BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Tech & Infrastructure\, UK X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Tech & Infrastructure\, UK 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\, UK. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:innovate-uk-next-wave-createch-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260823T191640Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260812 SUMMARY:Deadline: Innovate UK: Next Wave Breakthrough Wave 1\, Createch (20 26) DESCRIPTION:Next Wave Breakthrough Wave 1 is Innovate UK's current open Cre atech competition\, investing up to GBP 10 million in early-stage innovati on at the intersection of creative technology and the frontier industries named in the Industrial Strategy: video games\, advertising and marketing\ , film and television\, and music and the performing and visual arts. It f unds industrial research to take innovations beyond proof of concept and d e-risk future investment\, with individual projects between GBP 100\,000 a nd 500\,000 in total costs. Grant rates depend on organisation size\, from 70 percent for micro and small enterprises down to 50 percent for large o rganisations\, so applicants must supply match funding for the remainder. The lead must be a UK-registered SME\; non-profits and CICs are barred fro m leading\, though they can participate as collaborators alongside a comme rcial lead. Non-funded partners may be based internationally. The competit ion opened 23 June 2026 and closes 11 August 2026 at 11:00am UK time. NOTE ON FIT: this is an R&D competition for creative-technology product develo pment\, not a fund for delivering festivals or exhibitions\, so it suits a n organisation whose work can be framed as industrial research with a comm ercial SME lead.\n\nOrganisation: Innovate UK\, UK Research and Innovation \nLocation: United Kingdom. Project work must be carried out in the UK\, r esults exploited in the UK\, and most funding spent in the UK.\nAward: GBP 100\,000 to 500\,000 total project costs from a GBP 10 million fund\; no organisation may receive more than GBP 3 million across the programme. Gra nt intervention rates for industrial research: up to 70 percent for micro and small enterprises\, 60 percent for medium\, 50 percent for large. Rese arch organisations doing non-economic work can claim up to 100 percent\, o r 80 percent of full economic cost for academic institutions. The balance is match funding. No application fee.\nDuration: 9 to 12 months\; projects must start by 1 January 2027 and end by 31 December 2027.\n\nMore: https: //apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2517/overview/6f f2066d-4639-44e6-bb4f-ce7099222739?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&u tm_medium=referral URL:https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2517/ov erview/6ff2066d-4639-44e6-bb4f-ce7099222739?utm_source=artificialnouveaugr antdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:United Kingdom. Project work must be carried out in the UK\, resul ts exploited in the UK\, and most funding spent in the UK. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:uea-deputy-dean-digital-creativity-institute-2026@artificialnouveau.git hub.io DTSTAMP:20260823T191640Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901 SUMMARY:Deadline: University of East Anglia: Deputy Dean\, CUCN-UEA Digital Creativity Institute DESCRIPTION:Senior leadership post at the Digital Creativity Institute\, th e joint venture between the Communication University of China Nanjing (CUC N) and UEA\, sitting in UEA's Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The Deputy D ean leads UEA's academic contribution to the Institute\, covering curricul um and programme development\, staffing and quality assurance across digit al media\, creative technology and related disciplines\, and works with th e CUCN partner leadership on strategy\, recruitment and partnership growth . This is a rare senior role for someone who works across creative practic e and digital technology rather than in a single discipline\, and it invol ves regular engagement with the partner institution in China. Salary GBP 6 9\,488 to 73\,709. Advertised 3 August 2026 through jobs.ac.uk and the UEA vacancy portal\; closes 31 August 2026. Check the UEA posting for the ful l person specification and whether the role requires periods based in Nanj ing.\n\nOrganisation: University of East Anglia (UEA)\, Faculty of Arts an d Humanities\nLocation: Norwich\, United Kingdom\nAward: GBP 69\,488 to 73 \,709 per annum depending on qualifications and experience\, plus the stan dard UEA pension and leave package. No application fee.\nDuration: Senior academic leadership appointment\; the post leads UEA's side of the joint C UCN-UEA Digital Creativity Institute\n\nMore: https://vacancies.uea.ac.uk/ vacancies/vacancy-search-results.aspx?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdes k&utm_medium=referral URL:https://vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancy-search-results.aspx?utm_s ource=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Norwich\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:paul-mellon-centre-digitisation-grants-autumn-2026@artificialnouveau.gi thub.io DTSTAMP:20260823T191640Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260915 SUMMARY:Deadline: Paul Mellon Centre: Digitisation Grants (Autumn 2026 roun d) DESCRIPTION:The Paul Mellon Centre funds scholarship and dissemination in B ritish art\, visual culture and architectural history\, from the medieval period to the present and across the relevant geographical and cultural co ntexts. This is the Autumn 2026 round\, the first under the Centre's restr uctured funding scheme announced earlier in 2026\, and all grants in the r ound close together on Monday 14 September 2026 at 23:59 BST. ELIGIBILITY: the Centre's funding is open to INTERNATIONAL applicants\, not just UK-ba sed ones (the exceptions are the MA/MPhil Studentship and Doctoral Scholar ship\, which are not part of this round). Every applicant must show how th e award advances their research on British art\, visual culture and/or arc hitecture. SUPPORT: general application guidance\, an updated FAQ and the Our Funding Focus page set out what the Centre looks for\, and there are w riteups of previously successful projects. The grants team will take speci fic questions or arrange a call at grants@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk. No app lication fee. THIS GRANT: up to GBP 5\,000 for organisations making their collections freely available online through digitisation. It covers both t he personnel working on the project and the equipment the digitisation pro cess needs\, which makes it unusually practical for small collections with out in-house capacity.\n\nOrganisation: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art\nLocation: London-based funder. Applications open internationa lly\; the research must concern British art\, visual culture and/or archit ectural history.\nAward: Up to GBP 5\,000. No application fee.\nDuration: Autumn 2026 round\; applications close Monday 14 September 2026 at 23:59 B ST\n\nMore: https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/about/news/autumn-round-o f-funding-opportunities-open?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_med ium=referral URL:https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/about/news/autumn-round-of-funding -opportunities-open?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=refer ral LOCATION:London-based funder. Applications open internationally\; the resea rch must concern British art\, visual culture and/or architectural history . END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:human-rights-watch-ai-strategy-solutions-lead-2026@artificialnouveau.gi thub.io DTSTAMP:20260823T191640Z 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 BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iaps-special-projects-roles-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260823T191640Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260909 SUMMARY:Deadline: IAPS: Special Projects Roles in AI Governance (2 to 5 hir es) DESCRIPTION:IAPS is hiring 2 to 5 special projects roles to support or own new workstreams in AI governance\, helping the world navigate towards a po sitive future with transformative AI. LEVELS AND SALARY: Special Projects Manager\, USD 122\,000 to 165\,000\; Senior Associate\, USD 97\,000 to 126 \,500\; Associate\, USD 86\,000 to 101\,000. LOCATION: Washington\, D.C. o r the Bay Area\, with London open to exceptional candidates\; IAPS can spo nsor US visas. PROJECT AREAS THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT: (1) Bay Area to DC in terface\, closing the gap between where frontier AI is built and where it is governed by surfacing what is happening in AI labs and technical circle s for DC policy audiences\, and vice versa\; (2) AI security fieldbuilding \, bridging a national security community short on people who deeply under stand frontier AI risk and an AI community short on people who understand national security\, through workshops\, convenings and partnerships in DC that put technical experts from both worlds in the same room\; (3) DC-base d special projects\, leveraging IAPS's research output and policy networks to build talent pipelines and the wider field of AI governance\, drawing on a new 45-seat office in Dupont Circle and a 30-person fellowship cohort arriving in DC every six months\; and (4) programs targeting senior polic y audiences\, bringing policy entrepreneurs and technical professionals in to existing and developing research areas such as institutional resilience for advanced AI or AI and defence\, with participants working semi-indepe ndently to scope and explore new policy domains. DEADLINE: applications ar e considered on a rolling basis\, with applications sent by 8 September 20 26 prioritised. HOW TO APPLY: apply at iaps.ai/special-projects. Questions to careers@iaps.ai.\n\nOrganisation: Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS)\nLocation: Washington\, D.C. or the Bay Area\, USA\; London consid ered for exceptional candidates. US visa sponsorship available.\nAward: Sp ecial Projects Manager USD 122\,000 to 165\,000\; Senior Associate USD 97\ ,000 to 126\,500\; Associate USD 86\,000 to 101\,000. Between 2 and 5 role s are being filled.\nDuration: Full-time\n\nMore: https://www.iaps.ai/spec ial-projects?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.iaps.ai/special-projects?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantd esk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Washington\, D.C. or the Bay Area\, USA\; London considered for ex ceptional candidates. US visa sponsorship available. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bold-lab-bold-fellow-oxford-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260823T191640Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916 SUMMARY:Deadline: BOLD Fellow\, British Open-ended Learning and Discovery L ab DESCRIPTION:The British Open-ended Learning and Discovery (BOLD) Lab is a n ew UKRI-funded initiative establishing an AI research laboratory led from the University of Oxford\, bringing more than 80 researchers from Oxford\, UCL and Imperial College London under one vision. It carries an initial i nvestment of around GBP 8 million with the potential for a further GBP 22 million extending the investment over six years\, making it one of the UK' s largest bets on fundamental AI research. The lab's remit is ambitious\, high-risk work on the fundamental science of artificial intelligence\, alo ngside training future leaders in the field. THE ROLE: up to 12 BOLD Fello ws are being recruited across the three universities. Fellows are expected to operate with a high level of independence and responsibility\, setting their own research direction\, publishing at the highest level\, and ment oring junior researchers and doctoral students. They also play a leading r ole in managing the lab and take responsibility for developing its strateg ic and scientific direction\, with primary responsibility for a programme of independent funded research projects. The posting frames the draw as ex ceptional independence\, direct collaboration with world-leading colleague s across the three institutions\, access to substantial and rapidly growin g compute\, and real influence over the intellectual direction and culture of a major national lab. WHO SHOULD APPLY: senior researchers with an est ablished\, original research track record in AI or a closely related field \, who are a recognised authority in their area. HOW TO APPLY: submit an o nline application with a covering letter or supporting statement\, a CV\, and details of two referees. Informal enquiries are welcomed beforehand to the BOLD Exec Team at boldexec-team@eng.ox.ac.uk. NOTE: this is a salarie d fixed-term research post rather than a grant. Only applications received before midday on Tuesday 15 September 2026 can be considered.\n\nOrganisa tion: University of Oxford\, Department of Engineering Science (BOLD Lab\, with UCL and Imperial College London)\nLocation: Oxford\, UK\, with posts also based at UCL and Imperial College London. The 12 posts are employed across the three universities.\nAward: Salary on Oxford Grade 10R\, GBP 65 \,336 to GBP 84\,663 per year\, with the posting noting that further salar y options are being explored. Benefits include associate membership at Reu ben College\, 38 days annual leave\, pension scheme\, childcare services\, and travel expenses for stakeholder and conference visits. Fellows also g et access to substantial compute: 3 million GPU hours on Isambard for the first 18 months\, with the lab working towards 5\,000 H100-equivalents in total across industry and government support. No application fee.\nDuratio n: Fixed-term\, 12 months\, funded by UKRI\n\nMore: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/j obs/job-detail?vacancyID=187853&utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_ medium=referral URL:https://eng.ox.ac.uk/jobs/job-detail?vacancyID=187853&utm_source=artifi cialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Oxford\, UK\, with posts also based at UCL and Imperial College Lo ndon. The 12 posts are employed across the three universities. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR