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Discover residency opportunities for African creatives, researchers, artists, writers, journalists, and other professionals, with deadlines between August and December 2026

The S$1,500 SAM Residencies is a fully funded, international, and interdisciplinary program for global artists, curators, researchers, and educators to experiment, collaborate, and engage with the public in Singapore.

The €10,000 OPEC Award for Research recognizes an outstanding individual researcher whose work has made a significant contribution to knowledge and understanding of the petroleum industry and oil-related issues.

The $15,000 Young Leaders in Research (YLR) Grant is a 12-month structured program for early-career African researchers producing policy-relevant work for Africa’s economic transformation.

The Commonwealth PhD Scholarships support talented researchers from eligible least developed and fragile Commonwealth countries who would otherwise be unable to afford doctoral study in the UK.

The Mito Foundation Incubator Grant Program supports innovative, early-stage research focused on mitochondrial disease with funding of up to A$25,000

The Digital Humanism Junior Visiting Fellowship 2027 supports doctoral candidates and early-career postdoctoral researchers to conduct research on Digital Humanism at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, Austria.

The €3,500 Camargo Fellowship provides a unique international residency opportunity for artists, scholars, and thinkers seeking time for research, experimentation, and creative development.

The $35,000 Africa Centre for School Leadership (ACSL) Research Grants – Cohort II supports research that can strengthen school leadership and improve education outcomes across Africa.

The €60,000 Georg Forster Research Award is designed for researchers whose work contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and helps improve living conditions in developing and transition countries.