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NAME:The Grant Desk - Tech & Infrastructure\, Asia
X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Tech & Infrastructure\, 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: Tech & Infrastructure\,
  Asia.
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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.
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UID:developh-tropical-internet-fellowship-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io
DTSTAMP:20260816T223306Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260822
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823
SUMMARY:Deadline: Developh Tropical Internet Research Fellowship (Philippin
 es / Southeast Asia)
DESCRIPTION:Developh invites applications for its inaugural Tropical Intern
 et Research Fellowship\, supporting researchers\, writers\, and artist-tec
 hnologists at any career stage who are investigating the cultural and mate
 rial conditions of the internet across the Philippines and Southeast Asia 
 and are interested in producing written work. The fellowship runs seasonal
 ly (every 1-2 years) to support new writing about the 'tropical internet':
  the online as experienced from the tropical regions of the Philippines an
 d broader Southeast Asia\, concerned with heat\, extremes\, monsoons\, dis
 tance\, islandedness\, improvisation\, pluralities\, and diasporas. It nur
 tures work examining how the internet is lived\, built\, resisted\, and fe
 lt across the region\, welcoming research on infrastructures\, digital lab
 or\, rural-urban internet inequities\, algorithmic cultures\, online intim
 acies\, and the entangled relationships between land\, technology\, and th
 e body\, and how colonial\, corporate\, and extractive forces shape infras
 tructures for connection. WHO SHOULD APPLY: researchers\, writers\, design
 ers\, artists\, and technologists with strong ties to the Philippines or b
 roader Southeast Asia\; applicants welcome from any present location\, wit
 h preference to those within the Philippines\, particularly outside Metro 
 Manila. Work may relate to an academic thesis\, but the produced artifact 
 must be a distinct new work separate from the thesis. COMMITMENTS: produce
  an output by January 2027 (suggested minimum ~2000 words\, in English\, F
 ilipino\, or any Philippine language)\; publish with Developh by March-Apr
 il 2027 with editorial and publication support\; present findings by March
 -April 2027\; share citations and research notes for a collective referenc
 e library\; attend three cohort group meetings\; and participate in editor
 ial review and feedback cycles (prototypes and interim essays are encourag
 ed\; a fully finished output is not required). FELLOWS RECEIVE: a PHP 20\,
 000 (~USD 300) stipend\, with a potential additional stipend depending on 
 fieldwork/research needs\; peer learning through online cohort sessions\; 
 check-ins with the Developh team and guest critics\; editorial and publish
 ing support (coding\, design\, hosting)\; and free access to Developh even
 ts and workshops for the fellowship period. TIMELINE: application deadline
  22 August 2026\; writing and research September 2026 to January 2027\; pu
 blication and presentations March 2027 onwards. Apply via the Google Form.
  Free to apply.\n\nOrganisation: Developh\nLocation: Remote / Philippines 
 and broader Southeast Asia. Applicants welcome from any location\; prefere
 nce to those within the Philippines\, particularly outside Metro Manila.\n
 Award: PHP 20\,000 (~USD 300) stipend\, with a potential additional stipen
 d depending on fieldwork/research needs. Plus editorial and publishing sup
 port (coding\, design\, hosting for the final output)\, online cohort sess
 ions\, check-ins with the Developh team and guest critics\, and free acces
 s to Developh events and workshops for the fellowship period. Free to appl
 y.\nDuration: Research and writing September 2026 to January 2027 (5 month
 s)\; publication and presentations March to April 2027 onwards\n\nMore: ht
 tps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffbGYSmGNCPuFxN_7qUiAUMd9PlA3QtiIg
 5OBUHxBsRyoIpw/viewform?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=r
 eferral
URL:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffbGYSmGNCPuFxN_7qUiAUMd9PlA3
 QtiIg5OBUHxBsRyoIpw/viewform?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_med
 ium=referral
LOCATION:Remote / Philippines and broader Southeast Asia. Applicants welcom
 e from any location\; preference to those within the Philippines\, particu
 larly outside Metro Manila.
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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.
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