Location: Worldwide; PI must be affiliated with a non-profit or public/governmental institution (US 501(c)(3) or non-US equivalent) that will serve as the administering organization. Proposals accepted from the US and internationally; English only; budgets in US Dollars.

Award: USD 75,000 total per grant; no indirect cost charges permitted. No application fee.

Duration: 12 to 18 months (research planning grant)

Deadline: 12 Aug 2026

Vision Grants are research planning grants that give scholars and their collaborators the time, space, resources and support to plan a large-scale study or program of research focused on transforming education systems toward greater equity. Rather than a fully fleshed-out research plan, the proposal is an invitation to think forward about what research is needed to transform education systems toward equity and how that systems change will happen, identifying the system(s) targeted and the specific levers the team thinks must be engaged. Grants bring together a team for 12 to 18 months to collaboratively develop ambitious, large-scale, cross-disciplinary research projects co-designed with practitioners, policymakers, communities and other partners. Awarded teams also join a cohort learning program held in person in Chicago. ELIGIBILITY: PIs and Co-PIs must have appropriate experience or an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or a terminal degree in a professional field; graduate students may be on the team but cannot be PI or Co-PI. The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit or public/governmental institution willing to serve as the administering organization (colleges, universities, school districts, research facilities, or other 501(c)(3) non-profits, or non-US equivalents); the Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals. Open to applicants in the US and internationally; proposals in English, budgets in USD. PIs and Co-PIs may apply even with another active Spencer grant or proposal in review, but may not be part of more than one Vision Grant proposal. Note: a Vision Grant is a prerequisite for applying to Spencer's Transformative Research Grant program (TRG, USD 3.5 million), though receiving one does not guarantee a TRG. PROCESS: applications opened 4 June 2026. A required Intent to Apply form (max 200 words, non-binding) is due 12 August 2026 at 12:00 PM noon Central time; the Full Proposal (2000-word narrative) is due 16 September 2026 at 12:00 PM noon Central time. Program contact: Jasmine Knetl, visiongrants@spencer.org.

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Location: Worldwide; applicant must be affiliated with an institution eligible to receive US charitable gifts (US 501(c)(3) public charity, government instrumentality, or a confirmed non-US equivalent / US fiscal sponsor)

Award: USD 25,000 (20 projects), USD 50,000 (10 projects) or USD 100,000 (5 projects); single payment, 12-month project period, indirect costs capped at 15 percent. No application fee.

Duration: 12-month project period

Deadline: 15 Jun 2026

Fast Grants fund high-ambition, curiosity-driven pilot projects at the intersection of AI and health, for early-career scientists or established researchers pivoting into the field. THEMES: training, fine-tuning or evaluating models on biomedical data; exploring or assembling datasets that could unlock new clinical or biological insight; building AI tools or agents that scale a scientist's leverage; pilot experiments that de-risk a bigger funding ask; and anything else where modest, fast capital meaningfully accelerates an AI- or data-driven path to a health breakthrough. ELIGIBILITY: researchers at any career stage including early-career faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates (with faculty sponsorship; USD 25K tier only). Applicants must be affiliated with an institution eligible to receive US charitable gifts. Open worldwide. FUNDING: three tiers (USD 25K / 50K / 100K) with a single payment, 12-month period, indirect costs capped at 15 percent. APPLY: submit a concise application (bullet points, ~300 words max) through the online form; decisions are based on the written application alone, with no interview round. Deadline for Cycle 1: 15 June 2026, 11:59pm PT (a second cycle closes 15 December 2026).

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Location: United States; Fellows embedded full-time in government, non-profit and social-enterprise host institutions

Award: Living stipend of USD 47,000 for the year (scaled up for placements in cities with a higher cost of living than Chicago), plus a separate reimbursable health-insurance stipend of up to USD 5,000.

Duration: 12 months, full-time

Deadline: Rolling / undated

A one-year fellowship placing Fellows directly inside government, non-profit and social-enterprise host institutions across the United States to design and implement high-impact programs, translating data-driven insights into actionable policy recommendations, new programs and operational changes for the partners they serve. STIPEND: USD 47,000 living stipend for the year (scaled up for higher-cost cities) plus a reimbursable health-insurance stipend up to USD 5,000. ELIGIBILITY: primarily intended for candidates graduating from their academic programs in 2026 and/or already working full-time; this is a full-time 12-month commitment. PROCESS: applications and interviews are considered on a ROLLING basis starting in March, so applicants are encouraged to apply early; most engagements begin between June and November, with partner match meetings 6 to 8 weeks before the anticipated start. APPLY: https://www.adf.uchicago.edu/apply

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Location: Host and affiliated institutions of ARUA's Centres of Excellence and Africa-Europe Clusters of Excellence; for African early-career researchers

Award: Monthly stipend of USD 2,000, a modest accommodation payment, and travel support (return ticket to host institution). 6-month fellowship.

Duration: 6 months (Option 2: September 2026 to February 2027)

Deadline: 15 Jul 2026

An Early-Career Research Fellowship program funding up to 42 early-career researchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions of ARUA's 13 Centres of Excellence and the 22 Africa-Europe Clusters of Excellence. ELIGIBILITY: early-career researchers no older than 35 at the time of application; at least 70 percent of fellowships are reserved for female candidates. STRUCTURE: each fellowship lasts six months; Option 2 runs September 2026 to February 2027 (Option 1, March to August 2026, has closed). SUPPORT: monthly stipend of USD 2,000, a modest accommodation payment, and travel support (return ticket to the host institution); successful candidates are contracted by ARUA for six months. Deadline for Option 2: 15 July 2026.

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Location: Pairs of researchers: one at the University of Cambridge or an allied institute (Wellcome Sanger Institute, NIAB, British Antarctic Survey), one at an African university or research institution

Award: Competitive grants of GBP 1,000 to 25,000. Covers research costs such as reagents, fieldwork, equipment and research-training activities in Africa (e.g. setting up courses/workshops). No application fee.

Duration: Short collaborative research projects

Deadline: 03 Sep 2026

The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund competitively awards grants to pairs of researchers, one from an African university or research institution and one from the University of Cambridge or an allied research institute, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations. ELIGIBILITY: both applicants must be at post-doctoral level or above, with employment contracts extending beyond the award end date, and apply with the support of their Head of Department or equivalent; the Cambridge applicant must work at the University of Cambridge or an affiliated institute (Wellcome Sanger Institute, NIAB, British Antarctic Survey); the African applicant must be based at an African university or equivalent. Limited student support is considered where it enhances the Cambridge-Africa relationship. FUNDING: GBP 1,000 to 25,000, covering research costs including reagents, fieldwork, equipment and research-training activities in Africa. APPLY: the Cambridge-based applicant registers using an institutional email (cam.ac.uk, sanger.ac.uk, babraham.ac.uk, bas.ac.uk or niab.com) and invites the Africa-based applicant via the online form. Deadline: 3 September 2026. Queries: alboradafund@cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk.

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Location: Worldwide; research on Olympism, the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games within the human and social sciences

Award: Research grant of up to USD 6,000. No application fee.

Duration: Research project (grant period per programme rules)

Deadline: 22 Sep 2026

The IOC Olympic Studies Centre supports PhD students and early-career academics conducting scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and ideals, the athletes, the Olympic Games and their impact on contemporary society and culture. ELIGIBILITY: current postgraduate students enrolled in a PhD programme within the human and/or social sciences, with Olympism, the Olympic Movement or the Olympic Games as at least one research focus; also academic staff and postdoctoral fellows who completed their doctorate (or equivalent highest degree) in or after 2024. AWARD: up to USD 6,000. APPLY: application files and related correspondence must reach the OSC before Tuesday 22 September 2026; see the programme rules and application form on the IOC Olympic Studies Centre website.

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Location: Washington, D.C., USA

Award: USD 20 to 25 per hour. Candidates who bring external funding or support that offsets compensation are encouraged to note it; total compensation may be structured accordingly.

Duration: Fellowship (hourly)

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

A fellowship at the Center for Media & Digital Governance (CMDG) at the Open Markets Institute, a Washington-based think tank, for early-career professionals interested in how AI is reshaping the information ecosystem, how platform and media consolidation affect press freedom and democratic accountability, and what regulatory and legal tools can address concentrated power over the news. The fellow contributes to research, publications, regulatory comments, op-eds and testimony; supports communications across the Center's Substack, social media and partner outreach; and shares administrative work (scheduling, convening logistics, organizational systems). QUALIFICATIONS: strong research and writing skills; a bachelor's degree or higher in journalism, law, policy, communications or a related field (law, policy, or graduate background and prior publication or journalism experience preferred); comfort with social media and AI tools; experience with data analysis, regulatory agencies, and/or policy tracking; international or non-U.S. regulatory exposure a plus. TO APPLY: send a resume, one-page cover letter, and one writing sample to jobs@openmarketsinstitute.org with the subject line 'CMDG Fellowship Application'; links to relevant social media or published work welcome; no phone calls. NOTE: applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so there is no firm deadline; the date shown is an approximate cutoff and applying earlier is advised.

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Location: Hybrid in NYC, Bay Area, Chicago, or LA, United States

Award: Paid role: $100,000-$110,000 per year plus benefits. No application fee.

Duration: Permanent full-time position

Deadline: Rolling / undated

COOP Careers, a non-profit that has helped more than 10,000 first-generation college graduates overcome underemployment, is hiring a Director of Data & Evaluation to lead the organisation's full evaluation function as it enters its next decade. The role spans survey design, Salesforce reporting, RCT oversight and strategic analysis in service of measurable workforce-development impact. WHAT THEY LOOK FOR: 8+ years in social-science research or evaluation; strong quantitative and qualitative methods; experience with Salesforce, Tableau/Power BI and survey platforms; ability to translate data for any audience; bonus points for SQL, statistical software (R, Stata, SPSS) and RCT experience. Hybrid in NYC, Bay Area, Chicago, or LA. Salary $100,000-$110,000 plus benefits. NOTE: this is a job, not a grant or fellowship; the posting closes when filled (no fixed deadline). Apply via the link.

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Location: Washington, D.C., United States (Congressional offices)

Award: Senior Fellows: $100,600 per year. Congressional Innovation Fellows (early-career): $78,000 annual-equivalent stipend ($6,500/month). Plus health-insurance supplements up to $425/month, relocation assistance up to $2,000, initial-housing reimbursement up to $2,000, travel funds up to $2,000, and a $500 professional-attire allowance. No application fee.

Duration: Senior Fellows: January-December 2027 (12 months). Congressional Innovation Fellows: January-October 2027 (10 months)

Deadline: 25 Jun 2026

TechCongress is accepting applications for its January 2027 Fellowship cohort, placing up to 20 fellows in Congressional offices and committees on both sides of the aisle. Fellows work directly with Members of Congress and Congressional Committees on AI policy, cybersecurity, data privacy, climate, government innovation, science/research and more; no prior government experience required. TWO TRACKS: (1) Senior Fellows (mid-career, 8+ years) for January-December 2027, paid $100,600/year; (2) Congressional Innovation Fellows (early-career, 2-6 years) for January-October 2027, paid a $78,000 annual-equivalent stipend ($6,500/month). Benefits include health-insurance supplements (up to $425/month), relocation (up to $2,000), initial housing (up to $2,000), travel (up to $2,000), and a $500 professional-attire allowance. This year the call explicitly seeks people with backgrounds in climate, government innovation, and science/research alongside the traditional AI/tech/cyber profile; applicants with seven years of experience qualify for an intermediate tier. ELIGIBILITY: this is a full-time, in-person fellowship and fellows must relocate to Washington, D.C.; applicants must be U.S. citizens (DACA recipients, or those eligible for DACA, are also eligible). Application deadline 25 June 2026, 11:59pm ET.

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Location: Seven Institutes for Advanced Study across France (Aix-Marseille, Cergy, Loire Valley/Orleans-Tours, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris)

Award: EUR 2,200/month living allowance; social security coverage; accommodation; research and training budget; travel expenses covered. No application fee.

Duration: 10-month fellowship during the 2027/2028 academic year

Deadline: 25 Jun 2026

FIAS Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships at seven Institutes for Advanced Study in France, welcoming high-level international scholars and scientists to develop innovative research projects. 29 POSITIONS for 2027/2028: Aix-Marseille (7); Cergy (3); Loire Valley/Orleans-Tours (2); Lyon (3); Montpellier (2); Nantes (4); Paris (8). DISCIPLINES: all Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) plus all other research fields interfacing with the SSH. ELIGIBILITY: outstanding researchers at all career levels, from postdoctoral to senior scientists. Minimum: PhD plus 2 years of research experience at the time of application. Researchers from all countries are eligible BUT must have spent no more than 12 months in France during the three years prior to the application deadline. COMMON STANDARDS across all FIAS: living allowance of EUR 2,200/month; social security coverage; accommodation; research and training budget; travel expenses covered. DEADLINE: 25 June 2026. APPLY via the FIAS-FP call for applications page.

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Location: Two weeks in New York City, USA (11-22 January 2027); a five-day residency at a host museum; concluding week in May or June 2027

Award: Tuition free. CCL covers the majority of travel, hotel and food costs for the programme: for the two weeks in NYC and the final week, the majority of meals and Mon-Fri transportation are organised by CCL (Fellows cover a small number of taxi/incidental costs); for the five-day individual residency, CCL arranges and pays for hotel and travel, and Fellows receive a daily stipend for meals, transportation and incidentals. No application fee.

Duration: January to May or June 2027, in three blocks: 2-week NYC intensive (11-22 Jan 2027); 5-day individual residency at a host museum (Feb-Apr 2027); concluding week (May or June 2027)

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

The Centre for Curatorial Leadership (CCL) offers leadership training for art museum curators across all art-historical specialties. The core Fellowship provides experienced curators with instruction from Columbia Business School faculty and exposure to real-world challenges faced by cultural institutions today. Mentoring is a key element: directors and trustees from major museums across the world host Fellows for a weeklong residency. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE: (1) a two-week intensive in New York City (11-22 January 2027) with Columbia Business School faculty teaching plus practical exposure and assignments; (2) a five-day individual residency in February-April with a museum director from an institution other than the Fellow's home institution; (3) a concluding week in May or June crafted to the particular needs of the class. ELIGIBILITY: full-time senior and/or established curators working in art museums in North America and abroad; up to 12 applicants accepted each year. DEADLINE: 30 June 2026.

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Location: Remote / hybrid; archive visits to Tenafly, New Jersey, USA

Award: USD 20,000 grant plus full coverage of travel costs to the archive. No application fee.

Duration: One year, November 2026 - November 2027

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

MUUS Collection (an American 20th-century photography collection that preserves, researches and reveals work from the archives it owns and represents) launches its first Research Fellowship, inviting a curator or academic to spend a year with the archives to develop an exhibition or publication concept offering a new perspective. The Research Fellow examines physical works and ephemera (journals, contact sheets, cameras, the totality of each photographer's collection) and benefits from the new MUUSEUM online research portal. PROJECT PERIOD: November 2026 to November 2027 (project completes November 2027). ELIGIBILITY: minimum five years professional experience at museums, galleries, universities or similar cultural institutions; international candidates eligible but fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; candidates must be willing to travel to Tenafly, New Jersey for up to a week (mutually agreed dates) and be available for remote collaboration with the archive team and advisory board. Candidates from underrepresented or marginalised communities are encouraged to apply. AWARD: USD 20,000 grant plus full coverage of travel costs to the archive. ANNOUNCEMENT: winner decided in October 2026 and announced at Paris Photo. DEADLINE: 31 July 2026.

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Location: Tokyo, Japan (Sumida-ku, Ryogoku area)

Award: Fully funded: round-trip airfare, single-room accommodation, and a project/research fee covered by TOKAS. Additional travel within Japan not covered. No application fee.

Duration: 1 to 3 months within one of three windows in 2027-2028: May-Jul 2027, Sep-Nov 2027, or Jan-Mar 2028

Deadline: 16 Jun 2026

ELIGIBILITY: international curators, art critics, and cultural researchers based outside Japan. Six curators selected in total (two per residency window). Two letters of recommendation required. Working proficiency in English required. APPLY: download the Application Package (Curator2027) from TOKAS, complete the PDF application form, attach two letters of recommendation and a portfolio, and submit via the online submission form by 18:00 JST on June 16, 2026. TIMELINE: application window May 19 to June 16, 2026; selection results announced later in 2026; residency periods May-Jul 2027, Sep-Nov 2027, Jan-Mar 2028. DISCIPLINES: curation, art criticism, cultural research. NOTE: TOKAS covers airfare, accommodation in a single private room at TOKAS Residency (Sumida-ku), and a fee for research/project work. There is no dedicated studio (this program is research-focused). Selected curators must give mentoring sessions to local emerging creators and deliver a public talk. Additional travel within Japan must be self-funded.

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Location: Maastricht, Netherlands (Fellow must reside within 10 km of Maastricht; fieldwork in Venlo with travel covered up to EUR 750)

Award: Monthly stipend of EUR 1,750 (80 percent income-tax exempt), annual working budget of EUR 2,250, plus local transport costs to and from Venlo up to EUR 750 covered by Maastricht University. EUR 50 + VAT application fee (waived for applicants from DAC list Least Developed / Low-Income / Lower-Middle-Income Countries and for Palestinian artists).

Duration: 11 months, 15 January 2027 to 15 December 2027

Deadline: Closed 04 Jun 2026

ELIGIBILITY: one Fellow selected. Open to artists, designers, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners working in food, ecology, agriculture, and adjacent fields. The Fellow must reside in Maastricht or within a 10 km radius during the fellowship. APPLY: submit a single PDF (max 10 MB) via the online registration form containing a motivational letter and project proposal (max 500 words each), portfolio documentation (max 15 pages, 1-2 images per page, work from the past 5 years), and a CV (max 2 pages). All materials in English. Application fee EUR 50 + VAT paid via PayPal at submission; waived for DAC-list and Palestinian applicants. TIMELINE: deadline 4 June 2026; fellowship runs 15 January to 15 December 2027; results showcased at Jan van Eyck Open Studios in October 2027 and documented for the Institution(ing)s project. DISCIPLINES: food / ecology / interdisciplinary research-based practice. NOTE: the Fellow gets a private studio and access to the Academie's Labs, in-house experts, and guest advisers, and participates in the Institution(ing)s project alongside SES researchers and students at Maastricht University. Co-funded by Maastricht University and Creative Europe.

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Location: Tokyo, Japan

Award: Fully funded: round-trip economy airfare, accommodation in a single 25 sqm room at TOKAS Residency (49 sqm twin for duos), per-diem living expenses, plus assistance for research and public relations. No application fee.

Duration: 6 to 12 weeks within one of three 2027/28 periods

Deadline: 16 Jun 2026

TOKAS Research Residency Program 2027 supports international and local creators to conduct research on arts and culture in Tokyo. ELIGIBILITY: practitioners with considerable experience in their specialised area; applicants must not be students at the time of participation (PhD candidates are eligible). DISCIPLINES: visual arts, design, architecture, music, performing arts, curation, art criticism, cultural research and writing. FUNDED: TOKAS covers round-trip economy airfare from the nearest airport to Narita or Haneda, single-occupancy 25 sqm accommodation at TOKAS Residency (49 sqm twin for duo applicants), per-diem living expenses, and provides research and public-relations assistance plus an Open Studio presentation. APPLY: download the Outline and Application Package; submit Application Form (PDF), two letters of recommendation and a portfolio via the Online Submission Form. TIMELINE: open call 19 May to 16 June 2026 (18:00 JST); residency periods are May to July 2027, September to November 2027, or January to March 2028.

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Location: Washington, D.C., United States (hybrid; must be based in D.C.)

Award: Paid role: annual salary $60,000-$70,000. No application fee.

Duration: Full-time position

Deadline: Closed 01 Jun 2026

Knight-Georgetown Institute (Georgetown's technology-policy institute) is hiring a Research Analyst to join its team at the intersection of technology, social science, law and public policy. The role involves synthesising academic research across disciplines, contributing to original research projects, supporting policy communications for state, federal and international audiences, and helping organise convenings with leading experts. WHAT THEY LOOK FOR: a Bachelor's in any field with relevant tech and policy coursework; 2+ years in research, data analysis or a related area; strong research-synthesis and written-communication skills; genuine interest in platform governance, algorithmic systems or AI policy; based in (or willing to relocate to) Washington, D.C. Bonus points for a graduate degree, experience with R/Python/Stata, or qualitative-research methods. Paid: annual salary $60,000-$70,000. Hybrid position; the posting does not state a citizenship or work-authorization requirement. NOTE: this is a job, not a grant or fellowship.

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Location: Remote (worldwide)

Award: Emergency grants covering medical, legal, safety or equipment costs, with a rapid (around 24-hour) response. No application fee.

Duration: One-off emergency support

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Reporters Respond, run by Free Press Unlimited, is a rapid-response emergency fund for journalists and media outlets facing acute threats, covering urgent needs such as medical care, legal aid, physical safety measures and replacement equipment. ELIGIBILITY: individual journalists and media outlets in crisis, worldwide. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with a roughly 24-hour response via the Free Press Unlimited page.

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Location: Virtual (for rural communities in the United States)

Award: $3,500 stipend per fellow. No application fee.

Duration: Short-term virtual fellowship: ~6 weeks, meeting once a week (roughly 13 July - 21 August 2026)

Deadline: Closed 07 Jun 2026

Short-term virtual fellowship from News Creator Corps that trains trusted local voices in fact-checking and reliable information sharing for rural American communities affected by local news loss. Open to two kinds of people: experienced content creators who want to deepen their fact-checking skills, and trusted community members (retired teachers, civic leaders, local business owners and others) taking first steps in public information sharing. What matters is community trust and a commitment to accuracy, not a following or equipment. The curriculum covers fact-checking and reliable sourcing, public records and FOIA requests, citing research and data, interviewing and source development, audience and trust building, audio/video tools, platform strategy/SEO/algorithms, and staying safe online. The cohort meets virtually once a week for six weeks (~13 July - 21 August 2026) with hands-on assignments and peer/program-director forums. Each fellow receives a $3,500 stipend. ELIGIBILITY: people serving rural US communities (content creators or trusted community members). Applications close 7 June 2026 (midnight ET); all applicants notified by the end of June.

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Location: Washington, D.C., United States (hybrid; applicants must be based in D.C.)

Award: Paid role: annual salary $60,000-$70,000. No application fee.

Duration: Full-time position

Deadline: Closed 01 Jun 2026

The Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI), Georgetown's technology-policy institute, is hiring a Policy Analyst to support its work translating research into technology and digital-governance policy. Paid role with an annual salary of $60,000-$70,000. Hybrid, but applicants must be based in Washington, D.C.; the posting does not state a citizenship or work-authorization requirement. A companion Research Analyst role is also open on the same timeline (verify on the KGI jobs page). NOTE: this is a job rather than a grant or fellowship. Applications are requested by June 1, 2026.

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Location: Fully remote

Award: GBP 15,000 grant to support one nonfiction writing fellow. No application fee.

Duration: Fellowship starts each September (funding for one fellow per year for five years)

Deadline: Closed 31 May 2026

Fellowship from the Oxford International Centre for Publishing at Oxford Brookes University, supporting one nonfiction writer per year (for the next five years) with a GBP 15,000 award to work on a timely, independent piece of long-form public interest journalism that might otherwise never be published. The investigation must be original, non-biased, non-partisan and rigorously researched, with the decision based on how deserving the work is to be in the public domain. Named for David McClure, the news producer, author and journalist known for his forensic investigations into institutional privilege and the British Royal family's finances. APPLICATION: a 1,500-word pitch including a synopsis of the investigation and its aims, objectives, key research undertaken and progress to date, the support needed to complete it, and how the funds will be used. The fellow starts in September; the annual application deadline is 31 May. Fully remote.

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Location: Based in a Reuters newsroom (London, New York, Sydney or Toronto)

Award: Approximately GBP 4,444 per month salary (around GBP 53,333/year pro-rata) plus a GBP 1,250 monthly living stipend and GBP 1,800 travel budget. No application fee.

Duration: Nine-month fellowship

Deadline: 10 Jul 2026

Funded investigative-journalism fellowship from Durham University and Reuters, embedding the fellow in a major Reuters newsroom to pursue an in-depth investigation. ELIGIBILITY: journalists with roughly 2 to 5 years of professional experience; professionals from related investigative fields (authors, researchers, documentary or photo/video investigators) considered case by case; open to applicants worldwide. AI-generated proposals will be disqualified. Apply via the Durham University Sir Harry Evans Memorial Fund page by 10 July 2026, 12:00 BST.

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Location: United States (in-person retreats; remote project work)

Award: $15,000 non-dilutive grant (no strings attached, no need to incorporate a company), plus mentorship and all-expenses-paid retreats. No application fee.

Duration: Summer fellowship (kick-off late July; closes late August/early September 2026)

Deadline: 13 Jun 2026

Fellowship from venture-capital firm Lux Capital honouring exceptional undergraduates at the intersection of science and technology, pushing the boundaries of the physical, computational and life sciences. No prior experience required; flexible by design to run alongside other academic and professional commitments. FOCUS AREAS: Physical Sciences (next-gen materials, defense, chips, energy, space); Life Sciences (healthcare, computational biology, new therapeutics); and Computational Sciences (AI, cryptography, open source, infrastructure, dev tools). WHO THEY SEEK: scrappy, high-velocity builders who ship fast; deeply technical engineering and scientific pioneers (startup designation does not matter); and seekers with something to prove. BENEFITS: a $15,000 non-dilutive grant to offset project costs (no strings attached, no need to formally incorporate); a personalized mentor from the Lux portfolio and investment team; all-expenses-paid retreats at the start and end of the summer; and sessions ranging from fireside chats with portfolio founders to themed discussions. ELIGIBILITY: undergraduates (team applications accepted). TIMELINE: applications due June 13, 2026; results late June; fellowship kick-off late July; close late August/early September. Contact: flux@luxcapital.com.

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Location: Paris, France (research trip); applicants must be Australian

Award: $20,000 AUD grant for travel and living expenses (including accommodation), plus support finding accommodation. No application fee.

Duration: 3-month research trip in Paris

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

Fellowships for Australian researchers to live and work in Paris for three months on a specific research project in art and visual culture, using the city's archives, collections and research networks. Two fellowships are awarded per year: Fellowship 1 for University of Sydney staff members or PhD candidates, and Fellowship 2 for all other researchers (PhD candidate level or higher, including university-based researchers at any career stage, independent researchers, museum or gallery curators, and archivists or collection specialists). Each fellowship includes a $20,000 AUD grant for travel and living expenses (paid roughly 6 weeks before travel), support in finding accommodation, and access to Paris's archives, collections and research networks. On return, fellows must share outcomes via a report and/or public event. ELIGIBILITY: open to all researchers in art and visual culture who are Australian citizens or Permanent Residents; applicants cannot have previously received a Power Institute fellowship (such as at the Cite Internationale des Arts). Awarded by a committee chaired by the Director of the Power Institute, judged on the quality and originality of the project, the relevance and accessibility of the Paris-based research resources (and why the work cannot be done remotely or from the home institution), and the potential to further the applicant's professional development. Applications open 20 May 2026 and close midnight, 30 June 2026; applicants notified September 2026.

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Location: Participating member countries (host institution must be in a different participating country from the applicant's home institution)

Award: Travel lump-sum allowance plus return economy airfare, a weekly subsistence allowance of EUR 600 or EUR 650 (depending on host-country cost of living), and a fixed EUR 165 terminal allowance. Not covered: insurance, visa fees, lab/bench fees, family travel, and personal or dependents' costs.

Duration: 6 to 26 weeks (short-term research placement abroad)

Deadline: 10 Sep 2026

Short-term international research fellowship for scientists seeking placements at host institutions in participating member countries. Fellowships last 6 to 26 weeks and support international scientific collaboration, research mobility, knowledge exchange and cross-border partnerships. PRIORITY THEMES: sustainable agricultural productivity, climate action, environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, soil health, water resource sustainability, knowledge innovation, sustainable livestock systems, fisheries development and aquaculture sustainability. FUNDING: a travel lump sum, return economy airfare, a weekly subsistence allowance (EUR 600 or EUR 650 by host-country cost of living) and a EUR 165 terminal allowance; insurance, visa fees, lab/bench fees and family or personal costs are not covered. ELIGIBILITY: employed by or affiliated with an institution in a participating country; proposed host institution in a different participating country; at least 4 years of postdoctoral experience (exceptional candidates with equivalent expertise and a strong publication record may also be considered). Applicants must not already hold a position at the host institution, need employer approval and assurance of continued employment or affiliation after the fellowship, and previous fellows may reapply only after a 5-year gap. Applicants confirm country eligibility, secure a host institution and collaboration, prepare a research proposal (objective, scientific relevance, methodology, expected outcomes, 6-26 week timeline, collaboration benefits) and submit supporting documents (CV, publication list, employer approval, host acceptance letter, proof of affiliation).

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Location: Remote / field-based (international reporting; open worldwide)

Award: Most awards $5,000 to $10,000 per project, covering reporting hard costs (typically no salaries or equipment). No application fee.

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Pulitzer Center reporting grants supporting in-depth international journalism on under-reported global issues. Open to reporters, photographers, audio and video journalists, and documentary filmmakers worldwide. Grants cover the hard costs of reporting projects. ELIGIBILITY: professional journalists and visual storytellers anywhere in the world; both freelance and staff. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis via the Pulitzer Center grant portal.

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Location: United States (US-based stories)

Award: Reporting grants covering project hard costs (typically no salaries or equipment). No application fee.

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Pulitzer Center's 'Bringing Stories Home' initiative supports in-depth local journalism on under-covered issues in communities across the United States. ELIGIBILITY: freelance and staff journalists working on US-based stories. Grants cover the hard costs of reporting. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis via the Pulitzer Center reporting-grants page.

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Location: Field-based reporting across the Amazon, Congo Basin and Southeast Asia

Award: Yearlong fellowship covering the fellow's salary, plus editorial collaboration and reporting support through the Rainforest Investigations Network. No application fee.

Duration: One-year fellowship

Deadline: Closed 22 May 2026

Yearlong investigative journalism fellowship from the Pulitzer Center's Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN), recruiting its sixth cohort. Fellows pursue in-depth investigations into the drivers of deforestation and degradation in the world's three major tropical rainforest regions: the Amazon, the Congo Basin and Southeast Asia. ELIGIBILITY: experienced investigative journalists based in or covering these regions; the network operates across multiple languages, so multilingual applicants are welcome. The fellowship covers the fellow's salary for the year alongside editorial support.

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Location: Remote (research grant; no specific location requirement)

Award: Up to USD 10,000 per award. Funds may cover travel and accommodation, research equipment and supplies, research assistants, and access to publications or proprietary databases (other uses possible in exceptional cases, in consultation with programme staff). No application fee.

Duration: Up to six months (project period September 2026 to February 2027)

Deadline: 01 Jul 2026

Seed grant competition from the SSRC's Religion and the Public Sphere program for research examining the dynamics of religious and spiritual change through the frame of 'innovation', understood as the strategic recombination of existing elements within broader social, political and cultural change rather than invention ex nihilo. Possible topics include innovations within transnational or diasporic communities (especially circulation to and from the Global South); gendered knowledge of innovation; how innovations attain (or fail to attain) legitimacy and authority; the relationship between contemporary economic conditions and religious/spiritual innovation; historical studies of innovations and their longevity; and civic participation or social mobilisation of new religious identities. ELIGIBILITY: scholars working as professional researchers, postdoctoral researchers, university faculty, or doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy. Open to all social science fields (anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, sociology) as well as humanities, theology and other relevant fields; qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods. All materials must be submitted in English. Applications consist of a research proposal, application form, detailed budget and brief CV, submitted via the SSRC online portal by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1 July 2026.

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Location: Edinburgh, UK (10 months residential at IASH; final 2 months in home country)

Award: GBP 2,500 per month bursary for 12 months, plus travel expenses, dedicated office space, University of Edinburgh email and library access, a University mentor, weekly Fellows' Lunch, work-in-progress seminars, full calendar of Institute and College events, and opportunities to participate in or design funded workshops and colloquia. No application fee.

Duration: 12 months (10 months residential at IASH, January to October 2027; followed by November-December 2027 knowledge-exchange in the home country)

Deadline: 31 Jul 2026

Twelve-month postdoctoral fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the British Council, marking the Council's 90th anniversary. Up to two fellowships per year as part of the 2025-2027 partnership. Fellows spend ten months residential at IASH (January to October 2027) followed by up to two months of knowledge-exchange and dissemination work in their home country in collaboration with the British Council. ELIGIBILITY: postdoctoral researchers based in an ODA-recipient country where the British Council operates (full list of ~60+ countries published on the IASH page, spanning Albania to Zimbabwe and including the Occupied Palestinian Territories); PhD completed within the last seven years (career breaks excluded from the seven-year window); applicants must not hold a permanent university position and must not have held a prior IASH Fellowship. Research themes should align with British Council priorities across Arts, Education and English language, plus cross-cutting interests in international relations, soft power, international development, peace building, and cultural relations and diplomacy. NOTE: applicants are required to contact relevant University of Edinburgh researchers before submitting; informational webinar 26 May 2026. Decisions communicated late September 2026. References (minimum two, maximum three) must be emailed by referees directly to iash@ed.ac.uk by the deadline.

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Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (in-person at CBPS office)

Award: INR 25,000 per month stipend, plus access to office space, internet and the CBPS library. The fellowship does NOT cover housing, transportation or any other financial support. No application fee.

Duration: One year (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027)

Deadline: Closed 31 May 2026

One-year research fellowship at the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS), a non-partisan public policy research institution in Bengaluru, mentoring early-career researchers across CBPS's focus areas: education, gender, governance, health and nutrition, public finance, livelihoods and social security. Fellows work alongside CBPS research staff in a collegial academic environment with in-house talks, seminars, workshops and public events, joining ongoing research projects with mentor guidance. ELIGIBILITY: primarily geared toward scholars who have recently completed their Bachelor's or are in the final year of an undergraduate programme; applications especially encouraged from historically underrepresented groups (class, caste, gender, religion, linguistic affiliation, first-generation scholars); scholars from various disciplines and methodological approaches welcome. Apply by emailing a Statement of Purpose (max 1,500 words), CV/resume in MS Word format, and two letters of reference to fellows@cbps.in. Fellowship awards announced 3 July 2026.

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Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (Harvard main campus)

Award: Salary from $89,999 per year with full Harvard benefits; yearly operating budget from $225,000 for lab supplies, travel and hiring personnel (postdoctoral fellows, postbacs, undergraduates); generous start-up funding for capital equipment based on the research programme; dedicated laboratory space plus ancillary spaces (e.g. tissue culture); full principal investigator rights; staff scientist and engineer support for designing and fabricating experimental setups; shared research equipment across Harvard (Center for Nanoscale Systems, Bauer Life Science Core Facility); mentoring on lab culture, scientific writing, budgeting and leadership; and access to Harvard's Core for Mentorship Excellence. No application fee.

Duration: Up to five years, with flexible start (incoming 2027 fellows start July to December 2027)

Deadline: 01 Aug 2026

Rowland Fellowship at Harvard for outstanding early-career experimentalists in any field of science or engineering, providing the opportunity to establish an independent research programme at the Rowland Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded by Edwin Land in 1980 to foster high-risk creative research and joined to Harvard in 2002, the Institute particularly supports scholars with potential to establish ground-breaking research programmes that bridge traditional disciplinary boundaries. ELIGIBILITY: applicants should currently be completing their PhDs or have received their PhD after 1 May 2025; the doctoral degree must be completed prior to starting the Fellowship. Fellows may have the opportunity to teach undergraduates during their Fellowship. Apply via the Harvard Careers posting linked from the Rowland Institute fellowships page. Applications are currently open; the call does not state a fixed closing date, so check the Harvard Careers posting for the current deadline.

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Location: Beijing, China (on-site engagement at PKU expected)

Award: 200,000 CNY annual stipend, paid monthly before tax. Fellows are responsible for their own income tax. No application fee.

Duration: One year, part-time, running 2026 to 2027

Deadline: Closed 31 May 2026

Part-time research fellowship at the Berggruen Institute's Research Center at Peking University, working within one of three core themes (Frontier Science, Technology and Philosophy; Creative Futures; Ancient Wisdom and Planetary Governance), with strong overlap for AI policy, philosophy of technology and computational practice. ELIGIBILITY: open to applicants from any research background; selection is based on the proposal's fit with the Center's themes.

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Location: Worldwide (digital submission)

Award: USD 10,000 prize to the winner; runner-up recognitions at committee discretion. The committee reserves the right to withhold the prize if no submissions meet the standards.

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: 01 Sep 2026

USD 10,000 prize from the Association for Mathematical Research for serious experimentation in how mathematicians communicate with one another, beyond the static PDF. Submissions should demonstrate communicative capabilities fundamentally unavailable in a linear paper: interactive exploration of parameter spaces in differential equations, dynamic visualisation of group actions or geometric structures, multi-perspective representations of algebraic or number-theoretic objects, nonlinear navigation of proof architectures or dependency graphs, embedded computation as part of exposition, or similar. ELIGIBILITY: no nationality, institutional or career restriction stated; the focus is mathematical depth and communicative innovation. This is NOT for popularisation, production polish or short-form video content - it is about novel research-to-research communication. EVALUATION CRITERIA: mathematical depth and rigor; conceptual insight enabled by the medium; communicative innovation beyond static exposition; scalability and reproducibility; transformative potential for research communication. PROCESS: initial submissions are a short public YouTube concept demonstration (with the hashtag #AMRPotF and a concise written explanation of the mathematical substance and communicative innovation in the video description), with the YouTube link emailed to PotFPrize@amathr.org. Finalists are asked to provide a fully accessible prototype suitable for hosting or linking within AMR Reviews; the winning submission will be published in AMR Reviews as an interactive exposition. Selection committee: Mohammed Abouzaid, Benson Farb, Alex Kontorovich, Akshay Venkatesh, Maryna Viazovska.

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Location: Stanford, California, USA (residential 9-month fellowship)

Award: USD 130,000 stipend over 9 months, plus Stanford tuition, housing, health insurance, and a dependent supplement. No application fee.

Duration: 9 months at Stanford (academic year)

Deadline: Closed 02 Jun 2026

Stanford's flagship journalism fellowship, funded by the John S. Knight Foundation. A nine-month residential, project-based fellowship for working journalists to reimagine the future of journalism - many JSK fellows tackle AI, platforms, information ecosystems, accountability or audience trust. ELIGIBILITY: working journalists with at least 5 years of professional experience; full-time staff, freelancers and entrepreneurial journalists are all eligible; international applicants welcome. PROCESS: application portal opened 6 May 2026; deadline 2 June 2026 at 1pm Pacific. Distinct from the Knight Cities Challenge on the desk - both are Knight-funded but JSK is the Stanford residential fellowship for individual journalists. No application fee.

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Location: Worldwide (freelancers and staff)

Award: Up to USD 15,000 per fellowship, plus editorial supervision and placement assistance. No application fee.

Duration: Project-based; fellowship typically runs alongside the reported project

Deadline: 12 Oct 2026

Fellowships supporting enterprise and investigative reporting with a business or economic angle, from the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY. Tech-platform economies, AI labour, data-broker investigations, digital-economy beats and similar tech-and-business stories fit naturally. ELIGIBILITY: working journalists with at least 5 years of professional experience; freelancers and staff are both eligible worldwide. CYCLES: Fall 2026 cycle deadline 12 October 2026; spring cycle expected around April 2027. No application fee.

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Location: Fully remote; applicants must be early-career human rights professionals based in the Asia Pacific region

Award: AUD 200-400 per month depending on the fellow's location. This is a low-stipend research fellowship; the work itself is full-time over three months.

Duration: 3 months full-time, 15 June - 11 September 2026 (remote)

Deadline: Closed 25 May 2026

Inaugural 2026 SEAP Fellowship Programme from Nationality for All (NFA) for early-career human rights professionals based in the Asia Pacific region. Two full-time, three-month remote fellows will support the updating and verification of the Second Edition of the Statelessness Encyclopedia Asia Pacific (SEAP) - a regional knowledge resource on statelessness, nationality rights, legal identity and exclusion in the Asia-Pacific region. The three sub-regions (Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia) are divided between the two fellows. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: factchecking and additional desk research on existing SEAP country factsheets; updating SEAP website and report content; integrating and verifying citations across SEAP outputs. TIMELINE: Month 1 onboarding and factchecking; Month 2 website and report updates; Month 3 citation integration. ELIGIBILITY: early-career human rights professionals based in the Asia Pacific region with strong desk research, writing and organisational skills; background in human rights, law, public policy, international relations or related disciplines; knowledge of citizenship rights, statelessness and legal identity systems is desirable but not mandatory. Persons with lived experience of statelessness will be prioritised. APPLY: send CV, cover letter and one original writing sample to info@nationalityforall.org with subject line 'Application - SEAP Fellows 2026' by 25 May 2026 (EOD Bangkok time).

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Location: Worldwide (research may take place anywhere; applicant must hold an anthropology PhD or equivalent)

Award: Up to USD 25,000 per grant

Duration: Project-based, typically up to 24 months of research activity

Deadline: 01 Nov 2026

Research grants from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for individual scholars with a PhD or equivalent to support a discrete project of anthropological research. The grant supports the project's most substantial cost (typically fieldwork or core research activity) and may be used for direct research expenses; not for salary or institutional overhead. Deadlines are biannual: 1 May and 1 November each year. ELIGIBILITY: scholars who hold a PhD (or equivalent) in anthropology or a clearly related discipline; nationality and country of work are not restricted. Up to USD 25,000 per grant. Strictly anthropology focus - the project must be primarily anthropological in scope and method (sociocultural, biological, archaeological or linguistic anthropology, etc.).

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Location: United States (applicants must be eligible US non-profits - museums, libraries, historical organisations, or accredited US colleges and universities)

Award: Planning grants up to USD 75,000; Implementation grants up to USD 1,000,000 (most awards substantially smaller). Two upcoming deadlines: 15 October 2026 and 9 December 2026.

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: 15 Oct 2026

NEH project grants supporting interpretive exhibitions, historic-place programming and discussion programmes that bring humanities scholarship to public audiences. Aimed at strengthening the humanities in public life through scholarship-informed public engagement (rather than primary research). Two upcoming application windows: 15 October 2026 and 9 December 2026. Two scales: Planning grants up to USD 75,000, and Implementation grants up to USD 1,000,000 (most awards substantially smaller than the cap). ELIGIBILITY: US-incorporated non-profits with appropriate IRS status, libraries, museums, historical organisations, or accredited US colleges and universities; individual scholars participate as project directors on behalf of an eligible institution. Aimed at projects that engage broad public audiences with humanities content (history, culture, philosophy, literature, etc.).

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Location: Netherlands (applicants must be academic researchers affiliated to a Dutch knowledge institution)

Award: Up to EUR 50,000 per project

Duration: Project-based, typically 12-24 months

Deadline: 15 Sep 2026

Small curiosity-driven research grants in the social sciences and humanities, awarded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Round 3 of the 2026 SSH Open Competition XS closes 15 September 2026, 14:00 CEST. Up to EUR 50,000 per project to enable researchers to pursue novel, exploratory and high-risk ideas without the constraints of larger themed calls. ELIGIBILITY: academic researchers with an institutional affiliation at a Dutch university or recognised Dutch knowledge institute. Proposals are assessed on scientific quality and the potential for renewal of social-sciences and humanities research. Round 3 details and the dedicated application page will be published by NWO closer to the deadline; the linked page is the most recent SSH XS round, which is the same scheme.

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Location: Worldwide (grants typically routed through registered non-profits; individual researchers can apply via a fiscal sponsor)

Award: Total USD 20-40M expected across all 2026 SFF rounds. Individual grants typically range from tens of thousands of USD to low millions. Remaining 2026 themed-round deadlines: Climate Theme 10 June; Climate Speculation and Animal Welfare Theme 24 June; Animal Welfare Speculation and HSEE Theme 8 July; HSEE Speculation 22 July (HSEE = Human Self-Empowerment and Existential Risk).

Duration: Project-based; recommended grant lengths vary by round and project

Deadline: 10 Jun 2026

Recommender-grant rounds (the SFF S-Process) funding work that improves the long-term trajectory of life on Earth, backed by Jaan Tallinn and other donors. Funded cause areas span AI safety, biosecurity, climate, animal welfare, and human self-empowerment / existential risk reduction (HSEE). The 2026 cycle includes the closed Main Round (deadline 22 April 2026) plus three themed rounds with paired Theme and Speculation deadlines: Climate (Theme 10 June, Speculation 24 June 2026); Animal Welfare (Theme 24 June, Speculation 8 July 2026); HSEE (Theme 8 July, Speculation 22 July 2026). The S-Process is recommender-driven: recommenders independently evaluate applications and the Fund aggregates their recommendations into grant decisions. ELIGIBILITY: primarily registered non-profit organisations and fiscally-sponsored projects; individual researchers can apply through a fiscal sponsor. Grants typically range from tens of thousands of USD to low millions. Total programme USD 20-40M across all 2026 rounds.

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Location: United Kingdom (HEI, research/policy institute, or third-sector organisation; University of Essex excluded)

Award: Up to £70,000 per fellowship for staff costs and dissemination-related activities (no indirects). Salary, NI and pension funded at 100% for research-only contracts; for research-and-teaching contracts the fellowship funds backfill at the most junior lecturer point. Third-sector applicants additionally get £5,000 of an academic collaborator's salary covered.

Duration: Up to 12 months, full or part time, starting October 2026. Up to 12 months additional funding may be available afterwards for dissemination/policy impact and shareable dataset creation.

Deadline: Closed 27 May 2026

Funding programme run by Understanding Society, the UK Household Longitudinal Study based at ISER, University of Essex, enabling researchers to take time out to work on projects using the Study's data. The May 2026 round welcomes applications under three themes: (1) public engagement, defined as two-way activities such as public events/festivals of science with active dialogue, patient and public involvement, public dialogue, and co-production of research with local communities; (2) environment, climate change and energy use, drawing on newly released attitudinal, behavioural, administrative and smart data; (3) exploiting the unique value of the Study (large nationally representative longitudinal household survey, ethnic minority and immigrant boost samples, biomarker and genetic data). Eligibility: any researcher based at a UK HEI, research/policy institute, or third-sector organisation (University of Essex excluded; previously successful applicants excluded). Early career researchers (under 3 years post-PhD) must identify a mentor at their host institution; third-sector applicants must identify an academic collaborator. Application requires a signed Head of Department statement, project plan (max 2 pages), 2-page CV, cost estimate from the host HEI's finance office, and dissemination plan. Practical support also provided by the Study team on data, analysis plans, and impact strategies. Free to submit. Deadline 5pm on 27 May 2026; shortlist mid-June, interviews late June, decisions late June, kick-off October 2026.

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Location: Bochum, Germany (residential at CAIS; rent-free, fully furnished apartment provided plus private office)

Award: Sabbatical leave on full salary: additional €600/month grant. No regular income: €2,000/month grant. Regular income below €1,400/month: top-up to the full grant. Alternative: reimbursement of salary or substitute costs within reasonable limits. €100/month extra per child under 18 for fellows on a full or compensatory grant. CAIS also covers one return trip to Bochum (or a daily commute if local), provides a rent-free fully furnished apartment and a private office. Fellows can request financial support for research expenses, invite a Visiting Fellow for up to 3 weeks of collaboration, and invite up to three European experts for half-day workshops (CAIS covers travel, accommodation and a daily allowance of up to €24).

Duration: 3 or 6 months. 6-month fellowships usually start in October or April; 3-month fellowships start in October, January, April or July. Exceptions possible by arrangement.

Deadline: 23 Jul 2026

Residential research sabbaticals at CAIS, explicitly open to excellent scholars AND practitioners across all career stages and disciplines (not academia-only). Funds individual projects on the societal impact of digital transformation, including pure research and applied projects that develop new theories, methods or perspectives for practice. Project must be self-contained with specific milestones and produce an independent output suitable for short-timeframe publication: peer-reviewed paper or conference contribution, book chapter, policy paper, or prototype. Fellows join a vibrant interdisciplinary research community with regular joint activities (breakfast Tuesdays, colloquium and dinner Wednesdays, occasional workshops Thursdays) and an international network of alumni, working groups and affiliates. In Germany, full and compensatory grants are not subject to social security contributions and are usually tax-exempt; fellows resident abroad should verify their own tax position. Note: CAIS is currently reviewing the application format and selection process for the next call, so details may change. Next call publishes at the beginning of June 2026; deadline 23 July 2026 for fellowships in the period October 2027 to March 2028. Contact: Dr. Esther Laufer, esther.laufer@cais-research.de.

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Location: Europe (host institution in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country; also possible: Global Postdoctoral Fellowships hosted in non-associated third countries with a return phase in Europe)

Award: Standard MSCA unit costs covering researcher allowance (living, mobility, family), research/training/networking costs and management/indirect costs (annual values published in the call's Work Programme; typically a fully-funded postdoc package of roughly €5,000 to €8,000+ per researcher per month equivalent depending on host country correction coefficient)

Duration: 12 to 24 months (European Postdoctoral Fellowships); Global Postdoctoral Fellowships are 24 to 36 months including a 12-month return phase in Europe

Deadline: 09 Sep 2026

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships support researchers holding a PhD who wish to carry out research abroad, acquire new skills, develop their careers and have international mobility. Open to excellent researchers of any nationality. The 2026 call opened 9 April 2026 and closes 9 September 2026 at 17:00 CEST; notification of call results expected February 2027; grant agreement signature April 2027. Two strands: European Postdoctoral Fellowships (12 to 24 months in Europe) and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships (12 to 24 months outside Europe + 12-month return phase in Europe). The project must take place in a country different from where the researcher has worked or studied. Approximately 1,600 projects funded. Apply via the EU Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal; submission is by the fellow plus host institution. Eligibility: researcher must have a PhD at the call deadline (or have submitted thesis with all requirements met), maximum 8 years full-time-equivalent research experience post-PhD, must comply with the mobility rule (no more than 12 months in the host country in the 36 months before the deadline).

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Location: Remote (fully virtual organisation; all fellowship meetings via Zoom with closed captioning)

Award: Tiered research stipend by academic level: College students $1,000; Master's/Early PhD $2,000; Advanced PhD $5,000; Recent postdoctoral scholars $10,000. Fellows may also apply to reimburse other research or professionalisation expenses.

Duration: Approximately mid-September 2026 through end of April 2027 (~8 months); weekly Friday meetings 12:00 to 14:00 ET

Deadline: Closed 01 May 2026

Annual academic fellowship for underrepresented scholars (broadly and intersectionally defined) working in critical race, Indigenous, postcolonial and queer studies. Open to college students (Sophomores and up, including community college students), recent graduates, Master's students and recent Master's holders (up to 3 years post-degree), PhD/EdD/other doctoral students, and recent postdoctoral scholars (up to 8 years post-degree). Parental, family, sick and similar leaves do not count toward years-post-degree. Open to undocumented and international applicants. Fellows are placed in one of four cohorts (Undergraduate, Master's & Early Doctoral, Advanced Doctoral/Dissertation, Postdoctoral) with a dedicated cohort advisor. Weekly meetings alternate among Writing Clinic, Theory Clinic, Colloquium and Fellows Circle. Application materials: 1-page cover letter, 1-2 page research proposal, CV, and academic writing sample of at least 8 pages of continuous prose. Deadline 1 May 2026 by midnight ET; review begins 4 May 2026; late applications unlikely to receive full consideration. Questions: fellowships@bbqplus.org.

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Location: Across 25 host institutions in Europe, Israel and the United States

Award: Stipend for housing and living expenses + travel reimbursement (amount varies by host country)

Duration: 1 to 6 weeks per fellowship

Deadline: Closed 07 Jun 2026

Fellowship programme supporting Holocaust research by giving researchers, archivists, librarians, curators and other professionals access to 25 key archives and research institutions across Europe, Israel and the USA. Fellows design their own research journey of 1 to 6 weeks and receive a stipend plus travel reimbursement. Welcomes projects on all aspects of Holocaust history (prehistory, legacy, archival management) and is particularly open to PhD students and early-career practitioners.

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Location: United States (US-based journalists)

Award: $5,000 stipend + editorial coaching + access to expert sources + story amplification

Duration: 1 year (September 2026 to August 2027)

Deadline: 24 Jul 2026

One-year reporting fellowship supporting early- and mid-career US-based journalists to produce in-depth, place-based reporting on how education, workforce development and emerging technologies are reshaping economic opportunities across the United States. Open to print, digital, radio, television, multimedia and freelance journalists. Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend, editorial coaching, expert-source access and amplification of their stories.

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Location: United Kingdom (research conducted in Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Mali, Chad, Sudan, or UK-based)

Award: Small Research Grants up to £3,000; Large Research Grants up to £10,000

Duration: Per research project

Deadline: Closed 30 Apr 2026

Research grants for UK-based postdoctoral scholars at any career stage to support primary research in Libya and Northern Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Mali, Chad, Sudan) in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Two tiers available: Small Research Grants up to £3,000 and Large Research Grants up to £10,000. Research can take place in the region or be UK-based depending on project nature.

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Location: Worldwide (storytellers globally; preference for those with lived experience or established local collaborations in the communities they cover)

Award: Up to $100,000 per project (recommended cap of $20,000 if you have <=5 years of experience). Funds for project costs only, used over up to 2 years.

Duration: Up to 24 months. First-time recipients also join the National Geographic Explorer Community (training courses, software tools, future funding eligibility).

Deadline: Closed 25 May 2026

Open RFP for storytellers producing solutions-grounded climate journalism and media projects. National Geographic Society and The Climate Pledge are funding a global cohort of Explorers to build a portfolio of stories on climate resilience and solutions, with the explicit goal of moving business leaders and policymakers to act. Story themes (non-exhaustive): Climate & Energy Transition (carbon-free energy, decarbonization); Nature & Land Systems (water stewardship, nature-based solutions, biodiversity, restoration, adaptation, regenerative agriculture, food systems); Built & Human Systems (built environment, climate migration, public health, social adaptation); Adaptation in Extreme Weather (hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires, floods). All story ideas must be grounded in solutions. Eligibility: open to both existing NatGeo Explorers and applicants new to the program. Applicants must show a record of successful media projects and submit a portfolio (e.g. website). Storytellers with lived experience in (or established collaborative relationships with) the communities they cover are prioritised. Up to $100,000 per project (recommend up to $20,000 if 5 or fewer years of experience). Budgets must consist of reasonable, well-justified costs directly required to complete the project, used over up to 2 years. All applications must include an explicit plan for evaluating impact. Submit only via the NatGeo online portal in English (the individual responsible for the project must be the listed project leader; one proposal per applicant as project lead). Questions: funding@ngs.org with subject 'RFP Illuminating Climate Solutions'.

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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: Closed 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: United States and US territories

Award: $500 to $3,000 (average ~$2,200)

Duration: Per project

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Year-round support for unanticipated opportunities or emergencies tied to a confirmed innovative artistic project. Open to individual visual and performing artists and poets living in the US or US territories with a US tax ID. Apply 8 to 10 weeks before your public presentation date. Designed to cover sudden costs (a venue change, a confirmed exhibition or performance opportunity with a tight runway, etc.).

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