Location: 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 Indic languages.

Award: FLAG, UNVERIFIED: no grant amount, stipend, fee or compute credit is stated. What the call describes is hands-on implementation support, mentorship and expert guidance across three sprints; participating NGOs must invest one person's full bandwidth for the duration.

Duration: Six months, tentatively mid-September 2026 to January or February 2027 (subject to change)

Deadline: Closed 10 Aug 2026

The third round of Project Tech4Dev's AI Cohort, a hands-on implementation programme for NGOs designing, building and deploying responsible AI solutions inside their own programmes. Cohort 2.0 worked with seven NGOs across education, civic engagement, youth development and nonprofit technology, who built and piloted AI teaching assistants, volunteer coaches, mentoring tools and decision-support systems; the organisers' stated lesson was that adoption turns on understanding user needs, testing rapidly, measuring impact and building responsibly rather than on the technology itself. Cohort 3.0 is aimed at organisations ready to move past exploration into solutions that can be deployed in real-world settings. STRUCTURE (three sprints over roughly six months): Discovery Sprint (months 1 to 2) covering problem discovery, use-case prioritisation, data-readiness assessment, user research and solution design; Build Sprint (months 2 to 5) covering prototype development, implementation sprints, user testing, mentorship and responsible AI evaluations; and Activation Sprint (month 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, ideally a dedicated person who can anchor the work (not necessarily an AI expert, but able to manage workflows, communicate operational requirements and work with mentors and experts); must commit one person's full bandwidth for the whole programme, including aligning leadership, adapting operations 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 sectors, 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 2026.

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Location: Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea. International applicants welcome (Track 2 only).

Award: Track 2 (Interdisciplinary Creation): creation and production grant up to KRW 30,000,000 per team, plus accommodation, equipment, studio space, production and travel support, exhibition on G.MAP spaces and large-scale public media platforms (LED Wall, city media facades), and publication. Free to apply.

Duration: Five-month creation support program, August to December 2026

Deadline: Closed 09 Aug 2026

The Gwangju Media Art Platform (G.MAP), an institution of Gwangju, UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts, invites artists and teams working in digital art to the 2026 Digital Art Culture Lab: Project Lab, a five-month creation support program (August to December 2026) covering the entire 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 aged 19+; international applicants welcome). Focus areas: digital art, media art, generative art, AI, interactive art, XR, AR, VR, interdisciplinary, art and technology. SELECTION: 14 teams total across two tracks: Track 1 Digital Transformation (7 artists/teams) and Track 2 Interdisciplinary Creation (7 teams). INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS CAN APPLY FOR TRACK 2 ONLY. 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 exhibition spaces and on large-scale public media platforms including the G.MAP LED Wall and city media facades. KEY DATES: application period 21 July to 9 August 2026, 6 PM KST; results announced 14 August 2026; program period 20 August to 31 December 2026. Overseas participants (Track 2) must attend two in-person meetings in Jeonnam-Gwangju. HOW TO APPLY: submit the application form and portfolio (PDF) by email to uartlabseoul@gmail.com. More info at urbanartlab.org/opencall. Free to apply.

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Location: Singapore (three-month in-person fellowship, 21 September - 4 December 2026)

Award: Stipend 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.

Duration: Three months in Singapore, 21 September to 4 December 2026

Deadline: Closed 10 Jul 2026

The Singapore AI Safety Fellowship is an independent research fellowship that connects fellows with leading mentors working on technical AI safety and governance. Fellows conduct research for three months in Singapore (21 September to 4 December 2026), building the skills and relationships for international coordination on AI safety. It is built for researchers who want their work to inform real-world AI safety practice on top of publishing it, drawing on Singapore's role as a globally connected, policy-engaged hub. The program rests on three pillars: cross-regional collaboration (bringing together researchers from East and West to build trusted relationships for sustained cross-border AI safety collaboration); technical 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 application 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 Research) and Ryan Kidd (Co-Executive Director, MATS Program). Fellows receive weekly mentorship from established AI safety researchers, dedicated Research Managers, a stipend of SGD 5,000 per month with housing provided throughout, up to USD 30,000 in compute for projects that require it, central office space at SASH's hub in Chinatown, and a community of talks, workshops, and social events. The application deadline is 10 July 2026.

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Location: Shanghai, China

Award: 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, and group-exhibition installation costs. Note: a one-time RMB 8,000 program fee applies. Requires donating two artworks to Shanghai Jiao Tong University's permanent collection.

Duration: Residency November 1 to December 15, 2026 (full commitment required)

Deadline: Closed 14 Jul 2026

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 exploration of contemporary art at a time when AI and spatial computing are reshaping artistic expression. Three program directions: Art and Technology (digital and material interaction); Humanistic Dialogue (cross-cultural understanding through exchange); and Urban Engagement (responding to urban transformation). Residents receive an individual studio plus access to ceramics, computer lab, sculpture, sound, VR and print facilities, a library and gallery, and private apartment housing (no meals). Support includes 1-2 assistants, organized museum and gallery visits, exchange with local Chinese artists, a group exhibition, and media promotion. ELIGIBILITY: teaching or public-lecture/seminar experience at a university or art institution; 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 English presentation and strong cross-cultural communication skills. Selected artists must donate two artworks for SJTU's permanent collection (provide a list of at least five works), actively participate in ICCI activities, and fully commit to the residency period. Selection announced July 30, 2026. Working languages: English and Mandarin.

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Location: South and Southeast Asia preferred; applicants located in other countries are considered if the research focuses on the region

Award: Approximately CAD 12,000 per proposal for a 12-month period

Duration: 12 months

Deadline: Closed 25 Jun 2026

The FemFirst Research Observatory supports mid- to senior-career women and non-binary-identifying researchers and scholars in contributing original research on feminist AI futures in South and Southeast Asia. The Observatory will support 8 to 12 researchers, each developing two high-quality original research papers (6,000 words each) over a 12-month period, alongside two blog syntheses and additional dissemination materials such as podcast episodes. AIMS: build a robust body of empirical, conceptual, policy and applied research at the intersection of AI and gender equality in South and Southeast Asia; open new technical, social and political pathways for feminist AI; and seed an interdisciplinary AI knowledge ecosystem and network of researchers and institutions in the region. ELIGIBILITY: 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 (universities, 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 gender. Applicants must identify as a woman or non-binary person; team applications must be led by a woman or non-binary person. Researchers located outside 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.

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