Currently 3 active tech and infrastructure grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in Asia. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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Jane Street's Graduate Research Fellowship supports exceptional doctoral students in electrical engineering and computer science, mathematics, physics or statistics; research does not need to relate to trading. ELIGIBILITY: PhD students with at least one year remaining in their programme, or those committed to start a PhD at a specified university in fall 2027; fellows must be active full-time PhD students at an accredited research institution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Singapore during the award year. International students are eligible and encouraged. WHAT YOU GET: full tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year plus a USD 50,000 stipend (or local-currency equivalent; taxable); finalists receive USD 5,000. APPLICATION: CV, an optional one-to-two-page research statement and recommender contact details. DEADLINES: student applications 13 November 2026 AoE; recommendation letters 1 December 2026; notifications in February 2027. Questions: graduate-research-fellowship@janestreet.com.
About 4 to 5 site-specific projects are selected for an 85-day island art festival on Sado. There are six categories, including one for advanced technology integration, and proposals should engage the island's history, ecology, climate and marine issues. ELIGIBILITY: all nationalities, age 18 and over; individuals and groups. OFFER: production grant up to about JPY 2,000,000 including itemised artist fees; the organiser helps with accommodation, research and construction, while travel and accommodation go in the applicant's budget. APPLY by Google Form with a proposal PDF (max 8 pages), CV/portfolio PDF, signed licence form and proof of the JPY 1,500 fee; round 2 is an interview, lineup announced from March 2027. DEADLINE: 22 December 2026, 17:00 JST.
The Awesome Foundation is a network of volunteer giving circles: in each chapter about ten trustees pool their own money to give a USD 1,000 no-strings micro-grant, usually monthly, to a project that adds "awesome" to their area: art, public interventions, community tech, events, science and civic ideas. One application on the main site can be sent to the chapter for your location. ACTIVE CHAPTERS (made grants in 2026, checked 9 Nov 2026): US: Ann Arbor, Austin, Baltimore, Cass Clay, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Gainesville, Georgetown MA, Gloucester MA, Hamilton-Wenham MA, Ipswich MA, Los Angeles, Newburgh NY, Newburyport MA, New York City, Oahu, Orlando, Peekskill NY, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, Poughkeepsie NY, Rhode Island, Rockport MA, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz, South Bend, St. Paul, State College PA, Washington DC, Westminster MD (Durham, Miami and Seattle each made one grant early in 2026). Canada: Kingston, Kitchener-Waterloo, Newmarket, Ottawa, Toronto. Australia: Adelaide, Fleurieu, Lake Mac, Lower Hunter, Newcastle, Sydney. UK: Glasgow. Netherlands: Utrecht (one grant in early 2026; Leiden and Rotterdam have been quiet since 2025 and 2024). Asia: Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tashkent, Yerevan. ELIGIBILITY: set per chapter, generally individuals or groups doing the project in that chapter's area. APPLY: free, short online form. DEADLINE: rolling. Worldwide themed chapters are listed separately (Disability, Conservation and Climate, On the Water).