@videotron.ca. Deadline 15 August each year; decisions communicated before 31 December.
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EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee (in partnership with Culture Next) · Travel between Japan and European Capitals of Culture / Culture Next member cities · Deadline: 15 Aug 2026 · Award: JPY 50,000 to JPY 150,000 per applicant, depending on applicant and travel category. No application fee.
The EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee supports individuals and organisations developing projects between Japan and European Capitals of Culture (past, present or future) as well as other Culture Next member cities. PURPOSE: support travel for research, project planning, and collaboration, building creative networks aimed at realising Japan-Europe arts and culture projects. THEMES (for Japan-Europe collaborative projects): Youth Empowerment; Nature & Green; Diversity (DEI); Social Regeneration. Projects may include participants from other regions (e.g. Asia) joining a Japan-Europe project. TARGET APPLICANTS: members of European Capital of Culture teams; artists and project organisers (including curators, designers, etc.); researchers in culture/arts; social entrepreneurs. TIMING: applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the travel date; this cut-off covers travel in April 2026 - September 2026. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 August 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Culture Next collaboration page.
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LPM - Live Performers Meeting · Rome, Italy · Deadline: 16 Aug 2026 · Award: Paid open call, not a grant: participation requires an artist/guest subscription of EUR 20 (includes a pass for all activities, a T-shirt, a daily drink, and a 30-minute performance slot), plus 20% off workshops. The Live Immersive Contest offers prizes from technical partners.
Open call to participate in LPM (Live Performers Meeting), described as the biggest worldwide event dedicated to audiovisual performing arts, returning to Rome for its 27th edition. Artists can take part with AV performances, VJ sets and live mapping (a 30-minute slot to perform); workshops, lectures and project showcases; interactive AV installations; and the Live Immersive Contest (competing for prizes from technical partners). NOTE: this is a participation call rather than a funding opportunity - it requires a paid subscription (EUR 20 as artist or guest) which includes a festival pass, a 30-minute slot, a T-shirt and a daily drink, plus a 20% discount on workshops; there is also a volunteer option. Deadline to submit a proposal is 16 August 2026. Enquiries: subscriptions@liveperformersmeeting.net.
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Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (Creative Industries Fund NL) · Netherlands (Dutch fund; cross-sector collaboration) · Deadline: 25 Aug 2026 · Award: Two-phase grant. Phase 1: ten grants of EUR 10,000 (max 5 months, startup 1 December 2026 to 30 April 2027) to prepare, explore and prototype the project. Phase 2: ten grants of EUR 50,000 (max 12 months, implementation 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2028) for projects selected and fully completed in Phase 1. No application fee.
Open call from the Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds) for cross-sector collaboration projects that offer new perspectives on current challenges such as climate, housing, polarisation, migration or inequality of opportunity. The procedure runs in two phases. In Phase 1, the applicant and partner use the period to prepare and kick off the project, further explore the theme, intended end product and collaboration, and investigate possibilities (including working on a prototype or proof of concept), concluding with a project plan, budget and collaboration agreement. Phase 2, open only to projects selected and fully completed in Phase 1, focuses on implementation and requires both a written application and a presentation to the advisory committee; projects may deliver various end products (an activity, intervention, event, publication, service, product or process) accompanied by a suitable form of knowledge sharing such as a presentation, symposium or publication. ELIGIBILITY: applicants working with at least one partner in cross-sector collaboration; see the fund's open-call page for full eligibility details. Deadline 25 August 2026, 16:00 CEST.
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Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) · California, USA. Applicants must reside full-time in California · Deadline: 28 Aug 2026 · Award: USD 5,000 project-restricted grants, awarded competitively. USD 100,000 total available each year across the 2026-2028 funding cycle. No application fee.
CALI Futures supports artists and cultural workers across California, individually and in teams, who are meaningfully contributing to alternative efforts outside of conventional nonprofit and for-profit arts and culture systems. The Fund encourages work focused on income, ownership, and care, and uplifts the role of artists and cultural workers in shaping and sustaining alternative efforts that provide greater financial stability, strengthen creative ownership, and deepen mutual support across the broader arts ecosystem. Project-restricted grants of USD 5,000 are awarded through a competitive process. Competitive applicants present (a) a clear project request; (b) proof of an active, current artistic or cultural practice; (c) a description of their contribution to an alternative effort that improves financial sustainability, creative ownership, or mutual support and addresses challenges not sufficiently solved by conventional nonprofit or for-profit sectors; and (d) framing that ambitiously describes the larger implications of this work for transforming artists' lives and future cultural possibilities. The Fund supports individuals and teams at every stage, from initial ideas to research, implementation, experimentation, and reflection. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be individual artists or cultural workers (cultural producers, culture bearers, creatives, cultural practitioners); must reside full-time in California; must be contributing to an alternative effort improving financial sustainability, creative ownership, or mutualistic social support within the arts and culture sector; and that contribution must have occurred or begun on or after 1 January 2020. Teams are eligible, but all team members must meet the criteria and only one application is accepted per team (one member applies and is responsible for grant requirements). INELIGIBLE: individuals without an active practice; organizations seeking operating or program support; arts administrators; individuals living or working outside California; past CALI Catalyst grantees describing the same project funded in 2021-2025; incomplete applications; and those with a conflict of interest with CCI or Hewlett Foundation board, staff, or directors. The Fund is administered by the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. TIMELINE: applications open 9 June 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT; deadline 28 August 2026 at 11:59 a.m. PT; review September to November 2026; notifications by 17 November 2026. Submitted via Submittable. Questions: grants@cciarts.org (include CALI FUTURES in the subject line) or 415.288.0530.
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ZwillGen · Washington, D.C., USA (must work out of the DC office) · Deadline: 31 Aug 2026 · Award: Salary USD 115,000 to USD 125,000, with a reduced annual billable target (1,250 hours) to create space for writing, professional development, and policy engagement. No application fee.
The ZwillGen Fellowship is a 12-month position for recent law-school graduates and early-career attorneys interested in working at the intersection of law, technology, and public policy. Fellows work alongside attorneys on matters involving privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, online platforms, surveillance, digital advertising, fintech, online safety, and technology regulation, contributing to client counseling, investigations, litigation, and emerging regulatory matters, as well as research, writing, and speaking. The program includes a reduced billable target (1,250 hours) to make room for thought leadership and engagement with the technology policy, privacy, and civil liberties community. ELIGIBILITY: must have graduated from law school before the program starts; must have taken or plan to take a bar exam near the start of the Fellowship; must be able to work out of the DC office and be eligible to apply for admission to the DC Bar. Candidates primarily interested in traditional IP practice may find it less aligned. A small number of applicants may also be considered for the Hannah Schaller Memorial Skylark Fellowship (privacy-law focus, with a reduced 1,100-hour billable target for additional community engagement). Following the Fellowship, fellows may be invited into a full-time attorney role or supported in pursuing other technology law and policy opportunities. APPLY with a resume, law-school transcript, writing sample, and cover letter by 31 August 2026.
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Wikimedia Foundation · Worldwide (subject to legal eligibility by country) · Deadline: 31 Aug 2026 · Award: From USD 10,000 per grant (no preset upper cap stated). No application fee.
Wikimedia Foundation grants supporting the organisation of local, regional and thematic conferences that bring Wikimedians together for knowledge sharing, skill development and professional networking. Two rounds per year. Round 1 deadline: 31 August 2026. Round 2 deadline: 1 February 2027. ELIGIBILITY: groups, organisations and Wikimedia affiliates; individuals may apply via a fiscal sponsor.
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Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing and Literature · Montricher, Switzerland (Swiss Jura, near Lausanne and Geneva) · Deadline: 31 Aug 2026 · Award: Weekly allowance of CHF 400, plus travel costs to and from home covered, accommodation in a private cabin, and breakfast and lunch provided. Electric bikes and library access included.
Residency for writers and translators at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Montricher, Switzerland, set in seven distinctive 'cabin' modules hanging from an openwork canopy, offering conditions to start, continue or finish a writing project. Around forty authors from around the world (emerging to established) are hosted each year. Open to all kinds of writing and all languages, with priority given to literary writers and translators; other disciplines are welcome as long as literature is at the heart of the project. Residencies are for individuals or pairs working on a common project (e.g. a writer and a translator). A percentage of residencies are dedicated to nature writing. WHAT IS PROVIDED: a private cabin for independent living (a separate cabin per person for pairs; one accessible cabin for reduced mobility), travel costs to and from home, a weekly allowance of CHF 400, breakfast and lunch, electric bikes, and daytime library access. ELIGIBILITY: no age or nationality restrictions; beginners accepted; one application per year; former residents may not reapply (families, children and pets cannot be accommodated). Stays cannot be split into multiple periods. Selection is by a panel chaired by Vera Michalski-Hoffmann, assessing the literary quality of the project, the candidate's background, and whether the stay length matches the project scope. APPLICATION: online in English or French (work excerpts may be in any language); the 2027 form is open 2 June to 31 August 2026; selected candidates announced December 2026.
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Film Independent · Los Angeles, US · Deadline: 31 Aug 2026 · Award: Lab fellowship + access to bundled $10K fellowships (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC, Sony Music Vision) and Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25K for climate-focused fiction features)
Competitive screenwriting lab for emerging feature screenwriters. Selected fellows are eligible for the Climate Entertainment Development Grant ($25K, climate-focused fiction features) and the same bundled $10K fellowship pool available across Artist Development programs (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC Hollywood Bureau, Sony Music Vision). International fellows are also eligible for the Dolby Institute Fellowship ($50K post-production grant utilising Dolby Vision and Atmos). Lab alums become eligible to apply to the Amplifier Fellowship for Black filmmakers ($30K unrestricted plus year-long support; six fellows annually). Applications open 29 June 2026; non-member deadline 31 August 2026; Film Independent member extension to 14 September 2026.
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Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) · Zurich, Switzerland (in-person residency at ICST) · Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 · Award: Use of ICST facilities and technical infrastructure plus technical support by research staff; per diems for meals and accommodation during the residency; travel contribution toward travel to Zurich (up to CHF 300 for persons living in Europe, up to CHF 500 for those outside Europe). Participants organise their own travel and accommodation (ICST assists if required). No application fee.
The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) invites applications for its 2027 Artists in Residence program, fostering artistic exchange in key areas of current research. Residencies are available in five themes: Spatial Audio; Klavierautomat (algorithmic composition); Moving Loudspeakers; Dance and Generative AI; and Object Performance. The program offers access to ICST's facilities and technical infrastructure, professional support from researchers, and per diems for meals and accommodation. Artists and musicians working with sound and sound media, whose practice reflects a strong interest in one of the listed research areas, are encouraged to apply. One selected project from the Spatial Audio Residency will be featured at the SONIC MATTER Festival 2028 as part of an ongoing partnership. PRACTICAL: residencies include use of facilities and technical infrastructure as specified in the thematic descriptions, plus technical support by ICST research staff. Participants receive a contribution toward travel to Zurich (up to CHF 300 for persons living in Europe, up to CHF 500 for persons living outside Europe) and a per diem to cover meals and accommodation in Zurich; participants organise their own travel and accommodation, with ICST assistance if required. Residency dates are defined individually. APPLICATION: submitted via the online form, uploading a concept sketch, composition idea or project draft (PDF, 2 pages, 10 MB max); a portfolio of three selected works relevant to the residency topic including links to external audio and video (PDF, 2 pages, 10 MB max); and a tabular CV covering education and career (PDF, 1 page, 10 MB max). The residencies are awarded by a jury of ICST researchers and project leaders. TIMELINE: deadline 1 September 2026 at 24:00 CET; candidates notified mid-October 2026. Selected candidates receive forms required for an invitation to Switzerland and must confirm participation and return completed forms within 10 days or the invitation may be withdrawn.
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Association for Mathematical Research (AMR) · Worldwide (digital submission) · Deadline: 01 Sep 2026 · Award: USD 10,000 prize to the winner; runner-up recognitions at committee discretion. The committee reserves the right to withhold the prize if no submissions meet the standards.
USD 10,000 prize from the Association for Mathematical Research for serious experimentation in how mathematicians communicate with one another, beyond the static PDF. Submissions should demonstrate communicative capabilities fundamentally unavailable in a linear paper: interactive exploration of parameter spaces in differential equations, dynamic visualisation of group actions or geometric structures, multi-perspective representations of algebraic or number-theoretic objects, nonlinear navigation of proof architectures or dependency graphs, embedded computation as part of exposition, or similar. ELIGIBILITY: no nationality, institutional or career restriction stated; the focus is mathematical depth and communicative innovation. This is NOT for popularisation, production polish or short-form video content - it is about novel research-to-research communication. EVALUATION CRITERIA: mathematical depth and rigor; conceptual insight enabled by the medium; communicative innovation beyond static exposition; scalability and reproducibility; transformative potential for research communication. PROCESS: initial submissions are a short public YouTube concept demonstration (with the hashtag #AMRPotF and a concise written explanation of the mathematical substance and communicative innovation in the video description), with the YouTube link emailed to PotFPrize@amathr.org. Finalists are asked to provide a fully accessible prototype suitable for hosting or linking within AMR Reviews; the winning submission will be published in AMR Reviews as an interactive exposition. Selection committee: Mohammed Abouzaid, Benson Farb, Alex Kontorovich, Akshay Venkatesh, Maryna Viazovska.
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Cambridge-Africa Programme, University of Cambridge (supported by The ALBORADA Trust) · Pairs of researchers: one at the University of Cambridge or an allied institute (Wellcome Sanger Institute, NIAB, British Antarctic Survey), one at an African university or research institution · Deadline: 03 Sep 2026 · Award: Competitive grants of GBP 1,000 to 25,000. Covers research costs such as reagents, fieldwork, equipment and research-training activities in Africa (e.g. setting up courses/workshops). No application fee.
The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund competitively awards grants to pairs of researchers, one from an African university or research institution and one from the University of Cambridge or an allied research institute, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations. ELIGIBILITY: both applicants must be at post-doctoral level or above, with employment contracts extending beyond the award end date, and apply with the support of their Head of Department or equivalent; the Cambridge applicant must work at the University of Cambridge or an affiliated institute (Wellcome Sanger Institute, NIAB, British Antarctic Survey); the African applicant must be based at an African university or equivalent. Limited student support is considered where it enhances the Cambridge-Africa relationship. FUNDING: GBP 1,000 to 25,000, covering research costs including reagents, fieldwork, equipment and research-training activities in Africa. APPLY: the Cambridge-based applicant registers using an institutional email (cam.ac.uk, sanger.ac.uk, babraham.ac.uk, bas.ac.uk or niab.com) and invites the Africa-based applicant via the online form. Deadline: 3 September 2026. Queries: alboradafund@cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk.
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Prototype Fund Switzerland (Opendata.ch) · Switzerland; applicants must be eligible to work in Switzerland. · Deadline: 07 Sep 2026 · Award: Up to CHF 50,000 per project, plus coaching, mentoring and workshops and access to a tech/policy/society network. No application fee.
Since 2020 the Prototype Fund Switzerland has strengthened the common good with open-source, public-interest technology, supporting interdisciplinary teams to develop and test early-stage projects that show how open source, data and digital technologies such as AI can create real societal value. The 2026-2027 edition focuses on Responsible and Sustainable AI: building the path toward a more responsible and sustainable AI, tech and digitalization landscape, open source and beyond. THIS YEAR'S FOCUS: projects that reduce resource use, energy consumption or emissions; strengthen accountability, transparency and governance; and contribute to resilient and trustworthy digital systems, including sustainable digitalization and digital sufficiency, public-interest AI and data infrastructures, and tools for governance, oversight or digital sovereignty. PUBLIC INTEREST TECH areas span sustainability and climate, participation and civic tech, education and literacy, health and inclusion, and open knowledge and data. WHO THEY FUND: individuals and small teams open to open source, AI and iterative experimentation, eager to combine technical capability with societal and political awareness, willing to share learnings, motivated to work on pressing societal problems through technology, with an early-stage but well-thought-out concept, and eligible to work in Switzerland. SUPPORT: up to CHF 50,000 in funding, a 4-month prototyping phase, coaching, mentoring and workshops, and access to a strong network across tech, policy and society. Teams are strongly encouraged (though not required) to publish code, data or components under open-source licenses and to document their approach. TIMELINE: applications 21 July to 7 September 2026; rolling jury selection August-September 2026; prototyping mid-October 2026 to mid-February 2027; outputs and learnings November 2026 to July 2027. Questions: info@prototypefund.ch.
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European Commission (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, under Horizon Europe; managed by the European Research Executive Agency, REA) · Europe (host institution in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country; also possible: Global Postdoctoral Fellowships hosted in non-associated third countries with a return phase in Europe) · Deadline: 09 Sep 2026 · Award: Standard MSCA unit costs covering researcher allowance (living, mobility, family), research/training/networking costs and management/indirect costs (annual values published in the call's Work Programme; typically a fully-funded postdoc package of roughly €5,000 to €8,000+ per researcher per month equivalent depending on host country correction coefficient)
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships support researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out research abroad, acquire new skills, develop their careers and have international mobility. Open to excellent researchers of any nationality. The 2026 call opened 9 April 2026 and closes 9 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST; notification of call results expected February 2027; grant agreement signature April 2027. Two strands: European Postdoctoral Fellowships (12 to 24 months in Europe) and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships (12 to 24 months outside Europe + 12-month return phase in Europe). The project must take place in a country different from where the researcher has worked or studied. Approximately 1,600 projects funded. Apply via the EU Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal; submission is by the fellow plus host institution. Eligibility: researcher must have a PhD at the call deadline (or have submitted thesis with all requirements met), maximum 8 years full-time-equivalent research experience post-PhD, must comply with the mobility rule (no more than 12 months in the host country in the 36 months before the deadline).
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Harvard Radcliffe Institute · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; fellows must relocate to and reside in the Cambridge/Boston area for the full fellowship (September through May). · Deadline: 10 Sep 2026 · Award: USD 78,000 stipend plus an additional USD 5,000 for project expenses. Relocation, housing, and childcare funds may also be provided. No application fee.
The Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship offers scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists a year to pursue ambitious projects in a vibrant interdisciplinary setting amid the resources of Harvard University. The Institute welcomes innovative work that confronts pressing social, scientific, and policy issues and seeks to engage audiences beyond academia. Reflecting Radcliffe's history, it welcomes (but does not limit eligibility to) proposals focused on women, gender, and society, or that draw on the Schlesinger Library's collections. It also invites proposals relevant to the Institute's 2024-2029 focus area, academic freedom and connecting across difference (intellectual virtues, free and open inquiry, diversity of thought, political polarization, peace and conflict, inequality, religious pluralism, and related higher-education policy issues), including work that constructively challenges disciplinary orthodoxies or advances transformative perspectives. SUPPORT: USD 78,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 for project expenses, with relocation, housing, and childcare funds available; fellows must reside in the Cambridge/Boston area from September through May. ELIGIBILITY: open to individuals across career stages; tenure is not required and applicants need not be academics. This is NOT a postdoctoral fellowship; those currently enrolled in a degree program are ineligible, as are former Harvard Radcliffe fellows (1999-present). Applicants must meet discipline-specific criteria. APPLY: register on the online portal and select an area (Humanities and Social Sciences; Creative Arts; Nonfiction and Journalism; or Science, Engineering, and Mathematics). Materials: application form, CV, 1,400-word project proposal (with bibliography when appropriate), a writing or work sample, and three references. DEADLINES: humanities, social sciences, creative arts, and nonfiction and journalism by 10 September 2026, 5pm ET; science, engineering, and mathematics by 1 October 2026, 5pm ET.
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CRP Research Fellowship Programme · Participating member countries (host institution must be in a different participating country from the applicant's home institution) · Deadline: 10 Sep 2026 · Award: Travel lump-sum allowance plus return economy airfare, a weekly subsistence allowance of EUR 600 or EUR 650 (depending on host-country cost of living), and a fixed EUR 165 terminal allowance. Not covered: insurance, visa fees, lab/bench fees, family travel, and personal or dependents' costs.
Short-term international research fellowship for scientists seeking placements at host institutions in participating member countries. Fellowships last 6 to 26 weeks and support international scientific collaboration, research mobility, knowledge exchange and cross-border partnerships. PRIORITY THEMES: sustainable agricultural productivity, climate action, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, soil health, water resource sustainability, knowledge innovation, sustainable livestock systems, fisheries development and aquaculture sustainability. FUNDING: a travel lump sum, return economy airfare, a weekly subsistence allowance (EUR 600 or EUR 650 by host-country cost of living) and a EUR 165 terminal allowance; insurance, visa fees, lab/bench fees and family or personal costs are not covered. ELIGIBILITY: employed by or affiliated with an institution in a participating country; proposed host institution in a different participating country; at least 4 years of postdoctoral experience (exceptional candidates with equivalent expertise and a strong publication record may also be considered). Applicants must not already hold a position at the host institution, need employer approval and assurance of continued employment or affiliation after the fellowship, and previous fellows may reapply only after a 5-year gap. Applicants confirm country eligibility, secure a host institution and collaboration, prepare a research proposal (objective, scientific relevance, methodology, expected outcomes, 6-26 week timeline, collaboration benefits) and submit supporting documents (CV, publication list, employer approval, host acceptance letter, proof of affiliation).
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MacDowell · Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA · Deadline: 10 Sep 2026 · Award: No residency fee; need-based stipends and travel reimbursement available; ~300 fellowships/year
Residency for artists across seven disciplines (architecture, film/video, interdisciplinary, literature, music composition, theatre, visual arts). Sole selection criterion is artistic excellence. Applications open 15 August 2026. February deadline of the following year covers the Fall/Winter cycle.
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PhotoVogue (Conde Nast) · Online (global) · Deadline: 11 Sep 2026 · Award: $12,000 in total grants split across three artists: a $6,000 Outstanding Vision Grant, a $4,000 Vision Grant, and a $2,000 Rising Voice Grant (emerging), plus presentation at the next PhotoVogue Festival, potential publication across Vogue's global editions, and PhotoVogue Virtual Portfolio Reviews. Free to submit.
PhotoVogue's global open call invites photographers and video makers to use image-making as a form of rebellion - to challenge indifference, disrupt conventions and expand visual storytelling. It asks not for a theme but for a position in relation to the world. Open to photography, video and multimedia projects across all genres (fashion, documentary, portraiture, fine art, experimental). Three artists share $12,000 in grants ($6,000 Outstanding Vision, $4,000 Vision, $2,000 Rising Voice for an emerging artist), with festival presentation, potential Vogue publication and portfolio reviews. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists worldwide aged 18+; submissions are free; previous PhotoVogue applicants may submit a new project. SUBMIT: a series of up to 15 images, or images plus video for multimedia, and/or a 60-second trailer, via Picter. IMPORTANT: AI-generated works are NOT eligible. Open 14 May to 11 September 2026 (11:59 PM CET).
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Fund for Investigative Journalism · USA-primary (foreign-based stories require strong U.S. angle) · Deadline: 14 Sep 2026 · Award: Up to $10,000 (regular) or $1,000 to $2,500 (seed)
Grants for in-depth investigative reporting that exposes corruption, malfeasance or misuse of power across public and private sectors. Covers print, online, broadcast, books, documentaries and podcasts. Surveillance, abuse-of-power and accountability investigations all fit. Letter of Commitment from a news outlet required for full proposals (not for seed). Seed deadline ~10 May 2026; regular deadline 14 September 2026, 23:59 ET. Reviewed three to four times per year. Stories must be published in English with a U.S. media outlet. Ethnic media and journalists of colour particularly encouraged.
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Q-O2 (workspace for experimental music and sound art) · Brussels, Belgium; 10 residencies for international artists and 10 for artists living in Belgium. · Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 · Award: NO artist fee. International residents: shared accommodation in the Q-O2 apartment plus a travel contribution up to EUR 200. A small subsistence budget is reserved for artists who do not come with other funding. Work studio, materials and technical equipment provided. No application fee.
The residencies at Q-O2 offer time and space for artistic research, reflection and creation in the field of experimental music and sound art. In 2027, Q-O2 will host 20 residencies, 10 for international artists and 10 for local artists living in Belgium, working with, on or around sound. The programme is open to artists, art workers and theorists who wish to pursue a research-oriented project; note that Q-O2 does not organise production-directed residencies and is not a rehearsal space. Duos are possible, and exceptionally small groups too. SUPPORT: a work studio and materials, a creative and communicative environment, and the possibility to present work to a public and/or propose a workshop; for international residents, accommodation in a shared apartment and a contribution to travel expenses of up to EUR 200; and a small subsistence budget reserved for artists who do not come with other funding. There is no artist fee. A final public presentation can be arranged if the artist wishes but is not expected; what Q-O2 requires are some traces of the residency in word, image and/or audio form. APPLY by 15 September 2026: email a concise project proposal of no more than one page plus a permanent link to your website or other secondary information (no temporary links) to info@q-o2.be with the subject 'Residency27 - your name'. State where you would travel from, how long you would like to stay (4 to 6 weeks), and your interest in Q-O2 as a working environment, and make sure you receive an email confirmation of receipt.
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Goethe-Institut (with Expertise France and Institut francais) · Mobility within Sub-Saharan Africa (primary focus) and between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe · Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 4,000 per mobility. Eligible costs: travel (including visa and insurance), accommodation, subsistence, digital costs, and top-up support for family, disability, and green mobility. No application fee.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 September 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
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Dutch Research Council (NWO) · Netherlands (applicants must be academic researchers affiliated to a Dutch knowledge institution) · Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 50,000 per project
Small curiosity-driven research grants in the social sciences and humanities, awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Round 3 of the 2026 SSH Open Competition XS closes 15 September 2026, 14:00 CEST. Up to EUR 50,000 per project to enable researchers to pursue novel, exploratory and high-risk ideas without the constraints of larger themed calls. ELIGIBILITY: academic researchers with an institutional affiliation at a Dutch university or recognised Dutch knowledge institute. Proposals are assessed on scientific quality and the potential for renewal of social-sciences and humanities research. Round 3 details and the dedicated application page will be published by NWO closer to the deadline; the linked page is the most recent SSH XS round, which is the same scheme.
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Artadia · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 · Award: Three Awardees each receive a US$15,000 unrestricted award; Finalists receive an honorarium. Plus Artadia Network access and Artist Registry webpage. No application fee.
Artadia's open call for Boston, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists not chosen as Awardees receive an honorarium. Two-round jury (curator review + 45-minute virtual studio visits). ELIGIBILITY: living and working in Boston's eligible counties for at least 2 consecutive years prior to deadline; contemporary visual-arts practice; not currently enrolled in an art-related degree programme; no prior Artadia award of $10,000 or more. Open call 15 August - 15 September 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
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The Bennett Prize / Muskegon Museum of Art · Muskegon, Michigan, US (national reach) · Deadline: 19 Sep 2026 · Award: $75,000 ($37,500/year over 2 years) + traveling solo exhibition; additional $10,000 for one finalist
$75,000 prize for women figurative realist painters, awarded by a five-member jury. The winner receives $37,500 each year for two years to create a solo exhibition that travels nationally; one finalist additionally receives $10,000. Open to emerging artists who have not yet achieved full professional recognition.
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CBK Rotterdam / Art Office · Rotterdam, Netherlands (Rotterdam-based artists only) · Deadline: 21 Sep 2026 · Award: Up to €7,500 (time compensation; fee depends on project duration)
Subsidy supporting in-depth activities or innovative impulses within the artistic practice of Rotterdam-based visual artists, with a clearly defined artistic question or objective. Applicants must be registered with Art Office (artoffice.info) with an up-to-date artist page. The 2026 Round 2 deadline is 21 September 2026, 11:00 (form opens 10 August 2026); results by 16 November 2026. Round 1 (deadline 2 March 2026) has already closed. Decisions made by the director of CBK Rotterdam on advice from an expert committee.
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International Olympic Committee, Olympic Studies Centre · Worldwide; research on Olympism, the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games within the human and social sciences · Deadline: 22 Sep 2026 · Award: Research grant of up to USD 6,000. No application fee.
The IOC Olympic Studies Centre supports PhD students and early-career academics conducting scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and ideals, the athletes, the Olympic Games and their impact on contemporary society and culture. ELIGIBILITY: current postgraduate students enrolled in a PhD programme within the human and/or social sciences, with Olympism, the Olympic Movement or the Olympic Games as at least one research focus; also academic staff and postdoctoral fellows who completed their doctorate (or equivalent highest degree) in or after 2024. AWARD: up to USD 6,000. APPLY: application files and related correspondence must reach the OSC before Tuesday 22 September 2026; see the programme rules and application form on the IOC Olympic Studies Centre website.
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Miles Morland Foundation · Worldwide (writers born in Africa, or with both parents born in Africa, writing in English) · Deadline: 22 Sep 2026 · Award: GBP 18,000 paid monthly over 12 months (GBP 1,500/month) plus mentorship support throughout the scholarship year. No application fee.
Annual writing scholarship from the Miles Morland Foundation for African-born writers working in English on a full-length book project (80,000+ words for fiction; equivalent for nonfiction). One of the largest single-author African writing grants. Application window opens 1 July 2026 and closes 22 September 2026; applications outside that window are not read. ELIGIBILITY: writers born in Africa, or with both parents born in Africa, writing in English; nationality is not the criterion. Existing publication record is helpful but not strictly required.
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Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie · Netherlands · Deadline: 23 Sep 2026 · Award: Per-festival grant; specific maximum per Festivals scheme rules (cash subsidy, not in-kind)
Annual scheme funding festival organisations in the creative industries (design, architecture, digital culture, fashion, e-culture, etc.) presenting a 2027 edition. Application window opens 25 August 2026 at 15:00 CEST and closes 23 September 2026 at 16:00 CEST. Supports both content programming and the organisational/curatorial running of a festival; applicants must be organisations rather than individuals, but the scheme is the natural home for any artist-led collective or platform that runs a critical-AI / digital-culture / surveillance-focused festival event. Note the wider 2026 context: Stimuleringsfonds is restructuring its grant offering for 2027, and several individual schemes (Design, Digital Culture) have been reduced to two rounds in 2026. The Festivals scheme is a separate annual track and one of the cleaner ways to access SCI funding for an event-format project.
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Film Independent · Los Angeles, US · Deadline: 28 Sep 2026 · Award: Lab fellowship + access to bundled $10K fellowships (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC, Sony Music Vision) for selected fellows
Intensive program for emerging episodic (TV/series) directors, with mentorship, set shadowing opportunities and industry access. Selected fellows are eligible for the same bundled $10K fellowship pool (Cayton-Goldrich, MPAC Hollywood Bureau, Sony Music Vision) available across Artist Development programs. Applications open 27 July 2026; non-member deadline 28 September 2026; Film Independent member extension to 12 October 2026.
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Fonds Ernest Solvay, managed with the support of the King Baudouin Foundation · Organisations implementing a project within a 100 km radius of a Solvay industrial, R&I or administrative site · Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 10,000 per initiative. Funding covers only expenses incurred after the results are announced (mid-December 2026); already-incurred expenses are not reimbursed. No application fee.
The Ernest Solvay Fund provides financial support for local-impact initiatives in three areas: scientific education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), planet progress (environmental initiatives) and better life (community well-being). ELIGIBILITY: organisations submitting a project must implement it within a 100 km radius of a Solvay industrial, R&I or administrative site. FUNDING: up to EUR 10,000 per initiative; the Fund covers expenses incurred only after the results are announced (mid-December 2026) and will not reimburse expenses incurred beforehand. APPLY: create or log in to an account at https://candidate.kbs-frb.be and complete the online application form (it can be saved and completed in several stages). Applications are open 15 April 2026 to 30 September 2026; results announced mid-December 2026.
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We Are Human Foundation · Paris, France (Forum des images screening 24 November 2026) · Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 · Award: Grand Prix EUR 5,000; Best Screenplay EUR 3,000; Ethics Award EUR 2,000. No submission fee.
Call for short films (1-10 minutes) involving human/AI hybrid creation, from the We Are Human Foundation in Paris. Three cash awards: Grand Prix EUR 5,000, Best Screenplay EUR 3,000, and an Ethics Award EUR 2,000. ELIGIBILITY: international, applicants 18+; films must have been completed after 1 June 2025 and involve human/AI hybrid creation; a mandatory Ethics Notebook accompanies each submission. No submission fee. Festival screening at Forum des images, Paris, on 24 November 2026. Apply via FilmFreeway; deadline 30 September 2026.
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Fondation Camargo · Cassis, France (Mediterranean coast) · Deadline: 01 Oct 2026 · Award: EUR 3,500 stipend (EUR 350/week x 10 weeks); basic transportation costs; housing in the foundation's apartments for the residency duration. No application fee.
Fondation Camargo's 10-week residency for writers, scholars and artists on the Mediterranean coast in Cassis, France. About 14 fellows per cycle. Open to writers across genres (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation), as well as scholars and artists pursuing serious research, writing or creative projects in the humanities, social sciences and arts. ELIGIBILITY: international writers, scholars and artists; no nationality restriction.
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Artadia · Atlanta metropolitan area, Georgia, United States · Deadline: 01 Oct 2026 · Award: Three Awardees each receive a US$15,000 unrestricted award; Finalists receive an honorarium. Plus Artadia Network access and Artist Registry webpage. No application fee.
Artadia's open call for Atlanta, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists receive an honorarium. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton. Must reside in an eligible county for 2+ consecutive years prior to deadline, contemporary visual-arts practice, not a student, no prior Artadia award of $10,000+. Open call 1 September - 1 October 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
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Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism (Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY) · Worldwide (freelancers and staff) · Deadline: 12 Oct 2026 · Award: Up to USD 15,000 per fellowship, plus editorial supervision and placement assistance. No application fee.
Fellowships supporting enterprise and investigative reporting with a business or economic angle, from the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY. Tech-platform economies, AI labour, data-broker investigations, digital-economy beats and similar tech-and-business stories fit naturally. ELIGIBILITY: working journalists with at least 5 years of professional experience; freelancers and staff are both eligible worldwide. CYCLES: Fall 2026 cycle deadline 12 October 2026; spring cycle expected around April 2027. No application fee.
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Lighthouse Works · Fishers Island, New York, USA (in-person residency) · Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 · Award: Six-week fellowship providing housing, food, private studio space, and USD 1,750 in financial support. No application fee mentioned.
Lighthouse Works' Fellowship Program supports a diverse range of cultural producers working at the vanguard of their creative fields. Fellowships are six weeks in length, occur year-round, and provide fellows with housing, food, studio space, and USD 1,750 in financial support. Fellows enjoy a private bedroom and share a kitchen, bathrooms, and living space in a 3-story Victorian house; all dietary needs are accommodated, and on most nights Lighthouse Works staff cook for and eat dinner with the fellows. Studios are located about 1.5 miles (a 30-minute walk) from the fellowship house, are private and flooded with light, and face the ocean adjacent to Silver Eel Cove where the island ferry arrives. Lighthouse Works also maintains a wood and metal fabrication shop and a kiln. While in residence, a fellow's primary obligation is to pursue their own work, though every fellow participates in two events, an Artist Talk and Open Studio, that bookend the fellowship; the program's intimate size allows for conversation, critique, and collaboration. Artistic excellence is the primary criterion for acceptance. Artists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply through the online Slideroom system. SELECTION: staff review applications for completeness, a jury of experts in each artist's field reviews complete applications and identifies finalists, interviews are scheduled in early January, and applicants are notified in mid-January. The program is supported in part by a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. APPLICATION CALL: Lighthouse Works accepts applications each year from September to October (the 2026 portal was open 15 September to 15 October 2025). The deadline shown here is the anticipated close of the next annual call for the 2027 cycle; confirm exact dates on the Lighthouse Works site when the portal reopens. Apply at http://thelighthouseworks.slideroom.com.
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Uebersetzerhaus Looren · Wernetshausen, Switzerland (Zurich region) · Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 · Award: Free residency stay (apartments at the translation house). Six competitive CHF 4,000 translation grants per year, each tied to a one-month residency. Pro Helvetia residency programme separately funded. James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 has its own conditions. No application fee.
Translators' residency at Uebersetzerhaus Looren in Wernetshausen near Zurich. Looren offers a free residency for literary translators with a current contract, including six competitive CHF 4,000 stipend grants per year tied to one-month residencies. The Pro Helvetia residency programme (separately funded) has a 2026-10-15 deadline for 2027 stays. The James Joyce Scholarship and Looren Residency 2027 closes 2026-10-31. General free residencies are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. ELIGIBILITY: literary translators with substantial published work and a current translation contract; any language combination is welcome. Apply via the application page on looren.net. No application fee.
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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) · United States (applicants must be eligible US non-profits - museums, libraries, historical organisations, or accredited US colleges and universities) · Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 · Award: Planning grants up to USD 75,000; Implementation grants up to USD 1,000,000 (most awards substantially smaller). Two upcoming deadlines: 15 October 2026 and 9 December 2026.
NEH project grants supporting interpretive exhibitions, historic-place programming and discussion programmes that bring humanities scholarship to public audiences. Aimed at strengthening the humanities in public life through scholarship-informed public engagement (rather than primary research). Two upcoming application windows: 15 October 2026 and 9 December 2026. Two scales: Planning grants up to USD 75,000, and Implementation grants up to USD 1,000,000 (most awards substantially smaller than the cap). ELIGIBILITY: US-incorporated non-profits with appropriate IRS status, libraries, museums, historical organisations, or accredited US colleges and universities; individual scholars participate as project directors on behalf of an eligible institution. Aimed at projects that engage broad public audiences with humanities content (history, culture, philosophy, literature, etc.).
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands (applicants must be part of the professional visual art field in the Netherlands or the Caribbean part of the Kingdom) · Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 · Award: Up to 70% of eligible expenses. Round budget: €229,000. Two structures: fixed grant of €2,480 per month for 1-6 month work periods, OR a flexible grant of up to 12 months with the amount determined by project plan and budget.
Mondriaan Fund grant for written and/or spoken-word publications about contemporary visual art: article series, long reads, podcasts, video essays, social-content series, and similar formats published across magazines, newspapers, online platforms, public media or social media. Aimed at strengthening reflection on, criticism of, and journalism around visual art practice in the Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Eligible applicants: existing or new platforms (online magazines, public media, podcast outlets, etc.) AND individuals working as curators, critics, social-content creators or journalists. New initiatives and collaborations may apply. Two cycles per year; the next deadline is 15 October 2026, 16:00 Dutch time / 10:00 Caribbean time (an earlier 2 April 2026 round has already closed). Grant covers up to 70% of eligible expenses, with two pricing structures: fixed €2,480/month for short 1-6 month work periods, or a flexible grant of up to 12 months for larger project plans (amount determined by submitted plan and budget). Round budget €229,000. Good fit for science-communicator / critical-tech / art-and-AI long-form writing, podcast series, or video essay projects. Applications submitted via the Mondriaan Fund online portal after creating an account; documents cannot be uploaded after the deadline. Free to apply.
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Toronto Arts Council · Toronto, Canada · Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 · Award: Up to $15,000 (CAD) per artist for media-arts creation. No application fee.
Project funding from the Toronto Arts Council for professional media artists to create or complete independent film, video, audio, digital, VR/AR and multimedia works, with grants up to $15,000. ELIGIBILITY: Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons who have lived in Toronto for at least one year, are professional media artists retaining full creative control, and are not students.
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Ettijahat - Independent Culture · Mobility within Europe (current country of residence and across Europe) for artists from the Arab region now residing in Europe · Deadline: 16 Oct 2026 · Award: Financial contribution covering: travel and accommodation (transportation, internal transport, daily expenses, travel insurance including special-needs/health-related costs); travel costs for children and partners plus childcare costs if parents cannot travel without them; transportation and shipment of artworks and production materials; translation of artworks into multiple languages and simultaneous translation during live audience meetings. No application fee.
Ettijahat's Zad programme is a support framework promoting mobility and communication for artists from the Arab region residing in Europe, designed to develop their artistic and professional path in collaboration with peers and across artistic spaces and platforms, while helping them reach diverse audiences and contribute to public life in their cities/countries of residence. SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (examples): presenting theatrical works and live artistic performances; concerts at music festivals; streaming films in cities/places where they have not previously been shown; organising or joining literary readings; organising and relocating art exhibitions; sharing the outcomes of artist residencies. DISCIPLINES: all artistic and literary specialisations; open to artists of all ages. ELIGIBILITY: individual or group artists from the Arab region regardless of ethnic background who have relocated to Europe since 2015. PRIORITY for artists who moved from Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, and Libya. The programme encourages environmental and economic solutions when planning travel. DEADLINE: this card is for the 16 October 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Ettijahat Zad page.
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Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research · Worldwide (research may take place anywhere; applicant must hold an anthropology PhD or equivalent) · Deadline: 01 Nov 2026 · Award: Up to USD 25,000 per grant
Research grants from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for individual scholars with a PhD or equivalent to support a discrete project of anthropological research. The grant supports the project's most substantial cost (typically fieldwork or core research activity) and may be used for direct research expenses; not for salary or institutional overhead. Deadlines are biannual: 1 May and 1 November each year. ELIGIBILITY: scholars who hold a PhD (or equivalent) in anthropology or a clearly related discipline; nationality and country of work are not restricted. Up to USD 25,000 per grant. Strictly anthropology focus - the project must be primarily anthropological in scope and method (sociocultural, biological, archaeological or linguistic anthropology, etc.).
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Artadia · Houston, Texas, United States · Deadline: 01 Nov 2026 · Award: Three Awardees each receive a US$15,000 unrestricted award; Finalists receive an honorarium. Plus Artadia Network access and Artist Registry webpage. No application fee.
Artadia's open call for Houston, providing unrestricted $15,000 awards to three contemporary visual artists. Finalists receive an honorarium. Two-round jury (review + 45-minute virtual studio visits). ELIGIBILITY: living and working in Houston's eligible counties for at least 2 consecutive years prior to deadline; contemporary visual-arts practice; not currently enrolled in an art-related degree programme; no prior Artadia award of $10,000+. Open call 1 October - 1 November 2026. Apply via Submittable only.
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.ART (with Whitewall Magazine, Chateau du Fresne, Anfitrion) · Hybrid mobility (Grand Prize cash + residencies in France and Spain) · Deadline: 01 Nov 2026 · Award: Grand Prize: USD 15,000 cash. Artist Residency Award (France): one month at Chateau du Fresne, near Paris. Artist Residency Award (Spain): residency at Anfitrion in Marbella. Publication Award: editorial coverage in Whitewall Magazine (campaign media partner). .ART Domain Award: a USD 10,000 premium .ART domain name. No application fee mentioned (submission is via a .ART domain that documents the practice).
Global art prize celebrating how art is made, open to artists worldwide working in any medium or art form. Instead of a traditional application form, artists submit a digital presence (website, portfolio or social profile) linked through a .ART domain that documents identity, process and work as one continuous record. PRIZES: Grand Prize (USD 15,000 cash); Artist Residency Award France (one month at Chateau du Fresne, near Paris); Artist Residency Award Spain (residency at Anfitrion, Marbella); Publication Award (editorial coverage in Whitewall Magazine, the campaign's media partner); .ART Domain Award (USD 10,000 premium .ART domain name). ELIGIBILITY: individual artists and artist collectives from all backgrounds (cultures, ethnicities, gender identities, abilities); 18 or older at time of submission; open to artists from all geographic regions with no restrictions on nationality or place of residence. Multiple entries permitted, as long as each submission (single artwork, series or overall practice) is presented on or linked to a SEPARATE .ART domain. NOTE: a .ART domain is required for submission; this is the de facto entry mechanism. ANNOUNCEMENT: winners revealed during Art Basel Miami on 3 December 2026. DEADLINE: 1 November 2026. APPLY via the .ART Award site.
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European Media Art Platform (EMAP / EMARE) · Two-month production residency at one of 15 host institutions across Austria, France, Slovakia, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Germany and Poland · Deadline: 06 Nov 2026 · Award: EUR 4,000 grant for the applying artist (including subsistence); EUR 2,000 for a collaborating artist (EUR 6,000 total for a duo); EUR 4,000 project budget; accommodation provided by the host; travel covered per EU ceilings; access to technical facilities and media labs. No application fee.
The European Media Art Platform (EMAP/EMARE) is a network of leading European media-art organisations offering fully funded two-month production residencies for artists working with digital media, including media art, bio art and robotic art. Each residency provides a EUR 4,000 grant to the applying artist (including subsistence), a EUR 4,000 project budget, host-provided accommodation, travel covered according to EU ceilings, and access to technical facilities and media labs; a collaborating artist receives an additional EUR 2,000 (EUR 6,000 total for a duo). Residencies take place at one of 15 host institutions across Austria, France, Slovakia, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Germany and Poland. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must be EU residents or taxpayers in an EU member state, or residents/taxpayers of one of the eligible non-EU countries (Netherlands-based artists qualify). Undergraduate and Master's students are not eligible; PhD candidates and emerging artists of any age and academic background may apply. IMPORTANT: applicants must apply as a duo or collective, or propose a collaborative project, rather than as a purely solo applicant. The 2027 open call runs from 3 September 2026 to 6 November 2026 at 14:00 CET. Apply online at call.emare.eu. No application fee.
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The Stinging Fly · Dublin, Ireland (international submissions) · Deadline: 23 Nov 2026 · Award: Paid on acceptance: nonfiction approx. EUR 50/page (minimum EUR 375, maximum EUR 1,250). No submission fee.
Leading Irish literary magazine that publishes and pays for creative nonfiction (as well as fiction and poetry), with a stated particular interest in promoting new and emerging writers. A clean, no-fee, internationally-open outlet for a standalone critical/creative-nonfiction piece. ELIGIBILITY: Irish and international writers; debut-friendly, no published-book requirement. Submissions are accepted in specific windows; the next nonfiction window runs Monday 9 November to Monday 23 November 2026 (closes 5pm Irish time) for the Summer 2027 issue.
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Prototype Fund (Open Knowledge Foundation Germany) · Germany / EU (lead must be based in Germany; funded members must reside in the EU) · Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 95,000 over 6 months, or up to EUR 158,000 over 10 months, plus coaching. No application fee.
Prototype Fund supports the development of socially relevant open-source software, offering low-threshold funding and coaching to individual developers and small teams. ELIGIBILITY: individual developers or teams of up to four; funded members must reside in the EU and the lead entity must be based in Germany. Application window 1 October to 30 November 2026. Apply via the Prototype Fund application page.
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in partnership with The Black List · United States (verify international eligibility on Black List program page) · Deadline: 04 Dec 2026 · Award: $20,000 to each of three writers ($60,000 total) to support revision of a feature screenplay or pilot.
Annual screenwriting fellowship from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) administered through The Black List, awarding $20,000 each to three writers to revise a feature screenplay or pilot that engages with climate change in a compelling way. Submission and selection happen on The Black List platform; applicants should review program eligibility and any associated hosting/submission fees on blcklst.com before applying. Strong fit for narrative writers using fiction to dramatise climate, ecology, energy, or environmental-justice themes (rather than documentary).
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Goethe-Institut (with Expertise France and Institut francais) · Mobility within Sub-Saharan Africa (primary focus) and between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe · Deadline: 15 Dec 2026 · Award: Up to EUR 4,000 per mobility. Eligible costs: travel (including visa and insurance), accommodation, subsistence, digital costs, and top-up support for family, disability, and green mobility. No application fee.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 December 2026 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
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CFA Institute (in partnership with IMGN) · United States (50 states + DC; applicants must be 18+) · Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 · Award: $4,500 to one filmmaker. If the project is already completed before funds are disbursed, the $4,500 is paid as a reimbursement upon submission of a final cut.
One-off film grant awarding a single filmmaker $4,500 to support an independent narrative project in 2026. Application is free to submit. Centerpiece of the application is a production book built on the IMGN platform: script breakdown, schedule, coverage, and pre-visualization for the project (tutorials are provided inside the application). Eligibility: US-based filmmakers in the 50 states plus DC, aged 18 and older. If the project is already completed before funds are disbursed, the grant is paid as a reimbursement upon submission of a final cut of the film. Winner announced and funds disbursed by end of January 2027.
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A4 Residency Art Center (A4 Art Museum) · Chengdu, China · Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 · Award: Studio and accommodation provided; round-trip economy airfare or second-class train ticket within a set budget; production grant of RMB 10,000 per person/team for creative production and material costs (excluding living expenses). No application fee.
Multidisciplinary international residency at the A4 Residency Art Center in Chengdu, China, a global exchange platform integrating creation, networking and resources, dedicated to fostering cross-cultural creative collisions and innovation through residency programmes while promoting deep integration of creative culture with commerce and communities. Residents initiate one to two participatory local activities to facilitate communication with the city and community; A4 also organises group activities, intimate sharing and exhibition opportunities to foster understanding among creators and connect them with local resources. AVAILABLE DATES: Spring 2028 (April - June) or Autumn 2028 (July - October). ELIGIBILITY: international applicants from any field; A4 welcomes applications from multidisciplinary artists (visual, performing, music, film, sound, architecture), curators, designers (product, fashion, spatial, interactive), and interdisciplinary creatives. PROGRAMME SUPPORT: studio and accommodation; round-trip economy airfare or 2nd-class train within a set budget; RMB 10,000 production grant per person/team (excluding living expenses). DEADLINE: 31 December 2026 (2028 cycles). APPLY via the A4 Residency Art Center latest-recruitment page.
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EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee (in partnership with Culture Next) · Travel between Japan and European Capitals of Culture / Culture Next member cities · Deadline: 14 Feb 2027 · Award: JPY 50,000 to JPY 150,000 per applicant, depending on applicant and travel category. No application fee.
The EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee supports individuals and organisations developing projects between Japan and European Capitals of Culture (past, present or future) as well as other Culture Next member cities. PURPOSE: support travel for research, project planning, and collaboration, building creative networks aimed at realising Japan-Europe arts and culture projects. THEMES (for Japan-Europe collaborative projects): Youth Empowerment; Nature & Green; Diversity (DEI); Social Regeneration. Projects may include participants from other regions (e.g. Asia) joining a Japan-Europe project. TARGET APPLICANTS: members of European Capital of Culture teams; artists and project organisers (including curators, designers, etc.); researchers in culture/arts; social entrepreneurs. TIMING: applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the travel date; this cut-off covers travel in October 2026 - March 2027. DEADLINE: this card is for the 14 February 2027 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Culture Next collaboration page.
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Goethe-Institut (with Expertise France and Institut francais) · Mobility within Sub-Saharan Africa (primary focus) and between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe · Deadline: 15 Mar 2027 · Award: Up to EUR 4,000 per mobility. Eligible costs: travel (including visa and insurance), accommodation, subsistence, digital costs, and top-up support for family, disability, and green mobility. No application fee.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 March 2027 cut-off (other cut-offs each have their own card). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
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Goethe-Institut (with Expertise France and Institut francais) · Mobility within Sub-Saharan Africa (primary focus) and between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe · Deadline: 15 Jun 2027 · Award: Up to EUR 4,000 per mobility. Eligible costs: travel (including visa and insurance), accommodation, subsistence, digital costs, and top-up support for family, disability, and green mobility. No application fee.
Sub-Saharan Component (Connect & Create) of the Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an EUR 8 million 42-month initiative (2025-2028) implemented by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Expertise France and Institut francais. PRIMARY FOCUS: transcontinental Africa-Africa short-term mobility for artists and culture professionals. European artists and organisations may also apply, provided they have an existing partnership with an African artist, institution or organisation. ACTIVITIES: artistic and professional development (research, co-creation/co-development, non-formal learning, building international professional relationships); cultural exchange and networking (residencies, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, training, collaborative international projects). Mobility may be physical, digital/virtual or hybrid. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES: all Sub-Saharan Africa countries and all EU Member States. DISCIPLINES: visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, film, media arts, cultural heritage, design, architecture, fashion design. SCHEME TOTALS: up to 195 grants across the programme period; rolling intake with quarterly cut-offs. DEADLINE: this card is for the 15 June 2027 cut-off (final cut-off for this programme). APPLY via the Goethe-Institut Africa-Europe Partnerships page.
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Blackbird Foundation · Australia and/or New Zealand; individuals, groups or organisations established in AU/NZ, with projects taking place in AU/NZ. · Deadline: 30 Jun 2027 · Award: AUD 5,000 and AUD 10,000 grants. No application fee.
Believers funds the people, projects and programs creating the conditions for young people's creativity to flourish at scale. Creativity is meant in the broadest sense: artists are creative, but so are scientists, debaters, community builders and dancers, and a project can be anything from a summer camp to a robotics competition to a co-working holiday house for artists. Blackbird looks for inventive, dynamic experiments that encourage young people to be curious, to explore, to be lifelong learners, and to build community and become high-agency people, backing projects that are 0-1 (just starting) or 1-10 (scaling or iterating) rather than established groups. Examples: a neighbourhood community science lab, a hacker house, a hardware garage makerspace, a travelling STEM roadshow, or an after-school arts or coding club. ELIGIBILITY (no flexibility): individuals, groups or organisations established in Australia and/or New Zealand; projects taking place in AU/NZ; projects completed within 12 months; projects whose core focus is primarily creative outcomes; and organisations with less than AUD 1.5M in revenue. WHEN TO APPLY: Believers is open year-round, with EOIs and applications reviewed and progressed on a rolling basis; the program closes when all funds are disbursed or at the end of the FY27 period (30 June 2027), whichever comes first. Expressions of interest for Believers Fund III open on 30 June 2026.
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Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago · United States; Fellows embedded full-time in government, non-profit and social-enterprise host institutions · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Living stipend of USD 47,000 for the year (scaled up for placements in cities with a higher cost of living than Chicago), plus a separate reimbursable health-insurance stipend of up to USD 5,000.
A one-year fellowship placing Fellows directly inside government, non-profit and social-enterprise host institutions across the United States to design and implement high-impact programs, translating data-driven insights into actionable policy recommendations, new programs and operational changes for the partners they serve. STIPEND: USD 47,000 living stipend for the year (scaled up for higher-cost cities) plus a reimbursable health-insurance stipend up to USD 5,000. ELIGIBILITY: primarily intended for candidates graduating from their academic programs in 2026 and/or already working full-time; this is a full-time 12-month commitment. PROCESS: applications and interviews are considered on a ROLLING basis starting in March, so applicants are encouraged to apply early; most engagements begin between June and November, with partner match meetings 6 to 8 weeks before the anticipated start. APPLY: https://www.adf.uchicago.edu/apply
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Mercatus Center, George Mason University · Remote; projects and applicants worldwide · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Grant size is set per project and is not published (ranges from small fast grants to larger awards). No application fee.
Emergent Ventures funds entrepreneurs and thinkers worldwide with highly scalable, zero-to-one ideas for meaningfully improving society. It is aimed at individuals (applicants must be 13 or older) rather than institutions, and international and non-US applicants are eligible; grants are awarded to people around the world. Dedicated support is available for projects focused on India, Africa, the Caribbean or Ukraine. Grant amounts are not disclosed and are set per project. Applications are accepted on a rolling, continuous basis through an online form. The programme launched in 2018 and is administered by Tyler Cowen at the Mercatus Center.
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Humans in Control · Remote (United States; US work authorization required) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: USD 65,000 to 80,000 per year, plus benefits (medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k)). No application fee.
Humans in Control empowers the public to shape AI policy through grassroots organizing and bipartisan advocacy for commonsense safeguards that protect children and families. The Distributed Organizing Manager builds and supports distributed/volunteer organizing to advance the organization's advocacy goals. This is a full-time, fully remote role open to candidates anywhere in the United States (US work authorization required). Compensation is USD 65,000-80,000 plus benefits. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis (no fixed deadline). See the listing for full responsibilities and to apply.
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Humans in Control · Remote (United States; US work authorization required) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: USD 75,000 to 95,000 per year, plus benefits (medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401(k)). No application fee.
Humans in Control empowers the public to shape AI policy through grassroots organizing and bipartisan advocacy for commonsense safeguards that protect children and families. The Digital Video & Engagement Manager produces video and digital content and drives audience engagement in support of the organization's advocacy and organizing goals. This is a full-time, fully remote role open to candidates anywhere in the United States (US work authorization required). Compensation is USD 75,000-95,000 plus benefits. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis (no fixed deadline). See the listing for full responsibilities and to apply.
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Coefficient Giving (Global Catastrophic Risks group) · Remote, or relocate to a hub: San Francisco, London, D.C., or Tel Aviv (~1 week/quarter travel if remote) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funding aims to match your current salary up to a generous cap (or a reasonable benchmark if between roles) for between six months and two years, plus research expenses (coding tools, compute), coworking space, and a research/conference budget. The program's goal is to help you pitch Coefficient Giving on an ambitious grant (e.g. USD 10 million or more) to launch your project. No application fee.
Navigators is Coefficient Giving's leadership incubator: a selective program for people who want to own tractable and neglected global catastrophic risk (GCR) problems. Participants get six months to two years to research a problem and develop a pitch, ideally pitching Coefficient Giving on an ambitious grant, assembling a founding team, and launching with a path to scaling substantially (e.g. USD 10M+). The FIRST COHORT focuses on Securing Transformative AI, primarily securing AI infrastructure at frontier labs and data centers: protecting model weights and algorithms from exfiltration; protecting model integrity from tampering/data poisoning; disconnected model safety; secure compute verification; protocols for using compromised AI (AI control); and detecting and responding to rogue deployments. WHO THEY SEEK: people with backgrounds such as cybersecurity in a national-security context (e.g. building SL5 facilities, intelligence, offensive security), ML security research (tamper resistance, backdoors), relevant industry security (frontier AI labs, hyperscalers, hardware, government contractors), or exceptional capability in academic security research, security entrepreneurship or standards; strong at breaking down ambiguous problems and articulating plans. CONDITIONS: apply as an individual or a team of up to three; part-time possible for exceptional candidates; relocation support to a hub (SF, London, D.C.) is offered, or do it remotely from your home country with roughly one week per quarter of travel. NO visa sponsorship (remote work or independently-obtained visas only). Joining does not guarantee project funding, but the aim is to develop a plan Coefficient Giving is excited to scale, or to support your next role. Applications via the program page; no fixed deadline stated for the first cohort.
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Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI), UC Berkeley · Berkeley, California, USA (in-person) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, on UC Berkeley salary scales (negotiated). Funding for two years, renewable up to three given satisfactory performance. Eligible for visa sponsorship, with CHAI also contributing to visa costs for fellows and their dependents. No application fee.
The CHAI Research Fellowship trains highly qualified postdoctoral researchers to advance beneficial AI, working with CHAI faculty Stuart Russell, Pieter Abbeel and Anca Dragan and collaborating with affiliate faculty at Berkeley AI Research and beyond. Fellows have broad freedom to pursue novel research toward provably beneficial AI systems in areas such as reasoning, decision making, learning, multi-agent systems and philosophical foundations, using probability theory, game theory and control theory. Current topics of interest include theoretical foundations of intelligent agent architecture, expressive formal languages for probability models (including probabilistic programming), decision making over long time scales, cumulative lifelong learning, human-in-the-loop planning and reinforcement learning, human-robot interaction, the structure of human preferences, acting on behalf of multiple humans, robust cooperation in heterogeneous multi-agent systems, and mechanism design for human-machine systems. Fellows may also lead collaborations, advise junior researchers, and teach. QUALIFICATIONS: a PhD (or about to be obtained) in a relevant technical discipline (computer science, statistics, mathematics, or theoretical economics) and a record of high-quality published research; prior work on the AI control problem is not required. International applicants are eligible (visa sponsorship provided). TO APPLY: submit via the CHAI application form a resume, a one-page statement of interest describing the research you would like to undertake, and the names and emails of two academic referees. Start date is flexible and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis (no fixed deadline). General enquiries: chai-info@berkeley.edu.
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Foresight Institute · Remote (global; hubs in San Francisco and Berlin) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $10,000 to $100,000 per grant (lump sum or milestone tranches). No application fee.
Foresight Institute grants supporting work at the intersection of AI, science and safety, including AI-for-science tools and AI-safety research. ELIGIBILITY: individuals, teams and organisations (for- and non-profit) worldwide; applicants active in the San Francisco or Berlin hubs are prioritised. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with a cutoff on the last day of each month. Apply via the Foresight Institute grants page.
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GitHub · Remote (GitHub Sponsors-supported regions) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $10,000 per project via GitHub Sponsors ($6,000 at the kickoff sprint, $2,000 at 6 months, $2,000 at 12 months), plus security training and community. No application fee.
GitHub's Secure Open Source Fund supports maintainers to improve the security of widely-used open-source software, pairing funding with hands-on security training. ELIGIBILITY: individual maintainers or teams of up to three, aged 18 or older, in a region supported by GitHub Sponsors; applicants cannot work for GitHub or its parent company. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; apply once to be considered for upcoming 2026 sessions. Apply via the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund page.
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Creative Debuts · United Kingdom (UK-based artists) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: GBP 500 unrestricted, no-strings grant to one recipient per month, usable for work, materials, equipment, travel, research or living costs. No application fee.
Creative Debuts' Black Artists Grant (BAG) is a small, fast, recurring and unconditional cash grant for UK-based Black artists, deliberately barrier-free with no outcomes or reporting required. ELIGIBILITY: UK-based artists of Black heritage who self-identify as Black, across all creative disciplines (visual art, music, film, jewellery, sculpture, choreography and more); no age limit. One recipient is selected each month; apply once and the application is retained for future months. Apply via the Creative Debuts BAG page.
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Sovereign Tech Agency (Germany) · Remote (worldwide) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Investment-style funding for open digital base technologies; amounts vary and are often EUR 100,000+. No application fee.
The Sovereign Tech Fund invests in the open digital infrastructure that underpins the modern internet, funding maintenance, security and development of critical open-source base technologies. ELIGIBILITY: individuals, companies and non-profits maintaining or developing critical open-source infrastructure; open worldwide. Applications are accepted on a rolling, year-round basis via the Sovereign Tech Fund page.
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Zerodha (FLOSS/fund) · Remote (worldwide) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $10,000 to $100,000 per project (approximately $1,000,000 per year total budget). No application fee.
FLOSS/fund, backed by Zerodha, provides financial support to free and open-source software projects and maintainers. ELIGIBILITY: individuals and projects worldwide; applicants apply by publishing a funding.json manifest in their public repository as described on the fund's site. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no deadline.
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Free Press Unlimited · Remote (worldwide) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Emergency grants covering medical, legal, safety or equipment costs, with a rapid (around 24-hour) response. No application fee.
Reporters Respond, run by Free Press Unlimited, is a rapid-response emergency fund for journalists and media outlets facing acute threats, covering urgent needs such as medical care, legal aid, physical safety measures and replacement equipment. ELIGIBILITY: individual journalists and media outlets in crisis, worldwide. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with a roughly 24-hour response via the Free Press Unlimited page.
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Effective Altruism Funds · Remote (worldwide) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Individual stipends and project grants, typically ~$2,500 to $120,000+ (recent average around $38,000 per grant). No application fee.
Effective Altruism Funds' Long-Term Future Fund makes grants to individuals and small groups working to reduce risks from advanced AI and other threats to humanity's long-term future, including technical AI safety and alignment research, field-building and communication. ELIGIBILITY: individuals and small groups; not geographically restricted. Applications accepted on a rolling basis via the EA Funds application form.
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Pulitzer Center · Remote / field-based (international reporting; open worldwide) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Most awards $5,000 to $10,000 per project, covering reporting hard costs (typically no salaries or equipment). No application fee.
Pulitzer Center reporting grants supporting in-depth international journalism on under-reported global issues. Open to reporters, photographers, audio and video journalists, and documentary filmmakers worldwide. Grants cover the hard costs of reporting projects. ELIGIBILITY: professional journalists and visual storytellers anywhere in the world; both freelance and staff. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis via the Pulitzer Center grant portal.
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Pulitzer Center · United States (US-based stories) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Reporting grants covering project hard costs (typically no salaries or equipment). No application fee.
Pulitzer Center's 'Bringing Stories Home' initiative supports in-depth local journalism on under-covered issues in communities across the United States. ELIGIBILITY: freelance and staff journalists working on US-based stories. Grants cover the hard costs of reporting. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis via the Pulitzer Center reporting-grants page.
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Perplexity · San Francisco or Palo Alto, California, USA (in-person, on-site) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $220,000 annualized base salary (approximately $55,000 over the three-month residency), plus comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision) and immigration/visa sponsorship based on individual circumstances. No application fee.
Research residency at Perplexity for exceptional researchers, engineers and analysts from any quantitative or analytical discipline (physics, cognitive science, quantitative finance, theoretical mathematics, etc.) to apply their expertise to AI research challenges including agentic systems and human-AI interaction. ELIGIBILITY: no PhD or deep-learning-framework experience required; instead, strong mathematical foundations, demonstrated technical depth in a rigorous quantitative field, curiosity-driven research practice and clear communication skills. FORMAT: in-person residency paired with senior researcher mentors, with access to compute, research tools and proprietary datasets; residents are encouraged to publish at top-tier conferences and contribute to open source. Rolling start within ~8 weeks of acceptance. Applications via the Perplexity portal: resume/CV or portfolio plus a cover letter describing your interest in AI research at Perplexity; an optional research statement of project ideas is welcomed.
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Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature) · Netherlands (Dutch-language literary creators - writers, illustrators, translators) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: EUR 500 to EUR 2,500 per grant. No application fee.
Development grants from the Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature) for starting and advanced Dutch literary creators - writers, illustrators and translators - to fund training, coaching, editorial support, or travel and research abroad linked to a literary project. EUR 500 to EUR 2,500 per grant. ELIGIBILITY: Dutch-language literary creators (Dutch or Flemish-speaking world); see funder's application page for full eligibility criteria. CYCLE: applications are reviewed on a ROLLING basis (the scheme has been open since February 2026 and there is no fixed deadline). No application fee.
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Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy / Good Ventures Foundation) · Worldwide (open to applicants in any country) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Grant amounts vary, no specified maximum or minimum. Covers tuition/fees, living costs during transition, and project costs. No predetermined number of grants; programme funds any application above its general bar.
Rolling grant programme funding individuals at any career stage who want to pursue careers that could help reduce global catastrophic risks or otherwise improve the long-term future. Especially interested in candidates working on risks from future advances in AI and global catastrophic biological risks. Funds graduate study (master's/PhD/MPP/law school), unpaid internships, postdocs, professional certifications, online courses, independent study/upskilling, career-transition and exploration periods, and academic sabbaticals. Concrete examples Coefficient Giving lists: a senior ML engineer doing six months of independent study to investigate AI risk mitigation careers; a physics PhD doing self-guided ML interpretability work to transition into technical AI safety; a management consultant exploring how to apply their skill set to GCR; a tenured ML/CS professor taking a one-year sabbatical to contribute to AI safety or governance. Open globally; no institutional affiliation required. Looks for candidates whose funding would 'make a difference' (otherwise unable to find sufficient funding, or existing funding has restrictions). Encourages applications from women and people of color. Now subsumes the former Biosecurity Scholarship. Applications are open until further notice and assessed on a rolling basis. Free to apply.
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The Pollination Project · Anywhere (worldwide) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Up to $500
Daily seed grants for early-stage volunteer-driven projects with social and environmental impact. Open to grassroots changemakers worldwide: individuals, informal groups and small nonprofits. Project budget under $10,000 and organisational budget under $50,000; no paid staff. Applications reviewed monthly; submit before month-end for that month's review.
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts · United States and US territories · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $500 to $3,000 (average ~$2,200)
Year-round support for unanticipated opportunities or emergencies tied to a confirmed innovative artistic project. Open to individual visual and performing artists and poets living in the US or US territories with a US tax ID. Apply 8 to 10 weeks before your public presentation date. Designed to cover sudden costs (a venue change, a confirmed exhibition or performance opportunity with a tight runway, etc.).
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Kapor Foundation · Remote (US-focused tech policy/research) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Cash award (amount per project; first awards announced by 30 June 2026)
Supports journalists producing long-form investigative reports and tech-policy researchers conducting research, analysis or evaluation that informs policy related to the Kapor Foundation's three priority areas, with an emphasis on responsible AI and tech ethics. Priority areas: CS/AI Education, Innovation, Governance. Aims to dismantle systemic inequities in the tech sector by funding researchers and investigative journalists exploring barriers and driving actionable solutions. Applications accepted on a rolling basis; first awards to be announced by 30 June 2026.
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Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting · Worldwide (remote application) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Typically $5,000 to $10,000+ per project (covers reporting hard costs; no salaries or equipment)
Funds data-driven reporting that uses ML, NLP, satellite imagery, sensors and other computational methods on under-reported issues. Open to freelance and staff data journalists worldwide. Reviewed first-come, first-served on a rolling basis; decisions usually within a month.
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Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting · Worldwide (remote application) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Variable reporting hard costs (no salaries or equipment)
Lightweight rolling grant for individual journalists worldwide (writers, photographers, radio, film; freelance or staff) examining how AI systems are designed, sold and deployed in communities. Faster turnaround than the Pulitzer AI Accountability Fellowship: decisions in 1 to 2 weeks.
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CRAFT Literary · Online (US-based, international writers accepted) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $200 per original creative-nonfiction piece ($100 for flash). No submission fee.
Online literary magazine paying for original creative nonfiction (essays and flash), open year-round with no submission fee. Useful, low-barrier way for an emerging writer to publish a standalone critical/creative-nonfiction piece and build a publication record toward a book. ELIGIBILITY: open to any emerging or established author; submissions accepted from international writers. Creative categories are open on a rolling basis year-round.
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C Magazine · Toronto, Canada (open to writers internationally) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: 35-45 cents/word; print reviews flat CAD $430; online reviews CAD $210. No fee.
Contemporary art magazine commissioning paid art writing and criticism, with pitches accepted on an ongoing basis (online reviews/pitches continuous; themed print issues have set deadlines, e.g. the Spring issue around 15 September 2026). A direct paid outlet for criticism on digital, new-media and AI art. ELIGIBILITY: writers at all experience levels are invited; not restricted to Canada. Mostly pitch-based, with short online reviews accepted unsolicited.
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Critical Playground · Remote · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Paid commissions
Commissioned long-form writing at the intersection of design, technology, art and culture. Editorial themes: designing with AI as cultural and infrastructural system; responsive and adaptive materials; politics of platforms and creative-infrastructure governance; post-digital hybrid making; designing for collapse and continuity; creative research as practice. In-depth pieces only, no press releases or promotional copy.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Commission artists to create new work in publicly accessible spaces such as hospitals or museums. Open to individuals and organisations. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Support for visual artists with 4+ years of experience to expand their portfolio, increase visibility or conduct research. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands or abroad · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Funding for concrete artistic plans, research projects, or working periods in the Netherlands or abroad. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Support for visual artists at the beginning of their careers with plans for new work. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Funding for preliminary research into exhibitions, events, articles or presentations. For curators. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Support for owners and managers of objects registered as protected heritage. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Voucher to assist hiring artisans for artistic research or work production. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Voucher covering childcare costs for visual artists with dependents under compulsory school age. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Funding for developing and deepening artistic practice. Continuous deadline.
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Mondriaan Fund · Outside the Netherlands · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Funded (see grant page)
Quick-response funding for international programme participation outside the Netherlands. Continuous deadline.
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City of Karlsruhe Department of Cultural Affairs / UNESCO City of Media Arts (UCCoMA) · Karlsruhe, Germany (Karlsruhe-resident applicants only) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Project-based (smaller media-art projects); also includes networking, infrastructure, third-party funding advice and PR support
Rolling general project funding for smaller media-art works, events and research. Covers interdisciplinary projects across music, theatre, dance, visual arts, literature, film, architecture, socioculture, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, and children's and youth culture. For artists, professionals, initiatives and institutions based in Karlsruhe (group applications must include at least one person/institution with first residence or registered office in Karlsruhe). Applied for via the City of Karlsruhe online application; selected by UCCoMA Office staff.
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The Awesome Foundation (network of local chapters) · Worldwide (chapters across many cities) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $1,000 (no strings, no equity)
Monthly $1,000 micro-grants for awesome ideas. Decentralised network of local chapters around the world; each chapter awards one grant per month. Apply via your nearest chapter on the site. Your idea stays yours, no equity taken.
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Open Technology Fund (OTF) · Worldwide · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $10,000 to $900,000 (sweet spot $50,000 to $200,000)
Rolling-deadline fund for technology-focused projects that promote human rights, internet freedom and open societies. Funds anti-censorship, anti-surveillance, privacy-preserving and circumvention tools, plus applied research. Two-stage process: submit a Concept Note via the OTF online application system; reviewed monthly with feedback in 6-8 weeks. Open internationally.
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The White Pube · United Kingdom · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: £500 (no strings attached)
Monthly £500 grant for a different working-class creative practitioner based in the UK. Open to anyone making stuff: art, writing, performance, sound, music, craft, comedy, games. Money can be used for time, materials, equipment, research, subscriptions, development, travel, or rent and bills. Apply by emailing funding@thewhitepube.com with a brief intro, contact and a work sample. Rolling, no deadlines, no reporting expected. Non-recipients stay in consideration for future months without re-applying.
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Karim Boumjimar (independent artist initiative) · Online / Remote · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: €500 (no strings attached)
Independent artist-run grant redistributing a portion of Karim Boumjimar's artwork sales as a no-strings-attached 500 EUR award for working-class creatives anywhere in the world. Funds may be used for artistic production, research, materials, travel or basic living needs. Simple application: short intro and a sample of work or interests. No fee, no reporting, no obligation to produce. Rolling review based on available funds; non-selected applicants stay in the pool for future rounds.
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COOP Careers · Hybrid in NYC, Bay Area, Chicago, or LA, United States · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Paid role: $100,000-$110,000 per year plus benefits. No application fee.
COOP Careers, a non-profit that has helped more than 10,000 first-generation college graduates overcome underemployment, is hiring a Director of Data & Evaluation to lead the organisation's full evaluation function as it enters its next decade. The role spans survey design, Salesforce reporting, RCT oversight and strategic analysis in service of measurable workforce-development impact. WHAT THEY LOOK FOR: 8+ years in social-science research or evaluation; strong quantitative and qualitative methods; experience with Salesforce, Tableau/Power BI and survey platforms; ability to translate data for any audience; bonus points for SQL, statistical software (R, Stata, SPSS) and RCT experience. Hybrid in NYC, Bay Area, Chicago, or LA. Salary $100,000-$110,000 plus benefits. NOTE: this is a job, not a grant or fellowship; the posting closes when filled (no fixed deadline). Apply via the link.
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Tech Matters · Remote (worldwide; US-based hires also receive health and related insurance) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Paid: $70,000-$80,000 for US-based employees; compensation adjusted for local circumstances outside the US. No application fee.
Tech Matters, the nonprofit founded by Jim Fruchterman (MacArthur Fellow, Skoll Awardee), is hiring a Project Fellow to work directly with the CEO on ensuring technology better serves the 90% of humanity typically neglected by the commercial tech industry. Project work spans (1) expanding the Better Deal for Data, a practical data-governance standard for the nonprofit sector, by supporting nonprofits adopting and endorsing the standard; (2) prototyping methods for improving LLM and search-engine answers on critical social problems (initial focus: preventing sexual abuse of children); and (3) helping develop an open course based on Jim's recent book Technology for Good (CC-licensed, global release September 2026). REMOTE; open to candidates around the world (US-based hires get health and related insurance). WHAT THEY LOOK FOR: demonstrated interest and 5+ years' experience in tech-enabled organisations; Bachelor's/Master's in CS, data science, MLIS, MBA, or social sciences; familiarity with SaaS platforms; clear and kind writing; comfortable in an early-stage team. NICE TO HAVE: Wikipedia editing, data-governance expertise, additional languages. APPLY by emailing a resume and a real (not LLM-generated) cover letter to jobs@techmatters.org with subject 'Tech for Good Project Fellow - [Your Name]'. The cover letter should explain why this role and mission resonate with you. NOTE: this is a job/fellowship, not a grant; no specific application deadline listed (rolling).
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TikTok · United States (multiple locations possible) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: Paid role: $93,000-$220,000 per year depending on level and location. No application fee.
Technical AI Policy Researcher role at TikTok sitting at the intersection of AI policy, model behaviour, safety and risk governance. The role focuses on AI safety and model behaviour, Responsible AI policy development, red teaming and AI evaluations, bias / fairness / political risk / misuse mitigation, building governance workflows for frontier generative-AI systems, and cross-functional work with policy, engineering, legal and research teams. Genuinely blends technical AI governance with operational AI safety work in production environments. STRONG FIT FOR backgrounds in Trust & Safety, AI governance, AI policy, AI safety research, cybersecurity / risk governance, model evaluations, and Responsible AI / algorithmic accountability. Salary $93,000-$220,000 depending on level and location. NOTE: this is a job, not a grant or fellowship; the posting does not list a fixed application deadline (rolling).
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Grainger Museum, Department of Museums and Collections, University of Melbourne · Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: AUD 5,000 research grant to cover research time, access to the Grainger Museum Collection and Archive, and development of research outputs, plus in-kind support from the Department of Museums and Collections for residency outputs (installations, performances or events, including production and marketing support). No application fee.
Rolling Expression of Interest call for the Grainger Museum's Creative and Research Residency Program at the University of Melbourne. The programme encourages enquiry into the Grainger Museum Collection and Archive in creative, academic and open-ended ways to deliver research, artistic, learning and/or public-facing outcomes. KEY OBJECTIVES: deliver creative and/or academic research aligned with the museum's aims; research and take inspiration from the Grainger Collection and Archive; engage with University of Melbourne students and/or participate in academic symposia. WELCOMED THEMES: creative enquiry and responses to the Grainger Museum Collection, Archive and building; discipline-focused research into the Grainger Archive; and musical instruments, composition and technology. APPLY at any time by emailing a brief CV and a 1-page proposal (aim and scope, intended collection/archive focus areas with accession numbers if applicable, proposed dates and timelines) to grainger@unimelb.edu.au with subject line 'Grainger Museum Residency Program application'. Reviews twice a year, in April and September. The museum encourages applicants to contact them to discuss the project idea before submitting.
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Belgrade Art Studio · Remote (online; English-language program; worldwide) · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: PAID PROGRAM (artist pays): EUR 675 program fee. NOT a grant: no stipend, no bursary, no production budget. Includes 12 one-hour 1-on-1 mentor sessions, a final online viewing/discussion, and artist interview/promotion. No separate application fee.
PAID 12-week online mentorship program from Belgrade Art Studio: each artist works one-on-one with a dedicated artist-mentor through weekly 1-hour Zoom/Google Meet sessions, aimed at artists at a turning point in their practice (stuck, seeking new directions, experimenting with unfamiliar media including AI). Hybrid seminar/workshop format supporting both physical and online presentation, plus curatorial thinking, writing, interviews, and documentation. Closes with an online viewing and moderated discussion of the works produced. ELIGIBILITY: open worldwide to artists and creatives across visual arts, music, theatre, dance, film, writing, design, photography, digital/interactive art, games, fashion, architecture, and curation. English-language program (ability to collaborate in English preferred but accommodations possible). EXPECTATIONS: artists must treat the program as they would an in-person residency (dedicated time for research/creation/reflection), submit in-progress material for social-media exposure, participate in an artist interview, and refrain from hate speech or discriminatory content. APPLY by emailing CV, summary, and portfolio (links accepted) to artlab@belgradeartstudio.com. Rolling intake (no deadline). Selected artists are announced and contacted by email. COST: EUR 675 to participate — this is a paid offering, not a funded residency.
