[December 2025]
Explore global funding opportunities tailored for individuals—supporting changemakers, innovators, creatives, and researchers to transform bold ideas into meaningful, real-world impact across communities worldwide.
Call for Applications: Transform RAK Research Grants Program
Deadline: 01-Apr-2026
The Transform RAK Research Grants Program, funded by the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, supports applied and interdisciplinary public policy research with direct impact in Ras Al Khaimah and the UAE…[more]
Call for Proposals: Individual Practice Grants Program
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
The Khyentse Foundation Individual Practice Grants Program provides financial support to Buddhist practitioners worldwide for retreats and other forms of dharma practice…[more]
Nominations open for International Children’s Peace Prize 2026
Deadline: 31-Mar-2026
The International Children’s Peace Prize honors a young changemaker aged 12–17 who has achieved tangible impact in advancing children’s rights…[more]
Apply Now: Seed-Fund Collaborative Primary Research Proposals
Deadline: 23-Mar-2026
The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) Urban Urgencies Research Funding Call provides up to £35,000 per project to support rapid, collaborative urban research addressing pressing global urban challenges…[more]
Submissions Open: LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers
Deadline: 11-Jan-2026
The LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers is a global competition supporting emerging fashion talent aged 18–40 through major financial awards and hands-on mentorship…[more]
Entries open for Pride Photo Award 2026
Deadline: 01-Jan-2026
The Pride Photo Award 2026 invites photographers worldwide to submit powerful visual stories reflecting the diversity of LGBTQIA+ lives and experiences…[more]
Submit Proposals for Global Water Award 2026
Deadline: 27-Feb-2026
The Global Water Awards recognize outstanding companies, projects, and technologies in the water, wastewater, and desalination sectors for innovation, performance, and sustainability…[more]
Submissions Open: Global Awards for Innovation in TVET
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The UNESCO-UNEVOC Global Awards for Innovation in TVET recognize outstanding technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and initiatives that drive innovation, inclusion, sustainability, and lifelong learning worldwide…[more]
Entries open for NIPKOW PROGRAMM
Deadline: 05-Jan-2026
The NIPKOW PROGRAMM is an intensive Berlin-based residency for established film and media professionals developing feature film projects for theatrical release…[more]
Call for Nominations: Sigma Awards for Data Journalism
Deadline: 11-Jan-2026
The Sigma Awards celebrate the world’s most innovative and impactful data journalism projects, recognizing excellence in storytelling, investigation, and creative use of data…[more]
Open Call for Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant Program
Deadline: 02-Mar-2026
The Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant Program provides micro-grants of $300–$1,500 to support diverse, community-centered creators worldwide…[more]
Apply Now: The Prestigious Global Mentorship Programme
Deadline: 25-Jan-2026
The Global Entrepreneurs and Leaders Academy (GELA) offers a hybrid, globally collaborative mentorship and skills program for youth aged 18–35, focusing on employability, leadership, and social impact…[more]
Submissions open for the Roux Prize
Deadline: 03-Mar-2026
The Roux Prize recognizes exceptional innovation in using disease burden research to improve population health…[more]
Call for Applications: Humanities Research Fellowship Program
Deadline: 05-Jan-2026
The NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowship (HRF) invites early-career scholars to apply for a residential postdoctoral fellowship focused on the Arab world for the 2026–27 academic year…[more]
RFAs: British Art-Event Support Grant Program
Deadline: 31-Jan-2026
The Paul Mellon Centre offers the British Art-Event Support Grant to assist organisations hosting events in British art or architectural history…[more]
Nominations open for Grawemeyer Award Program
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order honors bold, actionable ideas that address global challenges such as governance, peace, international relations and environmental risks…[more]
Submit Applications for EMKP Legacy Digitisation Grant Program
Deadline: 19-Jan-2026
The Endangered Material Knowledge Programme (EMKP) offers the Digitisation Grant to help individuals and institutions convert fragile, legacy archives into durable digital formats…[more]
Submissions open for EMKP Documentation Grants Program
Deadline: 19-Jan-2026
The Endangered Material Knowledge Programme (EMKP) offers small grants up to £20,000 and large grants up to £100,000 to document material knowledge systems at risk of disappearing…[more]
Applications open for WDS Data Stewardship Award
Deadline: 16-Jan-2026
The World Data System (WDS) has opened applications for the 2026 WDS Data Stewardship Award, honoring early-career professionals who demonstrate excellence in data management, curation, and open science practices…[more]
Submit Proposals for Global Water Award 2026
Deadline: 27-Feb-2026
The Global Water Awards recognize outstanding companies, projects, and technologies in the water, wastewater, and desalination sectors for innovation, performance, and sustainability…[more]
Nominations open for Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity 2026
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity awards €1 million annually to individuals, organizations, or groups demonstrating measurable, transformative climate action that benefits people and the planet…[more]
Call for Entries: Lesia Ukraїnka Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 16-Jan-2026
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) offers the Lesia Ukraїnka Fellowship for scholars in the humanities and social sciences, prioritizing research connected to Ukraine, feminism, literary history, anti-imperialism, and disability studies…[more]
Call for Entries: Jan Patočka Fellowship Program
Deadline: 10-Feb-2026
The Jan Patočka Fellowship Program by the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Vienna, supports emerging scholars in the humanities and social sciences exploring themes tied to philosophy, modernity, colonialism, Europe, and contemporary societal issues…[more]
Request for Proposals: Neil Ker Memorial Fund
Deadline: 07-Jan-2026
The Neil Ker Memorial Fund supports research on Western medieval manuscripts, including their production, decoration, readership, and use…[more]
Nominations open for the Win Win Gothenburg Sustainability Award 2026
Deadline: 11-Jan-2026
The Win Win Gothenburg Sustainability Award is accepting nominations for its 2026 theme, Gender-Equal Societies, celebrating completed sustainability achievements that advance gender equality worldwide…[more]
Establishing Immune Tolerance in Islet Cell Replacement Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Deadline: 07-Jan-2026
Breakthrough T1D is funding innovative research to develop immune tolerance strategies that improve islet cell therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D)…[more]
Submissions open for Human Rights Essay Award
Deadline: 03-Feb-2026
The Human Rights Essay Award invites law graduates to submit academic articles examining the right to protest under international human rights law…[more]
Entries open for Hillman Prize 2026
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Hillman Prize recognizes journalists worldwide for influential work widely accessible to U.S. audiences…[more]
RFPs: Science for Nature and People Partnership Grant Program
Deadline: 06-Jan-2026
The SNAPP Grant Program supports high-impact, collaborative working groups that bridge science, policy, and on-the-ground conservation action…[more]
Entries open for Logan Science Journalism Program
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
The Logan Science Journalism Program provides intensive hands-on research training for experienced science journalists in either biomedical or environmental science…[more]
Knight Science Journalism Academic-Year Fellowship Program
Deadline: 09-Jan-2026
The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT offers a prestigious year-long fellowship for ten experienced science journalists worldwide…[more]
RFAs: The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Grant Program
Deadline: 31-Mar-2026
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund provides global grants up to $25,000 for individuals and organizations working to conserve threatened species of animals, plants, and fungi…[more]
RFAs: Profound Autism Pilot Grant and Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: 02-Mar-2026
The Autism Science Foundation (ASF) is accepting applications for its Profound Autism Pilot Grant and Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program, supporting research focused on the unique needs of individuals with profound autism…[more]
Applications open for Courage in Journalism Awards
Deadline: 01-Feb-2026
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Courage in Journalism Awards honor women and nonbinary journalists who demonstrate extraordinary bravery, resilience, and commitment to truth—often in dangerous or censored environments…[more]
RFPs: Friends of Princeton University Library Research Grant Program
Deadline: 14-Jan-2026
The Friends of the Princeton University Library offer short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the Princeton University Library special and distinct collections…[more]
Call for Applications: International Development Grant Program
Deadline: 14-Jan-2026
The Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis is accepting applications for its International Development Grant Program for individuals and organizations for the development and/or dissemination of behavior analysis internationally…[more]
Request for Proposals: Public Awareness Grant Program
Deadline: 14-Jan-2026
The Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis is inviting applications for its Public Awareness Grant Program to deliver messaging focused on behavior science and behavior analytic solutions to important problems…[more]
Open Call: Seeds of Radical Renewal Fellowship Program
Deadline: 14-Jan-2026
The Emergence Magazine is pleased to announce its Seeds of Radical Renewal Fellowship Program to create an incubator of emerging leadership and creativity with an approach based on integrating the ontology of spiritual ecology, the adaptive leadership framework, and the power of art and story to create alchemical spaces of regeneration and renewal…[more]
Open Call for Brooks International Fellowship Programme 2026
Deadline: 08-Jan-2026
The Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce an open call for their annual Brooks International Fellowship Programme, in partnership with Tate for international practitioners based outside of the UK, to be hosted in the Tate Modern Curatorial Division at Tate for six months in 2026…[more]
Open Call: Houghton Library Visiting Fellowship Program
Deadline: 16-Jan-2026
The Houghton Library Visiting Fellowship Program is inviting applications for scholars at all stages of their careers to pursue projects that require in-depth research on Houghton Library’s holdings, draw on staff expertise, and participate in intellectual life at Harvard…[more]
Kinship Conservation Fellowship for Global Practitioners
Deadline: 11 January 2026
The Kinship Conservation Fellowship is a global leadership program designed to support conservation practitioners and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and analytical tools to drive impactful, market-based environmental solutions…[more]
RFPs: Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund
Deadline: 15 March, 2026
The Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund supports and advises innovative investigators across the world who are working to reverse climate change…[more]
Entries open for Stories on Umbria International Journalism Award
Deadline: 02-Feb-2026
The Chamber of Commerce of Umbria has announced the 16th edition of the International Journalism Award “Tell me about Umbria – Stories on Umbria”…[more]
Apply Now: 53rd Annual CaGIS Map Design Competition
Deadline: 31-Jan-2026
The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) is hosting its 53rd Annual Map Design Competition, inviting mapmakers worldwide to showcase their work completed or published during 2025…[more]
Call for Entries: The Slingshot Challenge
Deadline: 06-Feb-2026
The National Geographic Society has announced its Slingshot Challenge to address pressing environmental issues through creativity and action…[more]
Open Call for Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge
Deadline: 15-Jan-2026
The Learning Planet Institute is driving an intergenerational, global movement to build a Learning Planet Academy, supported by UNESCO and the United Nations University, adapted to transitions across the world…[more]
CFAs: Never Such Innocence International Competition
Deadline: 27-Feb-2026
The Never Such Innocence invites young creatives to participate in this year’s competition, which challenges entrants to explore perspectives through the theme “In Someone Else’s Shoes”…[more]
CFAs: Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women’s Empowerment
Deadline: 20-Mar-2026
The UN Women has launched a prestigious global award to recognize and celebrate the outstanding efforts of individuals, civil society, public institutions, and private sector actors working toward gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls…[more]
Call for Entries: Loeb/ArtLab Fellowship Program
Deadline: 05-Jan-2026
The Loeb/ArtLab Fellowship Program invites applications from urban designers, public artists, developers, journalists, civic leaders, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, policymakers, and community development leaders…[more]
Applications open for FASPE Law Fellowship Program
Deadline: 04-Jan-2026
Entries are now open for the FASPE Law Fellowship Program to critically examine constructs, current developments and issues that raise ethical concerns in their professions in contemporary settings in which they work…[more]
Apply Now: Design and Technology Fellowship Program
Deadline: 04-Jan-2026
The Fellowships for the Study of Professional Ethics is inviting applications for its Design and Technology Fellowship Program to examine the motivations and conduct of technologists and designers in enabling and executing Nazi policies…[more]
Open Call for Clergy and Religious Leaders Fellowship Program
Deadline: 04-Jan-2026
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Clergy and Religious Leaders Fellowship Program to critically examine constructs, current developments and issues that raise ethical concerns in their professions in contemporary settings in which they work…[more]
Prince Talal International Prize for Affordable and Clean Energy
Deadline: 30-Jan-2026
The Prince Talal International Prize for Affordable and Clean Energy is awarded every year by the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND)…[more]
