Location: Caputh, Brandenburg, Germany (garden cottage at Einstein's summerhouse, near Potsdam and Berlin)

Award: EUR 10,000 stipend + living accommodations for six months at Einstein's summerhouse + travel expense reimbursement

Duration: 6 months in residence at the Einstein summerhouse cottage. End-of-term: present the project in a public talk at the Einstein Forum and at the Wittenstein Foundation.

Deadline: 15 May 2026

Six-month residential fellowship for outstanding young thinkers (under 35) who, in addition to producing strong work in their primary field, want to pursue a project in a different discipline, following Einstein's own cross-disciplinary example. Eligibility: candidates must be under 35 and hold a university degree in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences. Whether the applicant holds, or is working toward, a PhD is not relevant. Crucially, the proposed project must be significantly different in content (and preferably in field and form) from the applicant's previous work; this is NOT a dissertation-research grant and is NOT for completing an academic study already underway. The project need not be finished during the fellowship, but can be the start of a longer one. Selection criteria: quality, originality, and feasibility of the proposed project, plus the superior intellectual development of the applicant. Application materials: CV, a 2-page project proposal, and two letters of recommendation, all submitted via the online form. All documents must be received by 15 May 2026. Funded by the Wittenstein Foundation (previously funded by the ZEIT Foundation Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius 2007 to 2009, then the Daimler and Benz Foundation 2010 to 2022).

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Location: Europe (online sessions)

Award: Paid program: €1,000 fee paid BY the fellow (this is the cost of participation, NOT a cash grant). Includes 6 monthly curated sessions, mentorship and access to the European EdTech Alliance network.

Duration: 6 months (1 session per month)

Deadline: 22 May 2026

Note: this is a paid learning program, not a grant. Fellows pay €1,000 to attend 6 monthly intensive sessions teaching how to navigate European education systems (procurement cycles, trust frameworks, regulatory landscape, localised dynamics). Building on the Female EdTech Fellowship; this iteration is cross-sector, cross-gender, cross-border. Run by the European EdTech Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to fostering EdTech innovation and collaboration across Europe. Sessions cover ministry buying, framework agreements, pricing models for public education, digital sovereignty, GDPR and student data protection, sustainability communication, VC due diligence, social impact measurement, cross-border growth, and a final demo day with mentor matching. Applications close 22 May 2026.

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Location: Europe (cross-border projects)

Award: Variable, typically €5,000 to €50,000 per project

Duration: Per project

Deadline: 21 May 2026

Supports independent investigative journalism across Europe, well-suited to surveillance, AI, platform governance and data-driven investigations. Cross-border team requirement: at least two professional journalists (freelance or staff) from at least two different countries. Next round after this one expected 2026-06-26.

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