BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Research & Journalism\, Asia X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Research & Journalism\, 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: Research & Journalism\, Asia. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cbps-research-fellowship-2026-27@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Deadline: CBPS Research Fellowship 2026-27 (Bengaluru) DESCRIPTION:One-year research fellowship at the Centre for Budget and Polic y Studies (CBPS)\, a non-partisan public policy research institution in Be ngaluru\, mentoring early-career researchers across CBPS's focus areas: ed ucation\, gender\, governance\, health and nutrition\, public finance\, li velihoods and social security. Fellows work alongside CBPS research staff in a collegial academic environment with in-house talks\, seminars\, works hops and public events\, joining ongoing research projects with mentor gui dance. ELIGIBILITY: primarily geared toward scholars who have recently com pleted their Bachelor's or are in the final year of an undergraduate progr amme\; applications especially encouraged from historically underrepresent ed groups (class\, caste\, gender\, religion\, linguistic affiliation\, fi rst-generation scholars)\; scholars from various disciplines and methodolo gical approaches welcome. Apply by emailing a Statement of Purpose (max 1\ ,500 words)\, CV/resume in MS Word format\, and two letters of reference t o fellows@cbps.in. Fellowship awards announced 3 July 2026.\n\nOrganisatio n: Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS)\nLocation: Bengaluru\, Karn ataka\, India (in-person at CBPS office)\nAward: INR 25\,000 per month sti pend\, plus access to office space\, internet and the CBPS library. The fe llowship does NOT cover housing\, transportation or any other financial su pport. No application fee.\nDuration: One year (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2 027)\n\nMore: https://cbps.in/ URL:https://cbps.in/ LOCATION:Bengaluru\, Karnataka\, India (in-person at CBPS office) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:berggruen-pku-fellowship-2026-27@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601 SUMMARY:Deadline: Berggruen Institute: Peking University Research Center Fe llowship 2026-2027 (Beijing) DESCRIPTION:Part-time research fellowship at the Berggruen Institute's Rese arch Center at Peking University\, working within one of three core themes (Frontier Science\, Technology and Philosophy\; Creative Futures\; Ancien t Wisdom and Planetary Governance)\, with strong overlap for AI policy\, p hilosophy of technology and computational practice. ELIGIBILITY: open to a pplicants from any research background\; selection is based on the proposa l's fit with the Center's themes.\n\nOrganisation: Berggruen Institute Chi na Center\, Peking University\nLocation: Beijing\, China (on-site engageme nt at PKU expected)\nAward: 200\,000 CNY annual stipend\, paid monthly bef ore tax. Fellows are responsible for their own income tax. No application fee.\nDuration: One year\, part-time\, running 2026 to 2027\n\nMore: https ://berggruen.org/news/call-for-application-bic-fellowship-26-27 URL:https://berggruen.org/news/call-for-application-bic-fellowship-26-27 LOCATION:Beijing\, China (on-site engagement at PKU expected) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:seap-fellows-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260520T194426Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260526 SUMMARY:Deadline: Nationality for All: SEAP Fellows 2026 (Statelessness Enc yclopedia Asia Pacific) DESCRIPTION:Inaugural 2026 SEAP Fellowship Programme from Nationality for A ll (NFA) for early-career human rights professionals based in the Asia Pac ific region. Two full-time\, three-month remote fellows will support the u pdating and verification of the Second Edition of the Statelessness Encycl opedia Asia Pacific (SEAP) - a regional knowledge resource on statelessnes s\, nationality rights\, legal identity and exclusion in the Asia-Pacific region. The three sub-regions (Southeast Asia\, East Asia\, Central Asia) are divided between the two fellows. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: factchecking an d additional desk research on existing SEAP country factsheets\; updating SEAP website and report content\; integrating and verifying citations acro ss SEAP outputs. TIMELINE: Month 1 onboarding and factchecking\; Month 2 w ebsite and report updates\; Month 3 citation integration. ELIGIBILITY: ear ly-career human rights professionals based in the Asia Pacific region with strong desk research\, writing and organisational skills\; background in human rights\, law\, public policy\, international relations or related di sciplines\; knowledge of citizenship rights\, statelessness and legal iden tity systems is desirable but not mandatory. Persons with lived experience of statelessness will be prioritised. APPLY: send CV\, cover letter and o ne original writing sample to info@nationalityforall.org with subject line 'Application - SEAP Fellows 2026' by 25 May 2026 (EOD Bangkok time).\n\nO rganisation: Nationality for All (NFA)\nLocation: Fully remote\; applicant s must be early-career human rights professionals based in the Asia Pacifi c region\nAward: AUD 200-400 per month depending on the fellow's location. This is a low-stipend research fellowship\; the work itself is full-time over three months.\nDuration: 3 months full-time\, 15 June - 11 September 2026 (remote)\n\nMore: https://nationalityforall.org/opportunity/call-for- applications-seap-fellows-2026/ URL:https://nationalityforall.org/opportunity/call-for-applications-seap-fe llows-2026/ LOCATION:Fully remote\; applicants must be early-career human rights profes sionals based in the Asia Pacific region END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR