BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - AI & Safety\, Asia X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - AI & Safety\, Asia deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: AI & Safety\, Asia. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:inato-gallery-touch-some-grass-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Deadline: Inato Gallery: Touch Some Grass (open-call poster exhibit ion) DESCRIPTION:Touch Some Grass is an open-call poster exhibition responding t o the growing presence of AI-generated imagery and its impact on creative labour\, authorship and visual culture. At a time when images can be produ ced instantly and consumed just as quickly\, the exhibition reclaims the p oster as a space for ideas\, intention and public conversation\, inviting artists to make work that questions\, challenges or reflects on this chang ing landscape. As the organisers put it\, the question is no longer whethe r machines can make images\, they can\; the question is what kind of world we build when speed matters more than thought. NOTE: this call offers exh ibition and visibility only\, with no artist fee or stipend. SUBMISSION GU IDELINES: artwork size A3 (297 x 420 mm)\, portrait orientation\, 300 DPI\ , CMYK recommended\, print-quality PDF preferred\, maximum file size 1 GB\ , one submission per artist. CAP: participation is limited to 60 artists a nd the submission form closes automatically once all slots are filled\, so the effective deadline may fall well before 31 August 2026 (10 of 60 slot s were taken at the time of listing). Inato Gallery is an artist-run space in Iligan City\, Philippines\, which began as a solo street exhibition by KaraTula and now runs concept-driven solo and group shows\, open mics\, t alks and workshops built on openness\, participation and the belief that a rt should exist where people already are.\n\nOrganisation: Inato Gallery\n Location: Submissions are digital (A3 portrait PDF) and no residency or tr avel is required\; the exhibition is mounted by Inato Gallery\, an artist- run space in Iligan City\, Philippines. No nationality restriction is stat ed.\nAward: No artist fee\, stipend or production budget. This is an exhib ition opportunity: selected posters are shown in Inato Gallery's Touch Som e Grass exhibition. No submission fee is stated in the call.\nDuration: On e-off poster exhibition. Exhibition dates are not announced yet.\n\nMore: https://www.inatogallery.com/open-call?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantde sk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.inatogallery.com/open-call?utm_source=artificialnouveaugran tdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Submissions are digital (A3 portrait PDF) and no residency or trav el is required\; the exhibition is mounted by Inato Gallery\, an artist-ru n space in Iligan City\, Philippines. No nationality restriction is stated . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tech4dev-ai-cohort-program-3-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811 SUMMARY:Deadline: Project Tech4Dev: AI Cohort Program 3.0 (NGOs building AI solutions) DESCRIPTION:The third round of Project Tech4Dev's AI Cohort\, a hands-on im plementation programme for NGOs designing\, building and deploying respons ible AI solutions inside their own programmes. Cohort 2.0 worked with seve n NGOs across education\, civic engagement\, youth development and nonprof it technology\, who built and piloted AI teaching assistants\, volunteer c oaches\, mentoring tools and decision-support systems\; the organisers' st ated lesson was that adoption turns on understanding user needs\, testing rapidly\, measuring impact and building responsibly rather than on the tec hnology itself. Cohort 3.0 is aimed at organisations ready to move past ex ploration into solutions that can be deployed in real-world settings. STRU CTURE (three sprints over roughly six months): Discovery Sprint (months 1 to 2) covering problem discovery\, use-case prioritisation\, data-readines s assessment\, user research and solution design\; Build Sprint (months 2 to 5) covering prototype development\, implementation sprints\, user testi ng\, mentorship and responsible AI evaluations\; and Activation Sprint (mo nth 6) covering pilot deployment\, impact assessment\, operationalisation planning and a final showcase with peers and ecosystem partners. SELECTION CRITERIA: NGOs must show some in-house technical or data capability\, ide ally a dedicated person who can anchor the work (not necessarily an AI exp ert\, but able to manage workflows\, communicate operational requirements and work with mentors and experts)\; must commit one person's full bandwid th for the whole programme\, including aligning leadership\, adapting oper ations and making room to test\, monitor and refine\; and preference goes to problems involving multi-modal input\, especially Indic languages\, and to use cases built on LLMs. Applications are open to nonprofits across se ctors\, with priority to climate-focused organisations whose AI use cases could improve programme delivery\, decision-making or community outcomes. Apply via the Google Form linked from the announcement before 10 August 20 26.\n\nOrganisation: Project Tech4Dev\nLocation: Remote cohort programme. No geographic restriction is stated in the call\, but the framing is India -centred: preference goes to problems involving multi-modal input and Indi c languages.\nAward: FLAG\, UNVERIFIED: no grant amount\, stipend\, fee or compute credit is stated. What the call describes is hands-on implementat ion support\, mentorship and expert guidance across three sprints\; partic ipating NGOs must invest one person's full bandwidth for the duration.\nDu ration: Six months\, tentatively mid-September 2026 to January or February 2027 (subject to change)\n\nMore: https://projecttech4dev.org/ai-cohort-p rogram-3-0-empowering-ngos-to-scale-impact-with-ai/?utm_source=artificialn ouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://projecttech4dev.org/ai-cohort-program-3-0-empowering-ngos-to-sc ale-impact-with-ai/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=refer ral LOCATION:Remote cohort programme. No geographic restriction is stated in th e call\, but the framing is India-centred: preference goes to problems inv olving multi-modal input and Indic languages. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:gmap-digital-art-culture-lab-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810 SUMMARY:Deadline: G.MAP Digital Art Culture Lab 2026: Project Lab (Gwangju\ , South Korea) DESCRIPTION:The Gwangju Media Art Platform (G.MAP)\, an institution of Gwan gju\, UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts\, invites artists and teams worki ng in digital art to the 2026 Digital Art Culture Lab: Project Lab\, a fiv e-month creation support program (August to December 2026) covering the en tire creative process from idea development through production\, showcase and archiving. WHO CAN APPLY: artists and groups in digital art wishing to create interdisciplinary projects using digital technology (all members a ged 19+\; international applicants welcome). Focus areas: digital art\, me dia art\, generative art\, AI\, interactive art\, XR\, AR\, VR\, interdisc iplinary\, art and technology. SELECTION: 14 teams total across two tracks : Track 1 Digital Transformation (7 artists/teams) and Track 2 Interdiscip linary Creation (7 teams). INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS CAN APPLY FOR TRACK 2 ONL Y. SUPPORT: creation and production grant up to KRW 30\,000\,000 per team for Track 2\, two online mentoring sessions\, and a showcase in G.MAP exhi bition spaces and on large-scale public media platforms including the G.MA P LED Wall and city media facades. KEY DATES: application period 21 July t o 9 August 2026\, 6 PM KST\; results announced 14 August 2026\; program pe riod 20 August to 31 December 2026. Overseas participants (Track 2) must a ttend two in-person meetings in Jeonnam-Gwangju. HOW TO APPLY: submit the application form and portfolio (PDF) by email to uartlabseoul@gmail.com. M ore info at urbanartlab.org/opencall. Free to apply.\n\nOrganisation: Gwan gju Media Art Platform (G.MAP)\nLocation: Jeonnam-Gwangju\, South Korea. I nternational applicants welcome (Track 2 only).\nAward: Track 2 (Interdisc iplinary Creation): creation and production grant up to KRW 30\,000\,000 p er team\, plus accommodation\, equipment\, studio space\, production and t ravel support\, exhibition on G.MAP spaces and large-scale public media pl atforms (LED Wall\, city media facades)\, and publication. Free to apply.\ nDuration: Five-month creation support program\, August to December 2026\n \nMore: https://urbanartlab.org/opencall/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugran tdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://urbanartlab.org/opencall/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk &utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Jeonnam-Gwangju\, South Korea. International applicants welcome (T rack 2 only). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:femfirst-research-observatory-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626 SUMMARY:Deadline: IT for Change: FemFirst Research Observatory 2026 (Femini st AI Futures in South and Southeast Asia) DESCRIPTION:The FemFirst Research Observatory supports mid- to senior-caree r women and non-binary-identifying researchers and scholars in contributin g original research on feminist AI futures in South and Southeast Asia. Th e Observatory will support 8 to 12 researchers\, each developing two high- quality original research papers (6\,000 words each) over a 12-month perio d\, alongside two blog syntheses and additional dissemination materials su ch as podcast episodes. AIMS: build a robust body of empirical\, conceptua l\, policy and applied research at the intersection of AI and gender equal ity in South and Southeast Asia\; open new technical\, social and politica l pathways for feminist AI\; and seed an interdisciplinary AI knowledge ec osystem and network of researchers and institutions in the region. ELIGIBI LITY: 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 (univer sities\, 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 gend er. Applicants must identify as a woman or non-binary person\; team applic ations must be led by a woman or non-binary person. Researchers located ou tside 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. \n\nOrganisation: IT for Change\nLocation: South and Southeast Asia prefer red\; applicants located in other countries are considered if the research focuses on the region\nAward: Approximately CAD 12\,000 per proposal for a 12-month period\nDuration: 12 months\n\nMore: https://itforchange.net/ca ll-for-proposals-femfirst-research-observatory/?utm_source=artificialnouve augrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://itforchange.net/call-for-proposals-femfirst-research-observator y/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:South and Southeast Asia preferred\; applicants located in other c ountries are considered if the research focuses on the region END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:icci-art-valley-international-visiting-art-scholars-2026@artificialnouv eau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260715 SUMMARY:Deadline: ICCI ART VALLEY: International Visiting Art Scholars 2026 DESCRIPTION: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 explorat ion of contemporary art at a time when AI and spatial computing are reshap ing artistic expression. Three program directions: Art and Technology (dig ital and material interaction)\; Humanistic Dialogue (cross-cultural under standing through exchange)\; and Urban Engagement (responding to urban tra nsformation). Residents receive an individual studio plus access to cerami cs\, computer lab\, sculpture\, sound\, VR and print facilities\, a librar y and gallery\, and private apartment housing (no meals). Support includes 1-2 assistants\, organized museum and gallery visits\, exchange with loca l Chinese artists\, a group exhibition\, and media promotion. ELIGIBILITY: teaching or public-lecture/seminar experience at a university or art inst itution\; 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 E nglish presentation and strong cross-cultural communication skills. Select ed artists must donate two artworks for SJTU's permanent collection (provi de a list of at least five works)\, actively participate in ICCI activitie s\, and fully commit to the residency period. Selection announced July 30\ , 2026. Working languages: English and Mandarin.\n\nOrganisation: USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry (ICCI)\, Shanghai Jiao Tong U niversity\nLocation: Shanghai\, China\nAward: 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\, a nd group-exhibition installation costs. Note: a one-time RMB 8\,000 progra m fee applies. Requires donating two artworks to Shanghai Jiao Tong Univer sity's permanent collection.\nDuration: Residency November 1 to December 1 5\, 2026 (full commitment required)\n\nMore: https://icci.sjtu.edu.cn/en/e vent/view/90?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://icci.sjtu.edu.cn/en/event/view/90?utm_source=artificialnouveaug rantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Shanghai\, China END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:singapore-ai-safety-fellowship-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711 SUMMARY:Deadline: The Singapore AI Safety Fellowship 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Singapore AI Safety Fellowship is an independent research f ellowship that connects fellows with leading mentors working on technical AI safety and governance. Fellows conduct research for three months in Sin gapore (21 September to 4 December 2026)\, building the skills and relatio nships for international coordination on AI safety. It is built for resear chers who want their work to inform real-world AI safety practice on top o f publishing it\, drawing on Singapore's role as a globally connected\, po licy-engaged hub. The program rests on three pillars: cross-regional colla boration (bringing together researchers from East and West to build truste d relationships for sustained cross-border AI safety collaboration)\; tech nical depth and research excellence (guided by experienced researchers and advisors\, fellows investigate pressing challenges in making frontier AI systems safe\, secure\, and trustworthy)\; and applying research to policy (institutional partnerships that ground projects in real-world applicatio n and help fellows translate technical ideas into practical frameworks and policy recommendations). Advisors include Zhang Ya-Qin (Chair Professor\, Tsinghua University\; Founding Dean of the Institute for AI Industry Rese arch) and Ryan Kidd (Co-Executive Director\, MATS Program). Fellows receiv e weekly mentorship from established AI safety researchers\, dedicated Res earch Managers\, a stipend of SGD 5\,000 per month with housing provided t hroughout\, up to USD 30\,000 in compute for projects that require it\, ce ntral office space at SASH's hub in Chinatown\, and a community of talks\, workshops\, and social events. The application deadline is 10 July 2026.\ n\nOrganisation: Singapore AI Safety Hub (SASH)\nLocation: Singapore (thre e-month in-person fellowship\, 21 September - 4 December 2026)\nAward: Sti pend of SGD 5\,000 per month\, plus housing and travel. Up to USD 30\,000 in compute per project. Includes mentorship\, research management support\ , and central office space in Chinatown.\nDuration: Three months in Singap ore\, 21 September to 4 December 2026\n\nMore: https://www.aisafety.sg/pro grams/singapore-ai-safety-fellowship?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk &utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.aisafety.sg/programs/singapore-ai-safety-fellowship?utm_sou rce=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Singapore (three-month in-person fellowship\, 21 September - 4 Dec ember 2026) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:human-rights-watch-ai-strategy-solutions-lead-2026@artificialnouveau.gi thub.io DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260831 SUMMARY:Deadline: Human Rights Watch: AI Strategy and Solutions Lead (one-y ear fixed term) DESCRIPTION:Human Rights Watch is hiring an AI Strategy and Solutions Lead into its Operations Department to build the foundation for responsible AI adoption across the organisation. The role deliberately sits between strat egy and execution: assessing organisational readiness\, mapping partnershi ps and governance\, and also prototyping and shipping working systems. THE WORK\, in four strands. (1) STRATEGY AND READINESS: with the CIO and the Information Security and Technology (IST) leadership team\, build an AI st rategy covering data foundation requirements\, infrastructure gaps and org anisational readiness\; assess current state and shape a roadmap balancing quick wins against long-term capacity\; research what peer nonprofit\, hu manitarian and human rights organisations are doing and find collaboration openings. (2) FLAGSHIP SOLUTIONS: work with departments to find high-impa ct use cases\, translate business needs into technical approaches\, build and deploy AI/ML solutions with measurable value (time saved\, efficiency\ , better outcomes)\, using the Microsoft AI ecosystem (Copilot Studio\, Az ure AI\, Power Platform) among other tools\, and oversee consultants and v endors to extend delivery capacity. (3) ADOPTION AND CAPACITY: balance onb oarding staff onto AI tools against building custom solutions where they a mplify the organisation's strengths\; write training material pitched at d ifferent work areas and skill levels covering prompting and responsible us e\; support working groups and communities of practice\; produce playbooks and guides for non-technical staff. (4) GOVERNANCE: partner with IST lead ership on risk assessment frameworks\, align solutions with security\, inf rastructure and architecture requirements\, contribute to AI policy develo pment and its operationalisation\, set standards for evaluating proofs of concept and MVPs\, and engage business units so outcomes are co-owned\; al l of it balanced against data quality\, security and resource constraints and HRW's mission as a human rights organisation. WHO THEY WANT: a bachelo r's degree or equivalent work experience in computer science\, data scienc e\, information systems\, mathematics\, AI/ML implementation or a related technical field\; a minimum of seven years' relevant experience including two to three years on AI and two to three years implementing AI/ML in prod uction\; experience contributing to technology strategy and assessing orga nisational readiness for new technology\; strong Python and ML library/fra mework skills\; hands-on predictive modelling\, data science and statistic al analysis\; experience with low-code/no-code AI platforms such as Copilo t Studio or Power Platform\; a track record of scoping and delivering unde r resource constraints\; a grasp of both generative AI and traditional ML\ ; and the ability to explain technical concepts plainly to mixed audiences \, engage stakeholders and lead technology adoption as an internal partner to business teams. PREFERRED: nonprofit\, humanitarian or human rights ex perience\; data privacy\, security and ethical AI knowledge\; familiarity with responsible AI frameworks and governance models\; vendor and consulta nt management\; and a background in politically sensitive or high-risk env ironments. APPLY: through the HRW job portal with a cover letter and CV\, preferably as PDFs\, by 30 August 2026. Only complete applications are rev iewed and only shortlisted candidates are contacted\; no calls or email en quiries. HRW states that it does not discriminate on the basis of disabili ty\, age\, gender identity and expression\, national origin\, race and eth nicity\, religious beliefs\, sexual orientation or criminal record.\n\nOrg anisation: Human Rights Watch (HRW)\, Operations Department\nLocation: Mus t be within commuting distance of an HRW office: Amsterdam\, Amman\, Berli n\, Brussels\, London\, Stockholm\, New York\, Washington DC\, Miami\, Sao Paulo\, Toronto or Chicago. Reports to the Chief Information Officer in B erlin. No relocation support and no work-authorisation sponsorship.\nAward : USD 102\,000 to 112\,000 plus employer-paid benefits if based in the US\ ; ranges outside the US are set by local market conditions. No application fee.\nDuration: One year fixed-term\, full time. Application deadline 30 August 2026.\n\nMore: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightswatch/jo bs/8350654002?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightswatch/jobs/8350654002?utm_s ource=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Must be within commuting distance of an HRW office: Amsterdam\, Am man\, Berlin\, Brussels\, London\, Stockholm\, New York\, Washington DC\, Miami\, Sao Paulo\, Toronto or Chicago. Reports to the Chief Information O fficer in Berlin. No relocation support and no work-authorisation sponsors hip. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR