The Grant Desk - Worldwide https://www.artificialnouveau.com/smalltools/grants/ Paid open calls, fellowships and residencies in AI, tech, research, and digital and mixed-media arts, sorted into the right pile. Updated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Worldwide. en 360 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:45:20 +0000 EHRI Conny Kristel Fellowship Programme 2026 - Stipend for housing and living expenses + travel reimbursement (amount varies by host country) - deadline 07 Jun 2026 https://www.ehri-project.eu/ehri-eric-call-for-applications-conny-kristel-fellowship-programme-2026/ ehri-conny-kristel-fellowship-2026 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide fellowship research history holocaust archive EHRI-ERIC (European Holocaust Research Infrastructure)

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: 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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]]> Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP) Fellowship 2027 - $1,000 kick-starter grant + mentorship + global networking + opportunity to win $10,000 grand prize at year-end - deadline 26 Jun 2026 https://opportunitiesforyouth.org/2025/05/02/fellowship-ngfp/ ngfp-fellowship-2027 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide fellowship futures foresight youth social-impact Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP)

Location: Global (online community plus regional hubs)

Award: $1,000 kick-starter grant + mentorship + global networking + opportunity to win $10,000 grand prize at year-end

Duration: 1 year

Deadline: 26 Jun 2026

Fellowship for emerging changemakers aged 18 to 35 using futures thinking and foresight to drive social and environmental impact. Fellows receive a $1,000 kick-starter grant, mentorship from expert foresight practitioners, capability-building training, access to a 900+ strong global community, regional hubs, and the chance to win a $10,000 grand prize. Supports projects on climate transitions, democracy, emerging technologies, health and other systemic challenges.

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]]> National Geographic x The Climate Pledge: Illuminating Climate Solutions RFP 2026 - 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. - deadline 25 May 2026 https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/rfp-illuminating-climate-solutions/ natgeo-climate-pledge-illuminating-solutions-2026 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant journalism storytelling climate media documentary photography video investigative National Geographic Society (in partnership with The Climate Pledge)

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: 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'. Deadline: 25 May 2026, 11:59 PM US-EDT.

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]]> Boiler Room Broadcast Lab #14 (2026) - Up to GBP 10,000 to produce the project, plus in-kind support from Boiler Room and a full release across Boiler Room's channels - deadline 17 May 2026 https://boilerroom.tv/broadcast-lab/ boiler-room-broadcast-lab-14-2026 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant music broadcast streaming underrepresented-artists live-performance experimental Boiler Room

Location: Worldwide (project streamed on Boiler Room channels)

Award: Up to GBP 10,000 to produce the project, plus in-kind support from Boiler Room and a full release across Boiler Room's channels

Duration: Production timeline TBD by project; output is a streamed broadcast on Boiler Room.

Deadline: 17 May 2026

Open call for individual musicians, collectives, and curators to pitch a project to be streamed on Boiler Room. The fund looks to platform overlooked scenes and spaces, innovative programming concepts that prioritise underrepresented artists, marginalised communities, and forward-thinking collaborations. While Boiler Room's archive is heavily DJ-focused, applicants are encouraged to explore live performance, instrumentation, and non-club genres. Winning application receives up to GBP 10,000 to bring the project to life, plus additional in-kind support and a full release on Boiler Room's channels. Deadline: Sunday 17 May at 23:59 BST. This is the 14th edition of Broadcast Lab.

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]]> The Pollination Project: Daily Seed Grants - Up to $500 - Rolling / undated https://thepollinationproject.org/apply pollination-project-daily-seed-grants Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant micro-grant grassroots social-impact The Pollination Project

Location: Anywhere (worldwide)

Award: Up to $500

Duration: Per project

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Daily seed grants for early-stage volunteer-driven projects with social and environmental impact. Open to grassroots changemakers worldwide: individuals, informal groups and small nonprofits. Project budget under $10,000 and organisational budget under $50,000; no paid staff. Applications reviewed monthly; submit before month-end for that month's review.

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]]> Wikimedia Foundation Rapid Fund - $500 to $5,000 USD per grant (distributed in local-currency equivalent at time of application). Per-applicant cap $10,000/fiscal year; individuals may not hold multiple open Rapid Funds, organisations/groups limited to 2 open grants at a time. - deadline 01 Jul 2026 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Rapid_Fund wikimedia-rapid-fund Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant free-knowledge wikipedia open-content Wikimedia Foundation

Location: Worldwide (subject to legal eligibility by country)

Award: $500 to $5,000 USD per grant (distributed in local-currency equivalent at time of application). Per-applicant cap $10,000/fiscal year; individuals may not hold multiple open Rapid Funds, organisations/groups limited to 2 open grants at a time.

Duration: 1 to 12 months per project

Deadline: 01 Jul 2026

Quick-turnaround grants for individuals, Wikimedia community members, groups and affiliates running short-term, low-cost Wikimedia-focused projects: editathons, workshops, community meetups, education projects, cultural heritage initiatives, gender/diversity programmes, small-scale software development and content campaigns. Five cycles per year; upcoming deadlines: 1 July 2026, 1 September 2026, 1 November 2026, 1 February 2027, 1 April 2027. Approximately 2 months processing time per cycle. Standard track and Technical Projects track (Grants:Project/Rapid/Tech) share deadlines and amounts. Apply via the Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) at https://wmf.fluxx.io/. Transfers run slower in June and December. CEE region applications routed via the CEE Hub from 1 April 2026. Ineligible: General Support Fund grantees, applicants on SDN lists, those with recent UCoC violations.

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]]> Olympic Heritage: Artists in Residence 2026 - Round-trip flights + accommodation + living expenses allowance + mentorship + QAR 30,000 / €8,000 acquisition fee for resulting artwork (museums' permanent collections) + participation in international exhibition as part of the Cultural Olympiad (including LA 2028) - deadline 30 Apr 2026 https://www.olympics.com/museum/explore/programmes/olympic-heritage-artists-in-residence-2026 olympic-heritage-artists-residence-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide residency digital-art art-technology youth 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum (QOSM) and The Olympic Museum, Lausanne

Location: Doha, Qatar OR La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland (one residency in each location)

Award: Round-trip flights + accommodation + living expenses allowance + mentorship + QAR 30,000 / €8,000 acquisition fee for resulting artwork (museums' permanent collections) + participation in international exhibition as part of the Cultural Olympiad (including LA 2028)

Duration: 3 months (1 September to 1 December 2026)

Deadline: 30 Apr 2026

Joint residency by the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum and The Olympic Museum in Lausanne for digital and immersive media artists to critically engage with sports culture and Olympic Legacy. Residents get exclusive access to museum collections, mentorship and expert support. The Doha residency is hosted at QOSM; the Swiss residency is at La Becque Artist Residence in La Tour-de-Peilz. Open to multi-disciplinary artists worldwide aged 18 to 35 (as of 31.12.2026) whose practice involves a significant element of digital art (any new media form, possibly combined with physical media). Free entry. Submit in English via the official online form by 30 April 2026 at 23:59 (GMT+1).

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]]> Pulitzer Center: Data Journalism Grants - Typically $5,000 to $10,000+ per project (covers reporting hard costs; no salaries or equipment) - Rolling / undated https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/data-journalism-grants pulitzer-center-data-journalism-grants Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant journalism data Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Location: Worldwide (remote application)

Award: Typically $5,000 to $10,000+ per project (covers reporting hard costs; no salaries or equipment)

Duration: Per project

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Funds data-driven reporting that uses ML, NLP, satellite imagery, sensors and other computational methods on under-reported issues. Open to freelance and staff data journalists worldwide. Reviewed first-come, first-served on a rolling basis; decisions usually within a month.

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]]> Pulitzer Center: AI Reporting Grants - Variable reporting hard costs (no salaries or equipment) - Rolling / undated https://pulitzercenter.org/grants-fellowships/opportunities-journalists/ai-reporting-grants pulitzer-center-ai-reporting-grants Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant journalism AI data-society Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Location: Worldwide (remote application)

Award: Variable reporting hard costs (no salaries or equipment)

Duration: Per project

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Lightweight rolling grant for individual journalists worldwide (writers, photographers, radio, film; freelance or staff) examining how AI systems are designed, sold and deployed in communities. Faster turnaround than the Pulitzer AI Accountability Fellowship: decisions in 1 to 2 weeks.

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]]> Fab City Awards 2026 - €1,000 per category winner (3) + €1,500 Overall Impact Award + up to USD 600 in Seeed Studio products + mentoring + free FAB26 Boston ticket - deadline 29 Apr 2026 https://creativesunite.eu/article/submit-your-project-for-the-fab-city-awards fab-city-awards-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide award prize sustainability design technology Fab City

Location: Anywhere in the world

Award: €1,000 per category winner (3) + €1,500 Overall Impact Award + up to USD 600 in Seeed Studio products + mentoring + free FAB26 Boston ticket

Duration: Winners announced 3 June 2026; showcase at FAB26 Boston 27 to 31 July 2026

Deadline: 29 Apr 2026

The Fab City Awards recognise implemented and piloted initiatives showing how collective action can shape real transitions in cities and regions. 2026 theme: Collective Action for Regenerative Urban Futures. Looking for initiatives that combine design, technology and civic engagement; connect scientific knowledge with local know-how; demonstrate real on-the-ground implementation; and show potential to scale across cities and regions. Projects, platforms, policies, infrastructures or community-led programmes that are already piloted/implemented with evidence and documentation. Three categories: Community (participation, organisation, local empowerment), Technology (accessible distributed tech with social value), Nature (conservation, restoration, ecosystem protection). Three category winners each receive €1,000 seed funding plus up to USD 600 in Seeed Studio products, optional technical guidance, potential lab access (plus Fab Lab Puebla and Litchee Lab for initiatives based there), mentoring with the Fab City ecosystem, a feature across Fab City channels, and a free ticket to present at FAB26 in Boston (July 2026). One Overall Impact Award (€1,500 + the same network/mentoring/FAB26 benefits) goes to the project with the strongest systemic integration across all dimensions. One Thomas Duggan Award is given as a special distinction for Arts and Design. Open to individuals and teams across public, private and civic sectors, including for-profit and nonprofit organisations, collectives, public institutions, labs and makerspaces, community groups, NGOs, academia and companies, anywhere in the world. Evaluation 30 April to 26 May 2026; winners announced 3 June 2026. Powered by Fab City; supported by Seeed Studio, Fab Foundation, Ibero Puebla, and Litchee Lab.

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]]> Creativity Pioneers Fund 2026 - €5,000 unearmarked micro-grant - Closed 24 Apr 2026 https://creativitypioneersfund.org/opencall creativity-pioneers-fund-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant social-impact nonprofit Creativity Pioneers Fund (Moleskine Foundation)

Location: Anywhere (legally registered nonprofits only)

Award: €5,000 unearmarked micro-grant

Duration: Starting point for long-term collaboration (mentorship, peer exchange, follow-on support)

Deadline: Closed 24 Apr 2026

Unearmarked €5,000 micro-grant for cultural and creative nonprofits advancing bold, unconventional practices toward a more just, inclusive and equitable world. Beyond the grant, recipients gain access to in-kind support, mentorship, learning opportunities, peer-to-peer exchange, visibility and networking. Open only to active, legally registered nonprofit organisations (not individuals; an organisational bank account is required), regardless of geographical location. Looking for organisations that place creativity at the core of their mission, prioritise disadvantaged and/or marginalised communities (primarily youth aged 16 to 27), and focus on long-term systemic change with a local-yet-globally-relevant perspective. Not interested in art-for-art's-sake, conventional NGO approaches, or amateur/improvised initiatives. The 2026 call ran 30 March to 24 April 2026, 17:00 CEST. Award decisions announced in September; agreements and disbursement by December 2026.

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]]> The 2026 Lumen Prize - 3 x $5,000 category awards + $15,000 Gold Award - deadline 23 May 2026 https://zealous.co/lumenprize/opportunity/the-2026-lumen-prize/ lumen-prize-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide prize competition digital-art art-technology The Lumen Prize

Location: Global

Award: 3 x $5,000 category awards + $15,000 Gold Award

Duration: One-off prize

Deadline: 23 May 2026

International art prize across three categories, each with a $5,000 award: Legacy Futures (works engaging past, present and future, examining our relationship to technology, culture and time); Systems & Structures (works examining or critically engaging with cultural, ecological, technological and social systems via code, data, networks, biological or environmental processes, institutional frameworks etc., e.g. misinformation, machine vision, human-machine relations); and Experiential Innovation (works prioritising experience via participation, presence, sensation or environment, including live coding, performance, interactive installations, experiential VR/AR and cross-modal practices). The Jury also selects one Gold Award Winner across all categories, awarded $15,000 in 2026. Two-stage judging: an International Selectors Committee curates a longlist of finalists, then a Jury Panel selects the winners. Standard entry fee $45.00; submissions close 23 May 2026 at 19:00. If the entry fee is a barrier, contact info@lumenprize.org.

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]]> CIFRA Award: RestArt Reality (Open Call) - 5 winners x €1,000 - deadline 08 May 2026 https://promo.cifra.com/opencall cifra-award-restart-reality-2026 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide prize art digital video CIFRA

Location: International (online submissions)

Award: 5 winners x €1,000

Duration: One-time award

Deadline: 08 May 2026

Open call for any form of digital art submittable as a video, around the theme 'RestArt Reality': screen-native works engaging with pseudo-evidence, invented archives, alternative chronologies, reconstructions and 'false' testimonies. Five winners each receive €1,000.

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]]> OTF Internet Freedom Fund - $10,000 to $900,000 (sweet spot $50,000 to $200,000) - Rolling / undated https://www.opentech.fund/funds/internet-freedom-fund/ otf-internet-freedom-fund Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant tech privacy surveillance internet human-rights Open Technology Fund (OTF)

Location: Worldwide

Award: $10,000 to $900,000 (sweet spot $50,000 to $200,000)

Duration: Up to 24 months (ideal: 6-12 months)

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Rolling-deadline fund for technology-focused projects that promote human rights, internet freedom and open societies. Funds anti-censorship, anti-surveillance, privacy-preserving and circumvention tools, plus applied research. Two-stage process: submit a Concept Note via the OTF online application system; reviewed monthly with feedback in 6-8 weeks. Open internationally.

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]]> Open Call: Netstalgia (Not Acceptable) - Error 406 - €1,500 to €7,000 per project - deadline 04 May 2026 https://error417.expectation.fail/406/netstalgia-not-acceptable/open-call netstalgia-not-acceptable-2026 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide open-call net-art art Error 417: Expectation Fail

Location: Online

Award: €1,500 to €7,000 per project

Duration: Project-based (work delivery deadline 30 October 2026)

Deadline: 04 May 2026

Open call for artists, curators and collectives worldwide to propose projects that take a clear-eyed view of internet histories and explore how they can open pathways toward more equitable futures. The brief: what protocols, networks, archives and shared conditions are needed to build the internet we actually want? Respond to netstalgia with error 406 not acceptable. Jury: Chia Amisola, Olia Lialina, Peter Sunde and Vladan Joler. Project deadline 4 May 2026 (23:59 CEST); work delivery 30 October 2026.

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]]> The Kyoto Retreat 2026 - Roundtrip flight, private accommodation and $800 USD stipend - deadline 17 Jul 2026 https://www.kyotoretreat.com kyoto-retreat-2026 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide residency art writing The Kyoto Retreat (founded by Dexter Wimberly)

Location: Kyoto, Japan

Award: Roundtrip flight, private accommodation and $800 USD stipend

Duration: 4 weeks (1 to 30 November 2026)

Deadline: 17 Jul 2026

Four-week residency in Kyoto for artists, curators and writers from anywhere in the world, working in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, interdisciplinary or social practice. Open to all career stages, 21 and over. Selected participants notified by 1 September 2026.

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]]> Internet Society Foundation: Research Grant Program 2026 - $200,000 to $500,000 per project - deadline 22 May 2026 https://www.isocfoundation.org/2026/04/applications-open-for-the-research-grant-program/ isoc-foundation-research-grant-2026 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant internet research tech Internet Society Foundation

Location: Worldwide

Award: $200,000 to $500,000 per project

Duration: Project-based

Deadline: 22 May 2026

Research grants for innovative work deepening understanding of the Internet and its impact on society. Four focus areas: Inclusive Internet (structural barriers to digital participation), Greening the Internet (environmental impact and sustainability), Measuring Meaningful Connectivity (frameworks including AI, cloud, platform ecosystems), and A Trustworthy Internet (reliability, security, accountability). Open to individual researchers and organisations worldwide; underrepresented groups and Global Majority applicants strongly encouraged. Applications via Fluxx in English, French or Spanish. Deadline 22 May 2026, 21:00 UTC.

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]]> The Awesome Foundation $1,000 Grant - $1,000 (no strings, no equity) - Rolling / undated https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en awesome-foundation Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide grant no-strings micro-grant The Awesome Foundation (network of local chapters)

Location: Worldwide (chapters across many cities)

Award: $1,000 (no strings, no equity)

Duration: One-time, rolling monthly cycle

Deadline: Rolling / undated

Monthly $1,000 micro-grants for awesome ideas. Decentralised network of local chapters around the world; each chapter awards one grant per month. Apply via your nearest chapter on the site. Your idea stays yours, no equity taken.

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]]> 2027 Elevate Prize - $300,000 unrestricted ($250,000 to organisation + $50,000 to the individual) - deadline 08 May 2026 https://elevateprize.org/the-elevate-prize/ elevate-prize-2027 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Worldwide prize grant nonprofit leadership Elevate Prize Foundation

Location: Worldwide (US 501(c)(3) or international equivalent)

Award: $300,000 unrestricted ($250,000 to organisation + $50,000 to the individual)

Duration: 2-year tailored programme + global community

Deadline: 08 May 2026

Nomination-based prize for nonprofit leaders driving meaningful change. Each winner receives $300,000 in unrestricted funding plus a two-year tailored programme with visibility, scaling support and a global community. Eligibility: 18+, serving as Executive Director, CEO, Founder or equivalent of a registered nonprofit (US 501(c)(3) or international equivalent) able to receive philanthropic funds. Ideally for organisations with annual budgets between $2M and $10M (others may be considered based on readiness and impact opportunity).

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