[September 2025]
In 2025, international education grants are expanding access to quality learning, empowering institutions, and supporting students and NGOs worldwide. These grants fund academic programs, scholarships, fellowships, research and inclusive learning initiatives. By bridging financial gaps, global donors help schools, universities, and nonprofits strengthen education systems, drive innovation, and ensure learners from diverse backgrounds can succeed. Whether for institutional growth or individual studies, Global Education Grants 2025 open doors to equity, opportunity, and lasting impact.
Open Call for Classical:NEXT Programme
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Classical:NEXT is looking for the boldest, most inspiring and forward-looking music, projects, topics and formats for the 2026 edition…[more]
National Geographic Society Grant Program
Deadline: 19-Nov-2025
The National Geographic Society has announced Grant Program for innovative education projects and research initiatives that foster curiosity and empower learners of all ages to protect and care for the planet…[more]
Grants for Advancing Education on Emerging Data and Unmet Needs in High-Risk NMIBC
Deadline: 14-Oct-2025
The Pfizer has announced a new global grant opportunity titled Emerging Data and Unmet Needs in Patients with High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC), designed to support independent medical education that addresses critical gaps in care…[more]
Apply Now: Russell E. Train Fellowship Program
Deadline: 18-Dec-2025
The World Wildlife Fund is pleased to announce its Russell E. Train Fellowship Program to support current and aspiring university faculty affiliated with or currently employed at African, Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean universities for doctoral degree study in conservation-related fields…[more]
Request for Proposals: Brain Awareness Week Grants 2026
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
The Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign dedicated to inspiring public interest and support for brain science, showcasing how advancements in neuroscience impact everyday life…[more]
Request for Proposals: Fjällräven Field Grant Program
Deadline: 13-Oct-2025
The Explorers Club is requesting applications for its Fjällräven Field Grant Program to promote excellence in field exploration through scientific research…[more]
Call for Applications: Visegrad Fellowship Program
Deadline: 30-Nov-2025
The Visegrad Fellowship Program offers funding of individual short-term stays for scholars, lecturers, and researchers (citizens of Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine) in V4 countries others than that of their citizenship and current residence…[more]
Open Call: Australian French Student Exchanges Grant Program
Deadline: 22-Sep-2025
The Embassy of France to Australia is offering grants to researchers and higher education teachers to support student exchange projects (PhD and post-doctorate level) between Australia and New Caledonia, Wallis-and-Futuna and French Polynesia…[more]
Open Call: Women in STEM Scholarships Programme
Deadline: 24-Oct-2025
The British Council has launched the Women in STEM Scholarships 2026-27, offering opportunities for women from eligible countries to pursue a fully funded one-year master’s degree in the UK…[more]
RFPs: Saïd Foundation Scholarship Programme
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for its Saïd Foundation Scholarship Programme to empower people through educational opportunities and to encourage the development of the Middle East…[more]
Request for Development Cooperation Projects 2026 (Argentina and Paraguay)
Deadline: 25-Sep-2025
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Buenos Aires has opened a development grant opportunity for small-scale projects across Argentina and Paraguay, inviting local NGO and civil society applicants to act on pressing community needs…[more]
Apply Now: Go-Together Accelerator Programme
Deadline: Ongoing
The Go-Together Accelerator Programme has opened applications for EdTech startups, offering early-stage to Series A ventures the opportunity to scale their businesses with expert coaching and international support…[more]
Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future New Fellowships 2026-2027
Deadline: 07-Nov-2025
The Schlumberger Foundation is gearing up to open applications for its distinguished Faculty for the Future fellowships, offering funding for PhD and post-doctoral research to women engineers and scientists from developing and emerging economies…[more]
Southeast and East Asia Case Writing Competition
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
The Emerald Publishing has unveiled an exciting opportunity for academics and researchers across Southeast and East Asia in the form of its Southeast & East Asia Case Writing Competition…[more]
The Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund Grant Program
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Japan World Exposition 1970 Commemorative Fund Grant Program was created to carry forward the legacy of Expo ’70 by fostering projects that encourage international understanding and goodwill…[more]
Apply for Arturo Falaschi Short-term PhD Fellowships
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The ICGEB is offering Short-term PhD Fellowships through the Arturo Falaschi programme, inviting doctoral researchers to conduct pre-doctoral research in its laboratories located in Trieste, Italy; New Delhi, India; or Cape Town, South Africa…[more]
Arturo Falaschi Postdoctoral Fellowships Programme
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The ICGEB Arturo Falaschi Postdoctoral Fellowships offer an exceptional opportunity for early-career researchers to advance their work in life sciences while engaging in global scientific collaboration…[more]
Open Call: Research on Effectiveness of Math EdTech Tools in Lao PDR and Uzbekistan
Deadline: 21-Sep-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is launching a research initiative in Navoiy Region, Uzbekistan and Houaphan Province, Lao PDR to measure the effectiveness of education technology tools in improving mathematics learning outcomes…[more]
Submissions open for Visegrad Grants Program
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
The Visegrad Fund has opened its first call of 2025 for Visegrad Grants, offering a unique opportunity for organizations to foster regional collaboration across Central Europe…[more]
Open Call Platforms for Design-based Learning
Deadline: 17-Sep-2025
The Creative Industries Fund NL and the Cultural Participation Fund are launching a compelling grant opportunity for organizations that cultivate design skills among children and young people…[more]
Call for Applications: TWAS Visiting Expert Programme
Deadline: 06-Oct-2025
The World Academy of Sciences has launched its TWAS Visiting Expert Programme to provide institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially the Least Developed Countries and those with limited outside contacts, with opportunities to establish long-term links with world leaders in areas of science other than mathematics and physics, and help develop capacity-building in their country…[more]
Submissions Open: Partnership for a Strong Ukraine Program
Deadline: 28-Oct-2025
The Chemonics Group UK Limited, through the Partnership for a Strong Ukraine Program, Phase 2 (PFSU-2), has launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) titled “Building Security through Active Participation of Communities in Frontline, Liberated, and Border Regions of Ukraine”…[more]
RFPs: Community Environmental Grants Program (Australia)
Deadline: 27-Oct-2025
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council is inviting applications for its Community Environmental Grants Program to support a healthy, sustainable and integrated natural environment within the Lockyer Valley through cooperative community projects…[more]
Call for Project Proposals under ESF+ Priority 2: Fostering Active Inclusion for All (Malta)
Deadline: 20-Oct-2025
The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) Programme 2021–2027 in Malta has launched Call 16 for project proposals under Priority 2, focusing on fostering active inclusion for all…[more]
Grant Competition for Women of Zaporizhia: III Stage of “FORCESS” (Ukraine)
Deadline: September 25, 2025
The third stage of the grant competition under the “FORCESS” project, implemented by NGO UkrProstir with technical support from UN Women in Ukraine and funding from the UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), is now open…[more]
Request for Applications: Slingshot 3.0 Accelerator Program for Startups (Sri Lanka)
Deadline: September 25, 2025
Slingshot 3.0 by Hemas, powered by Hatch, is a 6-month accelerator designed for high-growth, post-revenue startups ready to scale fast…[more]
Call for Expression of Interest: SFP Al Jazeera 2025-2026 (Sudan)
Deadline: 23-Sep-2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) is leading a vital initiative focused on improving education and food security through school-based interventions…[more]
Request for Expression of Interest: SFP Blue Nile 2025 – 2026 (Sudan)
Deadline: 23-Sep-2025
In Blue Nile, Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) is delivering a comprehensive initiative focused on improving both education and food security…[more]
WFP Boosts School Feeding and Community Development in Sennar (Sudan)
Deadline: 23-Sep-2025
In Sennar, Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) is leading a targeted initiative aimed at strengthening both education and food security…[more]
Kaipātiki Local Grant and Facilities Grant in New Zealand
Deadline: 10-Oct-2025
The Kaipātiki Local Grant and Facilities Grant provides funding to support a wide range of projects that strengthen community life and contribute to local development…[more]
WFP enhances Education and Food Security in Kassala – Sudan
Deadline: 23-Sep-2025
In Kassala, Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) is delivering a critical initiative aimed at improving access to education and strengthening food security for vulnerable communities…[more]
Call for Proposals: EthiopiAI Programme
Deadline: 03-Oct-2025
The EthiopiAI programme has been launched to harness the power of responsible artificial intelligence for tackling pressing challenges in Ethiopia…[more]
CFAs: Student Scholarship Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina invites students to apply for the Scholarship Programme to continue their further education in one of the Czech higher education centers…[more]
Apply Now: Hospice Grants Programme in New Zealand
Deadline: 20-Nov-2025
The Harcourts Foundation proudly supports Hospice New Zealand through The Hospice NZ Grants programme, which provides all member hospices with the opportunity to purchase much needed equipment…[more]
Apply Now: Stronger Voices for Better Choices – Youth Hub for WB&Т (North Macedonia)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Youth Hub for Western Balkans and Türkiye Network brings together 68 youth and youth-focused organizations from across the region…[more]
2025 EMCS and TLC@MDI India Case Competition
Deadline: 29-Nov-2025
The Emerald Publishing, in collaboration with the Teaching & Learning Centre at MDI Gurgaon, has launched the 2025 India Case Writing Competition to nurture and showcase outstanding teaching case studies rooted in the real-world dynamics of India’s economy…[more]
Call for Expression of Interest: Opportunities for Every Adolescent in Montenegro
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is introducing a new opportunity to strengthen the skills and employability of adolescents while fostering stronger connections between schools and the private sector…[more]
Request for Proposals: Young People’s Fund in New Zealand
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025
The Porirua City Council is inviting youth-driven projects to apply for its Young People’s Fund, offering valuable opportunities for rangatahi and tamariki to bring creative and impactful ideas to life…[more]
Apply Now: Vienna Quality of Life Funding Programme (Austria)
Deadline: December 31, 2025
The Vienna Quality of Life Funding supports small- and medium-sized enterprises, founders, and organisations in Vienna with innovative development proposals that address pressing environmental and social changes…[more]
Novo Nordisk Foundation Prize for Natural Science Teachers at Universities (Denmark)
Deadline: 24-Nov-2025
Applications are now open for the Novo Nordisk Foundation Prize to recognize and highlight a team of teachers (two or three teachers) who have collectively made an extraordinary effort to educate and qualify the country’s Natural Science students at universities and have set an example which inspires at international level…[more]
Call for Proposals: Small-Scale Projects in Vietnam 2026
Deadline: 21-Sep-2025
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Hanoi has announced its annual Small-Scale Projects (SSP) Call for Proposals, welcoming local organizations in Vietnam to submit development initiatives that generate meaningful and sustainable community impact…[more]
Entries open for Young Environmentalist Innovative Challenge (Kenya)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Young Environmentalist Innovative Challenge invites submissions of innovative solutions that inculcate the spirit of environmental conservation and sustainable management…[more]
UK: Educational Opportunity Foundation’s Main Fun
Deadline: 05-Nov-2025
The Educational Opportunity Foundation extends a compelling chance for charitable organisations in the UK and beyond to drive real change in education…[more]