The Grant Desk - AI, Tech & Research, weekly digest

Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship 2027 (tuition plus USD 50,000 stipend) (closes 13 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Jane Street
Deadline: 13 Nov 2026
Award: Full tuition and fees for the award year plus a USD 50,000 stipend (or local-currency equivalent; taxable). Finalists receive USD 5,000. No application fee.

Jane Street's Graduate Research Fellowship supports exceptional doctoral students in electrical engineering and computer science, mathematics, physics or statistics; research does not need to relate to trading.

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Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network (AIAI): Seed Grants 2026 for humanities-forward AI research in Atlanta (closes 15 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI Network (AIAI), Mellon Foundation funded
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
Award: Up to USD 5,000 per project. In line with Mellon policy, no institutional overhead may be charged. Individuals taking the award outside an institution or employer pay income tax on it. No application fee.

AIAI funds humanities-forward AI research and community building that takes place in, or is focused on, the city of Atlanta. 2026 RESEARCH AREAS: Data Centers; AI Civics; AI Literacies; AI and Archives; Small Language Models; Capitalism, Anticapitalism, and Critique.

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Democracy Foundation: Democracy Residency 'European Dream' 2027 (Kuldiga, Latvia; Liepaja European Capital of Culture) (closes 15 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Democracy Foundation (Kuldiga), part of the Liepaja 2027 European Capital of Culture programme
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
Award: EUR 1,000 stipend per participant (covering expenses during the residency, including travel), plus up to EUR 1,000 per participant to develop and run their activity, and accommodation in Kuldiga's Old Town. Six participants. No application fee stated.

International interdisciplinary residency run by the Democracy Foundation in Kuldiga, Latvia, as part of the Liepaja 2027 European Capital of Culture programme.

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Digital Democracy Edinburgh 2027: Call for Proposals (TICTeC, mySociety, AI4CI, Scottish Government) (closes 15 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

mySociety (TICTeC) with the AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI) Hub, the Scottish Government and the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award: NO GUARANTEED CASH, listed as an exception at the editor's request: accepted speakers get complimentary conference registration, and a limited number of travel scholarships are available for speakers who could otherwise not attend (priority to applicants from ODA-eligible countries and under-29s; amount not published). Free to submit.

Digital Democracy Edinburgh is a two-day conference from mySociety's TICTeC (The Impacts of Civic Technology) series, run with the AI for Collective Intelligence (AI4CI) Research Hub, the Scottish Government and the Edinburgh Futures Institute, for researchers, policy makers and practitioners...

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IMPRS-IS Doctoral Program 2027: funded PhD in machine learning, AI, robotics and vision (Max Planck, Stuttgart and Tuebingen) (closes 15 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Stuttgart, University of Tuebingen)
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026
Award: Funded PhD via an employment contract under Max Planck Society and university rules (salary not published on the call page). Interview travel paid by IMPRS-IS. No application fee.

IMPRS-IS is an interdisciplinary doctoral programme run by the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems with the Universities of Stuttgart and Tuebingen, covering machine learning, AI, robotics, computer vision and related fields, with funding guaranteed through at least 2030.

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Connected Canvas: The National Gallery Digital Commission 2027 (emerging UK creatives) (closes 17 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

National Gallery (National Gallery X), London
Deadline: 17 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award: GBP 15,000 commission. Up to 10 shortlisted applicants receive GBP 500 each to develop proposals.

National Gallery X commissions a new digital, generative, screen-based or sound work for its three-screen LED canvas in the gallery. Open to UK-based emerging creatives in their first five years of practice who are not in full-time education.

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Cryptic Nights 2027/28 Open Call (sound, performance and technology, Scotland) (closes 19 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Cryptic, Glasgow
Deadline: 19 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award: GBP 800 fee for solo artists, up to GBP 2,000 for groups, plus residency days, mentoring, travel and access budgets.

Cryptic Nights supports emerging Scotland-based artists making work that combines original sound or music with performance, screen or technology, to develop an existing piece and present it in Cryptic's programme.

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Radical Sabbatical 2027: six-month residencies on touch at the University of Birmingham (GBP 3,500 fee + GBP 500 production, UK-based artists) (closes 20 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Eastside Projects with University Collections, University of Birmingham
Deadline: 20 Nov 2026
Award: GBP 3,500 artist fee plus GBP 500 production budget per artist; two artists selected.

Radical Sabbatical is a collaboration between Eastside Projects and University Collections at the University of Birmingham that gives two artists a six-month residency centred on research and development.

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GovAI Summer Fellowship 2027 (AI governance, London or Washington DC, GBP 14,000 for 3 months) (closes 22 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)
Deadline: 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award: GBP 14,000 for 3 months plus travel support (UK Research Track figure; DC track has its own stipend). No application fee.

GovAI's Summer Fellowship brings early-career researchers and practitioners into AI governance for three months of full-time work on a research or applied project under the mentorship of a GovAI researcher.

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Van Alen Institute: Re:Paris Prize, USD 35,000 travel research fellowship on design in Africa and its diaspora (US-based applicants) (closes 22 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Van Alen Institute
Deadline: 22 Nov 2026
Award: USD 35,000 travel fellowship; one US-based winner selected through this open call (two Africa-based winners were selected via the 2026 Pan-African Biennale).

The Re:Paris Prize, run by Van Alen Institute, funds research into how design plays a transformative role in Africa and its diaspora. Each winner receives a USD 35,000 travel fellowship for field research that requires international travel to connect with experts and opportunities.

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BBBank Award in Projection Mapping 2027: PLAYGROUND (ZKM, SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe) (closes 25 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, with BBBank and SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe
Deadline: 25 Nov 2026, 13:00 CET
Award: EUR 10,000 prize if the selected concept is realised, plus EUR 10,000 production funding covering fees and technology. No application fee.

Open call for a 7-minute projection mapping on the Karlsruhe palace facade, on the 2027 festival theme Playground (The Art of Playing). For artists, designers, studios and collectives working in projection mapping; ZKM provides curatorial and technical coaching.

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PRISM 2027: Call for AI Safety Research Mentors (closes 25 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

PRISM (Peer-Driven Research Initiative for Safety Methodologies)
Deadline: 25 Nov 2026
Award: USD 1,000 honorarium per mentor (about 20 mentors), plus co-authorship on the team's conference submission (venues like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR). Research manager and support staff included.

PRISM (Peer-Driven Research Initiative for Safety Methodologies) is recruiting about 20 mentors to guide teams of 4-5 emerging AI safety researchers from research question to a conference submission, with a focus on supporting women and underrepresented groups.

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Cities Deliver: AI Solutions for Public Services (Rockefeller Foundation and OpenAI Foundation, USD 500,000 to 2 million) (closes 29 Nov)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

The Rockefeller Foundation and OpenAI Foundation, managed by RF Catalytic Capital (RFCC)
Deadline: 29 Nov 2026
Award: USD 50 million total. Seed track USD 500,000 to under 1 million; Scale track USD 1 to 2 million. 24-month grants, 50 percent at start and 50 percent on a documented mid-term milestone. No application fee stated.

A USD 50 million open call from the Rockefeller Foundation and OpenAI Foundation for organisations working with city governments to improve public services through AI, especially for underserved communities.

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Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2027/28 (HKD 344,400 a year for up to three years; 400 fellowships, practice-led art PhDs included) (closes 1 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, with eight Hong Kong universities
Deadline: 1 Dec 2026, 12:00 Hong Kong time
Award: Annual stipend of HKD 344,400 (about USD 44,150) plus a conference and research travel allowance of HKD 14,400 a year, for up to three years (2026/27 rates as published by the RGC). Some universities add top-ups: HKBU lists a HKD 40,000-a-year Elite Scholar Award for three years, a further HKD 20,000 travel top-up, four years of tuition waiver and two years of guaranteed accommodation. 400 fellowships for 2027/28.

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme, run by the Research Grants Council, funds around 400 new full-time PhD students a year at eight Hong Kong universities, in any discipline, including AI, computing and data science programmes and practice-led art research (Hong Kong Baptist University's Academy...

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Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowships 2027-28 (University of Michigan) (closes 1 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Wallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan
Deadline: 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 EST
Award: USD 85,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 relocation (figures from secondary listings; confirm on the official site).

An academic-year fellowship for mid-career journalists to pursue a study project at the University of Michigan, with seminars and programming at Wallace House. DEADLINES: international applicants 1 December 2026, 11:59 pm ET; US applicants 1 February 2027. No application fee stated.

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EHIN European Hybrid Intelligence Network: Dirty Lab Artist Residencies in Biocomputing (2027) (closes 4 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

European Hybrid Intelligence Network (Kersnikova, ZKM, Kontejner, LABoral, CPN, GLUON), co-funded by Creative Europe
Deadline: 4 Dec 2026, 23:59 CET
Award: EUR 25,000 fixed residency grant per artist (6 artists), covering fee (max 35%) and production; travel and accommodation arranged separately with the host; optional extra co-production budget in Phase 2. No application fee.

EHIN invites artists to explore hybrid intelligence through the shared agency of the more-than-human world: biocomputing, interspecies and multi-species communication, biofabrication, sensing and biohybrid systems, building new artistic narratives rooted in ecological knowledge.

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European Press Prize 2027 (journalism awards, EUR 10,000 per category, Council of Europe countries) (closes 10 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

European Press Prize
Deadline: 10 Dec 2026
Award: EUR 10,000 per category winner in the 2026 edition (five categories); 2027 amounts not yet confirmed. No entry fee found.

Europe's main journalism award, recognising outstanding reporting published in the previous year. Entries opened 1 November 2026. CATEGORIES (2026 edition; 2027 list not yet confirmed): Distinguished Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Innovation, Migration Journalism and Public Discourse.

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Cove Park Awarded Residencies 2027-2028 (Scotland, UK, Central and South America and diasporas) (closes 11 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Cove Park
Deadline: 11 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award: Fully funded: GBP 775 per week fee (VAT inclusive, freelance), travel allowance (Scotland GBP 65 to 200, rest of UK up to GBP 250, Europe up to GBP 400, other international up to GBP 1,250), materials up to GBP 150 for studio-based practitioners, private accommodation and studio, visa and access support. Application Access Bursary available (request by 30 November 2026). No application fee.

Cove Park's biennial call for fully funded Awarded Residencies at its 50-acre rural residency site in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland, programmed between May 2027 and December 2028.

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USHMM Simon-Skjodt Center: Genocide and Atrocity Prevention Research Fellowship 2027-28 (USD 20,000-30,000) (closes 13 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide
Deadline: 13 Dec 2026, 23:59 EST
Award: USD 20,000 for PhD students; USD 30,000 for researchers within 5 years of their PhD; plus travel to one Washington DC workshop. No application fee stated.

The Simon-Skjodt Center funds policy-relevant research on preventing genocide and mass atrocities, from any discipline. Fellows work non-residentially for a year and present at a workshop in Washington, DC.

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IHS AI and the Workforce Research Grants (up to USD 20,000) (closes 15 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Institute for Humane Studies (IHS)
Deadline: 15 Dec 2026
Award: Up to USD 20,000 per award; larger awards possible for exceptional projects. Covers research costs (research assistants, datasets, LLM subscriptions, travel to present), not salary or overhead.

Research grants for academic scholars studying how AI is changing jobs, productivity and economic opportunity. Economics-leaning; IHS is a libertarian-leaning institute. Funds direct research costs only. No country restriction stated. Deadline 15 December 2026 (no time zone given).

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Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2027 (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation, Immersive, Future Format) (closes 15 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Sony Group
Deadline: 15 Dec 2026, 07:00 CST
Award: USD 5,000 cash to each winner of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation and Immersive (180/360); USD 2,500 for Future Format. The Student category awards equipment only.

A free international short film competition run by Sony, with an Immersive category for 180 and 360 degree work alongside Fiction, Non-Fiction, Animation and Future Format. Films must have been released between 1 January 2025 and 15 December 2026, in English or subtitled.

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Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie: Open Call Cultural Education and Digital Technology 2026 (closes 16 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie (with LKCA and DEN)
Deadline: 16 Dec 2026, 15:00 CET
Award: EUR 10,000 to EUR 25,000 per project, up to 100% of total project costs (no co-funding required). Total budget EUR 500,000.

Open call (Open Oproep Cultuureducatie en Digitale Technologie) for cultural education projects in which children and young people work creatively with digital technology. Run by the Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie with LKCA and DEN.

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Jumping Frames 2027: Hong Kong International Movement-Image Festival, Open Call (Copy Right Copy Left) (closes 16 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC)
Deadline: 16 Dec 2026
Award: Jumping Frames International Award HKD 15,000 (figure from secondary listings of the 2027 call; confirm on the official site). Entry fees vary by deadline tier.

Open call for dance and movement-image films up to 20 minutes for the 2027 Jumping Frames festival. The 2027 theme, Copy Right Copy Left, explicitly invites AI and digital tools and asks about authorship in the AI era.

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In Development x Asterisk Essay Contest: How Will AI Affect Developing Countries? (USD 10,000 top prize) (closes 31 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

In Development and Asterisk Magazine, with a special prize from the African Tech Futures Lab
Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
Award: Winner USD 10,000 plus publication in Asterisk (print and online) and In Development; two runners-up USD 5,000 each plus publication in Asterisk (online) and In Development; two honourable mentions USD 2,000 each. Separate African Tech Futures Lab prize of USD 2,500 for the best essay by an African national, combinable with the main prizes. No entry fee stated.

An essay contest run by the development-economics publication In Development and Asterisk Magazine on how transformative AI will affect low- and middle-income countries, and how those countries might respond.

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Royal Institute of Philosophy Essay Prize 2026: Humans and AI (closes 31 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Royal Institute of Philosophy
Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award: GBP 1,000 cash plus GBP 500 of Cambridge University Press books; the winning essay is published in the journal Philosophy.

The Royal Institute of Philosophy's annual essay prize asks for an original philosophical essay on the 2026 topic, Humans and AI. Essays of up to 8,000 words, anonymised for review, are submitted by email. No eligibility restrictions are stated.

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The Stringer Awards 2027 (independent accountability journalism) (closes 31 Dec)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Stringer Journalism Foundation
Deadline: 31 Dec 2026
Award: USD 9,000 to 100,000 per award, multi-year and unrestricted; the size depends on funds raised.

The Stringer Awards give unrestricted, multi-year funding to independent journalists who expose abuses of power, in Senior and Emerging categories. No nationality restriction is stated. No application fee.

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Chroma Awards: Season 2 (AI film, music video and game competition) (closes 7 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Chroma Awards (incubated by ElevenLabs, with 100+ AI tool sponsors)
Deadline: 7 Jan 2027, 23:45 PST
Award: USD 263,750 in cash across divisions per the official page (Film/TV USD 38,000, Ad USD 35,000, Music Video USD 24,000, Game USD 20,500, Behind-the-Scenes USD 17,000, Student about USD 55,000-60,500). Organisers also advertise USD 450,000+ including sponsor tool credits and travel perks. Free to enter.

Season 2 of the Chroma Awards, a global competition for work made with generative AI tools, across film and TV, advertising, music video, game, behind-the-scenes and student divisions. Any AI tools may be used; projects must have been made after 1 February 2026. No age or country restriction found.

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Knight Science Journalism Academic-Year Fellowship 2027-28 (MIT) (closes 9 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
Deadline: 9 Jan 2027
Award: USD 87,500 stipend over 9.5 months, plus USD 5,000 for travel and housing, health insurance and a childcare subsidy. No application fee.

An academic-year fellowship at MIT for journalists covering science, health, technology or the environment, with seminars, MIT and Harvard courses and a self-directed study project.

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EVA London 2027: Call for Proposals (Electronic Visualisation and the Arts, 12-16 July 2027) (closes 11 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

EVA London (BCS Computer Arts Society)
Deadline: 11 Jan 2027
Award: NO CASH, listed as an exception at the editor's request (conference presentation slot and publication in the proceedings). Free to submit, but at least one author of each paper and all panel and workshop presenters must pay conference registration (rates not yet published; to be set in spring 2027, with a special rate for Research Workshop presenters).

EVA London is a long-running hybrid conference on electronic visualisation and the arts, covering digital art, creative technology, computing and visual culture, held at BCS in Moorgate, London, and online.

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Journalismuspreis Informatik 2026 (German-language journalism on computing and society) (closes 15 Jan 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Saarland Ministry for Digital Affairs with Saarland Informatics Campus
Deadline: 15 Jan 2027, 23:59 CET
Award: EUR 5,000 in each of three categories (Text, Audio, Video/Multimedia).

An award for German-language journalism that explains computer science and its impact on society, for work published in 2026. Three categories (Text, Audio, Video/Multimedia) each carry EUR 5,000. Submissions open 2 November 2026 and close 15 January 2027, 23:59 German time.

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IJ4EU Freelancer Support Scheme 2026-27, Second Call (cross-border teams of freelance journalists) (closes 2 Feb 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU): International Press Institute and European Journalism Centre
Deadline: 2 Feb 2027
Award: Up to EUR 20,000 per team, plus training and mentoring.

A strand of IJ4EU for freelance journalists: teams of at least two freelancers in two eligible countries receive funding, training and mentoring for a cross-border investigation.

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IJ4EU Investigation Support Scheme 2026-27, Second Call (cross-border investigative journalism) (closes 2 Feb 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU): International Press Institute and European Journalism Centre
Deadline: 2 Feb 2027
Award: EUR 5,000 to 50,000 per project, from a EUR 1.2 million pot.

IJ4EU funds cross-border investigative journalism in the public interest, by teams of journalists and newsrooms working across at least two eligible countries. Eligibility is by country of residence, not citizenship; applications are in English.

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iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2027 (EUR 50,000 prize pool, UN SDG design concepts) (closes 3 Feb 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

iF International Forum Design
Deadline: 3 Feb 2027
Award: EUR 50,000 prize pool shared among the top-ranked entries (figure from secondary listings; confirm on the official site). Free to enter.

An international design competition for students and graduates of up to two years, for concepts that address one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Product, communication, digital and interaction design concepts are all eligible. Free to enter.

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Horizon Europe Cluster 2 2027: Open Topic on Reinvigorating and Shielding European Democracy (DEMOCRACY-09, two-stage) (closes 4 May 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

European Research Executive Agency (REA) / European Commission, Horizon Europe
Deadline: 4 May 2027
Award: EUR 2.0 to 3.7 million per project; EUR 22 million indicative topic budget. Research and Innovation Action.

Two-stage open topic in the Horizon Europe Cluster 2 call 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027 - Two-stage' (HORIZON-CL2-2027-02-DEMOCRACY-09-two-stage). Opens 2 March 2027; first-stage deadline 4 May 2027 (short proposal), with invited full proposals in a second stage.

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Horizon Europe Cluster 2 2027: AI, Deepfakes and Democracy (DEMOCRACY-04) and The Role of Private Companies in Democracy (DEMOCRACY-07) (closes 23 Sep 2027)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

European Research Executive Agency (REA) / European Commission, Horizon Europe
Deadline: 23 Sep 2027
Award: DEMOCRACY-04: EUR 3.5 to 4.0 million per project, EUR 20 million indicative topic budget. DEMOCRACY-07: EUR 3.5 to 4.0 million per project, EUR 8 million indicative topic budget. Lump-sum Research and Innovation Actions.

Two 2027 topics in the Horizon Europe Cluster 2 call 'Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027' (opens 13 May 2027, deadline 23 September 2027), both Research and Innovation Actions with lump-sum funding.

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BlueDot Impact: Seed Grants for new AI safety and biosecurity projects (USD 20,000 to 200,000, rolling)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

BlueDot Impact
Deadline: Rolling, apply any time
Award: USD 20,000 to 200,000 for 6 to 12 months (requests under USD 20,000 go to BlueDot Rapid Grants). No application fee.

BlueDot Impact's Seed Grants fund the first 6 to 12 months of a new AI safety or biosecurity project or organisation, covering founders' living costs, compute, tools and running costs, and travel. WHAT YOU GET: USD 20,000 to 200,000 (smaller requests go to Rapid Grants).

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Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting Fund (rolling)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Outrider Foundation
Deadline: Rolling, apply any time
Award: Up to USD 10,000 per reporting project.

Outrider funds journalists and outlets reporting on the intersection of artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons: how AI is changing nuclear risk, command and control, and policy. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the Google Form linked from the fund page. No application fee.

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Pantheon: Research Fellowship in robot learning (remote, USD 6,000/month) (rolling)

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:01:42 +0000

Pantheon
Deadline: Rolling, apply any time
Award: USD 6,000 per month stipend (about USD 12,000 to 18,000 over the fellowship) plus enterprise-level compute for experiments. No application fee.

Pantheon, which builds general-purpose robot models, runs a remote research fellowship in which each fellow leads a project on an open problem the team meets while training and evaluating its models; strong results are folded into the next generation of those models.

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Alpaca Festival 2027: Open Call for Pattern-Based Performances, Workshops and Talks (Sheffield, UK)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pattern Club (Alpaca Festival) · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · Performances: artist fee plus national travel expenses. Workshops: artist fee, materials expenses and national travel expenses. Fee amounts are not yet confirmed (tight budget); additional costs may be covered on request. International travel is not covered beyond a small European train budget. Conference talks: no fee or expenses, in-person speakers get a free festival weekend pass and lunch on 6 and 7 May. No application fee.

Generator Residency (Kairos x Constellation, Winter 2027)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Kairos and Constellation · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · USD 8,500 per month stipend (some Embedded track residents employed at a roughly equivalent salary), plus travel to and from Berkeley. No application fee.

NBER i3: Open Data Fellows Program 2027

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Innovation Information Initiative (i3) · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · USD 1,500 per fellow, at least five fellowships, plus travel reimbursement to present at the i3 Technical Working Group meeting in December 2027. No application fee.

Pivotal Research Fellowship (2027 Q1)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pivotal Research · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · £15,000 to £18,000 stipend (£18,000 for senior fellows, e.g. PhD, industry track record or strong publications) + travel to and from London + £1,800/month housing for non-London fellows + weekday lunch and dinner + compute.

Playful Obscura 2027: Arthouse Games Residency Africa (Addis Ababa, Goethe-Institut and A MAZE.)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Goethe-Institut Addis Abeba, with Creative HUB Ethiopia, A MAZE., British Council and Alliance Ethio-Francaise · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · Three-week funded residency hosting two artists at a time. 2027 financial terms were not published in the call excerpt we could verify; the 2026 Accra edition provided accommodation, a production budget of up to EUR 1,000 and a EUR 300 stipend. No application fee.

BRAID Creative Commissions 2027: A Promise in Return (Responsible AI, GBP 8,000-12,000, Edinburgh Art Festival)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides), University of Edinburgh, with Inspace, the Institute for Design Informatics and the Edinburgh Futures Institute · deadline 02 Nov 2026 · Around seven commissions with budgets of GBP 8,000 to 12,000 each, inclusive of VAT and all costs. No application fee.

Realities in Transition RiT2 Open Call #3: Uncharted Grounds, a VRChat world residency with L.E.V. Festival (EUR 10,000 fee plus up to EUR 15,000 production)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Realities in Transition (RiT2, Creative Europe), with L.E.V. Festival · deadline 06 Nov 2026 · EUR 10,000 gross artist fee per selected artist (paid in three instalments) plus up to EUR 15,000 gross production budget shared among the team. No travel or accommodation included. No application fee mentioned.

Schaufler Residency@TU Dresden 2027 (six-month art and science residency, Energy Cultures in Transition)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden (TUD Dresden University of Technology and The Schaufler Foundation) · deadline 09 Nov 2026 · Fellowship of EUR 3,000 net per month for six months (EUR 18,000), plus a production grant of up to EUR 10,000 for a solo exhibition at the TUD University Gallery in autumn 2027, a studio on campus and help finding accommodation. No application fee.

Athens Digital Arts Festival 2027 (23rd edition): Open Call "It's Alive..."

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) · deadline 10 Nov 2026 · NO PUBLISHED CASH, listed under the desk's festival exception (festival calls with a firm deadline may be added without a cash amount). No entry fee. Postal submission costs and artwork transport are at the artist's expense unless agreed otherwise.

ART4MENTAL open call for artists: VR content for mental-health support (EUR 5,000 sub-grants)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

ART4MENTAL (Creative Europe project) · deadline 11 Nov 2026 · Sub-grant of up to EUR 5,000 per artist for 20 selected artists (EUR 100,000 pool), plus VR training, mentorship, a residency in the Ukrainian Carpathians and exhibition opportunities. No application fee.

Coding it Forward: Winter Fellowship 2027 (US civic tech placements)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Coding it Forward · deadline 25 Oct 2026 · Paid full-time job placement: USD 20 per hour for applicants with a Bachelor's degree, USD 25 per hour for applicants pursuing or holding a graduate degree (Master's or PhD), at 40 hours per week for ten weeks (roughly USD 8,000 to 10,000 in total). Pay rates and work dates are non-negotiable. No application fee.

Anthropic STEM Fellows Program 2027 (four-month AI-for-science fellowship, January to May 2027)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Anthropic · deadline 28 Oct 2026 · USD 100,000 to 167,000 for the four-month fellowship (equivalent to USD 300,000 to 500,000 annualised), plus benefits; fellows are engaged through an employer of record on a fixed-term contract. No application fee.

Foresight Institute: AI for Science and Safety Nodes RFP 2026 (Local Compute; Coordination and Accountability; AI-first Science)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Foresight Institute · deadline 31 Oct 2026 · Grants typically USD 30,000 to 100,000 (smaller awards for the Human Empowerment and AI Insurance and Open Governance areas, larger for the rest; bigger amounts possible for the right project), usually paid as one lump sum, with up to 10 percent overhead. Optional office space in San Francisco or Berlin and access to private compute clusters. No application fee.

Processing Foundation Fellowship 2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Processing Foundation · deadline 01 Nov 2026 · USD 10,000 stipend over the 8-month fellowship, plus open-source software mentorship, cohort collaboration, professional development and public presentation opportunities. No application fee.

MIT Solve: 2027 Global Challenges

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

MIT Solve (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) · deadline 02 Nov 2026 · Every selected Solver team receives a USD 10,000 grant funded by Solve, plus access to a pool of over USD 1 million in prize funding at selection and additional funding opportunities throughout the program. Sponsor prizes range from USD 100,000 to 200,000, including the AI for Humanity Prize (up to USD 150,000, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation), the Collegium Prize for Innovation (USD 100,000), the Citizens Workforce Innovation Prize (USD 100,000), the Crescent Enterprises AI for Social Innovation Prize (USD 100,000) and the Seeding the Future Prize (USD 150,000). No application fee.

Bellingcat Contractor: AI Engineer (Open Source Agentic Systems)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bellingcat · deadline 08 Nov 2026 · Annual contractor fee of USD 80,000 to 93,000 for full-time (40 hours/week), depending on experience and track record; a part-time (20 hours/week) option is also offered, rate not stated.

GAIN SSA: AI Safety Essentials Fellowship (inaugural cohort)

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

GAIN SSA (Global AI Youth Network, Sub-Saharan Africa) · deadline 08 Nov 2026 · Micro-grant pool funding top capstone proposals at USD 500 to 1,000 each (capped at USD 1,000), usable for compute access, communication work such as Substack Pro subscriptions for writers, or travel to AI alignment conferences in Sub-Saharan Africa. The fellowship itself is free to attend (no participation fee, no application fee); no stipend is paid during the program.

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program 2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Carnegie Corporation of New York · deadline 13 Nov 2026 · USD 200,000 over one to two years for research and writing toward a book or major study. NOTE: institutional nomination required; individuals cannot apply directly.

Eyebeam AGENCY NYC Residency, Spring 2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Eyebeam · deadline 15 Nov 2026 · USD 5,000 stipend per selected artist, plus mentorship and access to tools and technical expertise through Eyebeam's network. No application fee (via Submittable).

Witte Rook x IZOLYATSIA: Digital Explorers (Across Borders) Online Residency 2027

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Witte Rook and IZOLYATSIA · deadline 15 Nov 2026 · EUR 1,800 artist fee (excluding VAT) plus EUR 1,000 material budget (excluding VAT) per artist. Six artists selected in total (three Dutch-Ukrainian pairs). No application fee.

Creative Industries Fund NL: Residency Videotage 2027 (Hong Kong)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Creative Industries Fund NL (Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie), with Videotage · deadline 21 Oct 2026 · One residency grant: EUR 5,000 for a two-month work period or EUR 6,500 for three months, covering travel, insurance, living expenses, compensation for time invested, and material and transport costs. Housing, work space, Videotage guidance and production costs are paid by the Fund directly to Videotage on top of the grant; accommodation is arranged by Videotage. No application fee.

Tate x Delfina Foundation: Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2027 (London)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Tate and Delfina Foundation · deadline 21 Oct 2026 · Non-salaried but fully supported: return economy-class flight, UK airport transfers, visa fee reimbursement and visa support via Delfina Foundation, a living allowance bursary of GBP 40 per day, a London Underground and bus travel pass, a single bedroom at Delfina Foundation with shared facilities, and travel to other Tate galleries and UK/European cultural institutions. The Leonora Carrington fellowship adds a research resource allowance. No application fee.

2027 ACC NEXT Emerging Asian Artists International Open Call (Gwangju)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

National Asian Culture Center (ACC) · deadline 25 Oct 2026 · Artist fee of KRW 3,000,000 per work, an installation and materials budget of up to KRW 2,000,000 per work, one round-trip international airfare (or domestic transportation), and tentative accommodation at Asia Plex Studio. One artist or team is additionally selected for the 2027 ACC CREATORS Residency through an artist pitch review. For teams, fees, travel and accommodation go to the team leader only.

HIAP: Learning Materials International Artist Residency 2027 (Suomenlinna, Helsinki)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

HIAP (Helsinki International Artist Programme), with Kone Foundation · deadline 26 Oct 2026 · Working grant of EUR 1,350 per month (EUR 4,050 total for 90 days) via Kone Foundation, material budget up to EUR 750, access budget up to EUR 1,000, one return trip covered (slow travel encouraged), plus accommodation and workspace. For collectives, the working grant can be paid to one individual only and there is no additional travel budget.

Art Explora x Cité internationale des arts Residency, 7th Call (Paris)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Art Explora Foundation and Cité internationale des arts · deadline 30 Oct 2026 · EUR 1,000 per month living stipend plus up to EUR 3,000 production grant, a furnished live-work studio of around 50 m2 at the Cité internationale des arts, round-trip travel to Paris and curatorial mentoring. No application fee.

OASis Bom Dia Residency 2027 at Cultivamos Cultura (Sao Luis, Portugal)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cultivamos Cultura (European OASis project) · deadline 30 Oct 2026 · EUR 1,300 project fee, travel budget up to EUR 500, production and material expenses up to EUR 1,600 (pre-approved), food per diem, plus free accommodation in a private room in a shared farmhouse and access to a workspace or studio and all Cultivamos Cultura spaces and resources.

KU Leuven AI Safety Lab: Visiting Fellowships 2027 (Leuven)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

KU Leuven AI Safety Lab · deadline 31 Oct 2026 · EUR 2,000 per month for three months, covering accommodation and living costs, plus office space, library access and KU Leuven facilities. Five fellowships. No application fee.

The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship 2027 (remote)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Open Notebook · deadline 31 Oct 2026 · USD 6,600 stipend over the twelve-month part-time fellowship, plus one-on-one mentoring from an experienced science journalist and published clips at The Open Notebook. No application fee.

Screen Australia Future Leaders Delegation: BitSummit 2027 (Kyoto)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Screen Australia · deadline 05 Nov 2026 · AUD 6,000 per delegate towards flights, accommodation, event tickets, ground transportation and meals, plus covered travel costs for the pre-departure workshop and the opportunity to exhibit a game on the Australia stand. Up to eight delegates.

Judson-Morrissey Excellence in New Media Award 2026 (BIPOC students)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

New Media Caucus · deadline 08 Nov 2026 · Multiple unrestricted awards of varying amounts up to USD 500 each, funded through donor contributions. Awardees are also featured in an NMC Header/Footer Gallery exhibition and a digitally published interview. Free to apply.