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Funding opportunityGlobal

Interledger on Campus Mini-Grants 2026

Interledger on Campus offers mini-grants to university students and clubs running hackathons, workshops, peer learning events, and research projects on open payments and financial inclusion.

Mini-grantStudentsDigital financeOpen payments
Funder
Interledger Foundation
Deadline
Rolling application deadline: Jul 31, 2026
Award
Up to USD 5,000 for student-led projects
Applicant
University students and clubs
Funding opportunityAfrica

FCI4Africa Open Call 1

FCI4Africa is funding single-applicant sub-projects that test, validate, or develop tools, datasets, business concepts, and technologies for fair, sustainable, climate-neutral, and health-promoting food trade...

Food systemsAgricultureInnovationAfrica
Funder
FCI4Africa
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Award
Up to EUR 50,000 per sub-project; total call budget EUR 400,000
Applicant
Research and technology stakeholders
Funding opportunityGlobal

Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Grants 2026

The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust is inviting Letters of Inquiry from eligible organisations seeking support for research and education projects in ornamental horticulture.

HorticultureResearchEducationEnvironment
Funder
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Deadline
Letter of Inquiry deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Award
Project grants for ornamental horticulture research and education
Applicant
Eligible organisations
Funding opportunityGlobal

Interledger Fellowship Program 2026

The Interledger Foundation is accepting applications for a 12-month fellowship supporting research, advocacy, education, open-source development, and community work that expands digital financial inclusion...

FellowshipDigital financeFinancial inclusionOpen payments
Funder
Interledger Foundation
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Award
USD 72,000 fellow compensation plus USD 20,000 project stipend
Applicant
Researchers, developers, educators, advocates, and community leaders
Funding opportunityGlobal South

SNF Global Center Research Fellowship 2026

The Child Mind Institute's SNF Global Center Research Fellowship supports early-career researchers at eligible LMIC institutions to lead child and adolescent mental health research projects.

FellowshipMental healthChild healthLMICs
Funder
Child Mind Institute
Deadline
Full application deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Award
Up to USD 550,000 over four to five years
Applicant
Early-career researchers in LMIC institutions
Funding opportunityGlobal

Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship: Art x Convergence

Serpentine's Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship supports four practitioners working across art and advanced technologies through a six-month low-residency programme on Art x Convergence.

FellowshipArtsAITechnology
Funder
Serpentine
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 7, 2026
Award
GBP 10,000 award plus travel and accommodation support
Applicant
Artists, curators, technologists, and organisers
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

BBSRC-STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio 2026

Business incubator support for early-stage UK biotechnology startups commercialising bioscience innovations that build on prior BBSRC, UKRI, Innovate UK, or UKRI-supported accelerator support.

GrantBiotechnologyInnovation & EntrepreneurshipStartup support
Funder
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) / Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Deadline
Final application deadline: Sep 14, 2026
Award
GBP 50,000 R&D funding plus GBP 10,000 innovation voucher and incubator support
Applicant
Startups & spin-outs
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

MRC Centre of Research Excellence: round four invited full application

Invite-only full application stage for MRC Centres of Research Excellence tackling complex, interdisciplinary health challenges over an initial seven-year award period with potential extension.

GrantInvite-onlyHealthInterdisciplinary research
Funder
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Deadline
Invite-only full application deadline: Sep 10, 2026
Award
Maximum MRC contribution GBP 21 million; total fund GBP 50 million
Applicant
Invite-only research teams
Funding opportunityGlobal

Neurotorium Clinical Education Grants within Psychiatry and Neurology 2026

Neurotorium is offering Clinical Education Grants for nonprofit educational projects that strengthen clinical competencies in psychiatry and neurology.

GrantHealthMedical educationNeurology
Funder
Neurotorium / Lundbeck Foundation
Deadline
Application deadline: Sep 2, 2026
Award
Up to DKK 100,000 per year for 1 to 3 years
Applicant
Nonprofit educational projects
Funding opportunityAfrica

MEST AI Startup Program 2027

MEST Africa is accepting applications for its AI Startup Program, supporting African founders to build, validate, and launch AI-enabled ventures.

AcceleratorAIStartupsEntrepreneurship
Funder
MEST Africa
Deadline
Application deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Award
Fully funded AI entrepreneurship programme; possible seed funding
Applicant
Young African founders and entrepreneurs
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

Doctoral focal award: environmental evidence synthesis

NERC and ESRC funding for doctoral focal awards that train researchers in advanced environmental evidence synthesis, critical appraisal, communication, and use of diverse environmental information.

GrantDoctoral trainingEnvironmentEIPM
Funder
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) / Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Deadline
Full application deadline: Jul 15, 2026
Award
Up to GBP 4.072 million per award; total fund GBP 8.144 million
Applicant
Research organisations & consortia
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

Establishing a UK Ultra-high Field NMR National Research Facility

Invite-only EPSRC funding to establish a national ultra-high field NMR facility providing UK researchers with advanced solid-state and solution-state NMR access, expertise, data support, and training.

GrantInvite-onlyResearch infrastructureChemistry
Funder
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Deadline
Invite-only deadline: Jul 7, 2026
Award
Up to GBP 7.25 million over five years
Applicant
Invite-only research organisations
Funding opportunityEngland

Partnership to transform university knowledge exchange metrics

Research England funding for an institutional partnership to develop next-generation knowledge exchange metrics, data insights, and outputs for universities and national policy.

GrantHigher educationKnowledge TranslationEIPM
Funder
Research England
Deadline
Jul 3, 2026
Award
Up to GBP 400,000
Applicant
Higher education institutions
Funding opportunityAsia / Global

2027 MOFA Taiwan Fellowship

MOFA Taiwan Fellowship supports foreign scholars and experts to conduct 3 to 12 months of advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan.

FellowshipResearchTaiwanAsia-Pacific
Funder
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Award
Monthly grants up to NT$60,000, plus round-trip economy airfare and insurance
Applicant
Scholars, researchers & doctoral candidates
Funding opportunityAfrica

GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2026

GoGettaz 2026 supports young African agrifood entrepreneurs building scalable ventures in food systems, agriculture, nutrition, and related value chains.

PrizeAgricultureFood systemsYouth
Funder
GoGettaz Africa
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 28, 2026
Award
USD 50,000 grand prize for one male-led and one female-led business, plus additional impact awards
Applicant
Young agrifood entrepreneurs
Funding opportunityGlobal / United Kingdom

Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26

Innovate UK and the Department for Transport are funding organisations to develop prototypes, carry out field testing, and demonstrate rail innovation solutions across eight FOAK26 themes.

GrantTransportInnovation & EntrepreneurshipTechnology
Funder
Innovate UK / Department for Transport (DfT)
Deadline
Jun 24, 2026
Award
Up to GBP 4.3 million total fund, inclusive of VAT
Applicant
Businesses, organisations & subcontractors
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

Battery Innovation Programme: battery skills initiatives

Innovate UK funding for UK organisations to establish or scale regional skills initiatives serving battery manufacturing and the battery supply chain.

GrantSkills developmentBattery technologyManufacturing
Funder
Innovate UK
Deadline
Jun 18, 2026
Award
Up to GBP 3.7 million total fund
Applicant
Organizations & consortia
Funding opportunityGlobal

Global Citizen Waislitz Awards 2026

The 2026 Global Citizen Waislitz Awards are open to individuals whose work is ending extreme poverty through innovative, scalable, and high-impact action.

AwardPrizeSocial impactPoverty reduction
Funder
Global Citizen / Waislitz Foundation
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 14, 2026
Award
Three USD 100,000 prizes; USD 300,000 total
Applicant
Individuals and changemakers
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

Immersive Arts phase two

Invite-only funding to lead the second phase of the Immersive Arts programme, supporting creative practice, economic growth, and adoption of immersive technologies across UK arts, culture, and creative sectors.

GrantInvite-onlyArtsCreative industries
Funder
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Deadline
Invite-only deadline: Jun 11, 2026
Award
Maximum AHRC and arts-body contribution of GBP 8.35 million; total fund GBP 8.8 million
Applicant
Invite-only consortia
Funding opportunityEurope

Research Ireland Discover Programme 2026

Research Ireland Discover Programme funds education and public engagement projects that broaden participation in, and public dialogue around, research and innovation.

GrantPublic engagementEducationResearch
Funder
Research Ireland
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 11, 2026
Award
Up to EUR 300,000 for up to 2 years
Applicant
Organizations based in the Republic of Ireland
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

Contracts for Innovation: Cyber scale in critical sectors

Contracts for Innovation competition for organisations developing, demonstrating, and commercialising cybersecurity solutions in real end-user environments within critical sectors.

GrantCybersecurityCritical infrastructureInnovation & Entrepreneurship
Funder
Innovate UK
Deadline
Jun 10, 2026
Award
Up to GBP 3.5 million total fund inclusive of VAT
Applicant
Organizations
Funding opportunityGlobal

LEVANTE 2026 Call for Proposals

The Jacobs Foundation LEVANTE call supports global research projects studying how children aged 3 to 12 grow, learn, and develop across contexts.

GrantEducationChild developmentResearch
Funder
Jacobs Foundation
Deadline
Initial application deadline: Jun 10, 2026
Award
Up to USD 1 million per project; USD 6 million total pool
Applicant
Research labs, institutes & research-capable NGOs
Funding opportunityAfrica

Gender and Learning Evidence Fund

Brink Foundation is funding researchers and implementers to test approaches that address gender and learning together, especially at the grades where divergence begins.

GrantEducationGenderEvidence
Funder
Brink Foundation
Deadline
Application deadline: Jun 5, 2026
Award
Up to USD 250,000; up to 6 awards
Applicant
Researchers, implementers & partnerships
Funding opportunityUnited Kingdom

Counter UAS Technologies

Collaborative Innovate UK competition for dual-use counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems technologies that can be applied in both civil and military settings.

GrantDefenceAviationSecurity
Funder
Innovate UK
Deadline
Jun 3, 2026
Award
Up to GBP 5 million total fund
Applicant
Businesses & public sector consortia