BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Tech & Infrastructure X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Tech & Infrastructure 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. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pace-research-fellowship-summer-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517 SUMMARY:Deadline: Pace Research Fellowship Summer 2026 DESCRIPTION:Four-week paid summer residency for technologists working at th e intersection of computing infrastructure\, economics and the physical wo rld. Fellows work alongside the Pace investment team and leave with origin al\, publishable research artifacts (one sharp public piece on the systems shaping the next decade). Open to students\, researchers\, founders and i ndependent thinkers who want real room to go deep on infrastructure and ec onomics questions. Hosted at Pace HQ in NYC.\n\nOrganisation: Pace\nLocati on: Pace HQ\, New York City\, US\nAward: $10\,000 stipend + access to comp ute and the Pace investment-team network\nDuration: 4 weeks (July 2026)\n\ nMore: https://pacefellows.com/ URL:https://pacefellows.com/ LOCATION:Pace HQ\, New York City\, US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wikimedia-rapid-fund@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Deadline: Wikimedia Foundation Rapid Fund DESCRIPTION:Quick-turnaround grants for individuals\, Wikimedia community m embers\, groups and affiliates running short-term\, low-cost Wikimedia-foc used projects: editathons\, workshops\, community meetups\, education proj ects\, 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 F ebruary 2027\, 1 April 2027. Approximately 2 months processing time per cy cle. Standard track and Technical Projects track (Grants:Project/Rapid/Tec h) 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 202 6. Ineligible: General Support Fund grantees\, applicants on SDN lists\, t hose with recent UCoC violations.\n\nOrganisation: Wikimedia Foundation\nL ocation: Worldwide (subject to legal eligibility by country)\nAward: $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 op en grants at a time.\nDuration: 1 to 12 months per project\n\nMore: https: //meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Rapid_Fund URL:https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Rapid_Fund LOCATION:Worldwide (subject to legal eligibility by country) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ngi-fediversity-11@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602 SUMMARY:Deadline: NGI Fediversity (11th call) DESCRIPTION:Small to medium-sized R&D grants for projects making federated and self-hosted internet services easier to deploy and operate at scale. F unds practical work on portable Fediverse-style infrastructure\, hosted Ma stodon-like or PeerTube-like services\, secure email\, private cloud and o ther tools that support decentralisation and digital self-determination. O pen to individuals and organisations of any type\; results released under free or open-source licences. Deadline 1 June 2026\, 12:00 CEST.\n\nOrgani sation: NLnet / NGI Fediversity (funded by EU Horizon Europe)\nLocation: W orldwide\nAward: €5\,000 to €50\,000 per project\nDuration: Project-ba sed\n\nMore: https://nlnet.nl/fediversity/ URL:https://nlnet.nl/fediversity/ LOCATION:Worldwide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fab-city-awards-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260430 SUMMARY:Deadline: Fab City Awards 2026 DESCRIPTION:The Fab City Awards recognise implemented and piloted initiativ es showing how collective action can shape real transitions in cities and regions. 2026 theme: Collective Action for Regenerative Urban Futures. Loo king for initiatives that combine design\, technology and civic engagement \; connect scientific knowledge with local know-how\; demonstrate real on- the-ground implementation\; and show potential to scale across cities and regions. Projects\, platforms\, policies\, infrastructures or community-le d programmes that are already piloted/implemented with evidence and docume ntation. Three categories: Community (participation\, organisation\, local empowerment)\, Technology (accessible distributed tech with social value) \, Nature (conservation\, restoration\, ecosystem protection). Three categ ory winners each receive €1\,000 seed funding plus up to USD 600 in Seee d Studio products\, optional technical guidance\, potential lab access (pl us Fab Lab Puebla and Litchee Lab for initiatives based there)\, mentoring with the Fab City ecosystem\, a feature across Fab City channels\, and a free ticket to present at FAB26 in Boston (July 2026). One Overall Impact Award (€1\,500 + the same network/mentoring/FAB26 benefits) goes to the project with the strongest systemic integration across all dimensions. One Thomas Duggan Award is given as a special distinction for Arts and Design . Open to individuals and teams across public\, private and civic sectors\ , including for-profit and nonprofit organisations\, collectives\, public institutions\, labs and makerspaces\, community groups\, NGOs\, academia a nd companies\, anywhere in the world. Evaluation 30 April to 26 May 2026\; winners announced 3 June 2026. Powered by Fab City\; supported by Seeed S tudio\, Fab Foundation\, Ibero Puebla\, and Litchee Lab.\n\nOrganisation: Fab City\nLocation: Anywhere in the world\nAward: €1\,000 per category w inner (3) + €1\,500 Overall Impact Award + up to USD 600 in Seeed Studio products + mentoring + free FAB26 Boston ticket\nDuration: Winners announ ced 3 June 2026\; showcase at FAB26 Boston 27 to 31 July 2026\n\nMore: htt ps://creativesunite.eu/article/submit-your-project-for-the-fab-city-awards URL:https://creativesunite.eu/article/submit-your-project-for-the-fab-city- awards LOCATION:Anywhere in the world END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:isoc-foundation-research-grant-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260523 SUMMARY:Deadline: Internet Society Foundation: Research Grant Program 2026 DESCRIPTION:Research grants for innovative work deepening understanding of the Internet and its impact on society. Four focus areas: Inclusive Intern et (structural barriers to digital participation)\, Greening the Internet (environmental impact and sustainability)\, Measuring Meaningful Connectiv ity (frameworks including AI\, cloud\, platform ecosystems)\, and A Trustw orthy Internet (reliability\, security\, accountability). Open to individu al researchers and organisations worldwide\; underrepresented groups and G lobal Majority applicants strongly encouraged. Applications via Fluxx in E nglish\, French or Spanish. Deadline 22 May 2026\, 21:00 UTC.\n\nOrganisat ion: Internet Society Foundation\nLocation: Worldwide\nAward: $200\,000 to $500\,000 per project\nDuration: Project-based\n\nMore: https://www.isocf oundation.org/2026/04/applications-open-for-the-research-grant-program/ URL:https://www.isocfoundation.org/2026/04/applications-open-for-the-resear ch-grant-program/ LOCATION:Worldwide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ngi-fediversity-11@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602 SUMMARY:Deadline: NGI Fediversity (11th call): Hosting Stack of the Future DESCRIPTION:Small to medium-sized R&D grants for projects that strengthen F ediversity\, an effort to bring easy-to-use hosted cloud services with ser vice portability and personal freedom at their core to everyone. Built on NixOS for declarative\, reproducible\, reliable deployment of Fediverse se rvices (PeerTube\, Mastodon\, Owncast\, Lemmy)\, email\, VPN\, private clo ud storage\, wikis and more. Project results released under open source li cences. Deadline 1 June 2026\, 12:00 CEST.\n\nOrganisation: NLnet / NGI Fe diversity (funded by EU Horizon Europe)\nLocation: Worldwide\nAward: €5\ ,000 to €50\,000 per project (€450\,000 total budget for open calls)\n Duration: Project-based (programme runs to November 2027)\n\nMore: https:/ /nlnet.nl/fediversity/ URL:https://nlnet.nl/fediversity/ LOCATION:Worldwide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ngi-taler-13@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602 SUMMARY:Deadline: NGI TALER (13th call): Privacy-Preserving Digital Payment s DESCRIPTION:Small to medium-sized R&D grants for free and open source effor ts aligned with privacy-preserving digital payments. Build new GNU Taler c apabilities\, auxiliary tools\, UX\, FOSS-app and open-standard integratio ns (P2P micropayments in messengers\, social media\, video conferencing)\, or merchant-backend improvements. All results released under a free or op en-source licence. Strong projects can scale up via NGI0 Core. Deadline 1 June 2026\, 12:00 CEST.\n\nOrganisation: NLnet / NGI TALER (with GNU Taler community\, funded by EU Horizon Europe and Swiss SERI)\nLocation: Worldw ide\nAward: €5\,000 to €50\,000 per project (€676\,000 total budget for open calls)\nDuration: Project-based (programme runs to November 2026) \n\nMore: https://nlnet.nl/taler/ URL:https://nlnet.nl/taler/ LOCATION:Worldwide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ngi-zero-commons-fund-13@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260428T124520Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602 SUMMARY:Deadline: NGI Zero Commons Fund (13th call) DESCRIPTION:Small to medium-sized R&D grants to help reclaim the public nat ure of the internet across the full technology spectrum: libre silicon\, m iddleware\, P2P infrastructure\, end-user applications\, open standards\, open data and AI\, open science\, creative commons and open educational re sources. Project results released under free or open-source licences. Aime d at troubleshooters tackling hard\, important internet-commons challenges . Total programme: €21.6m through 2027. Deadline 1 June 2026\, 12:00 CES T.\n\nOrganisation: NLnet / NGI Zero (funded by EU Horizon Europe and Swis s SERI)\nLocation: Worldwide\nAward: €5\,000 to €50\,000 per project ( scalable for proven potential)\nDuration: Project-based\n\nMore: https://n lnet.nl/commonsfund/ URL:https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/ LOCATION:Worldwide END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR