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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 Africa Energy Innovation Challenge invites young, early-stage energy entrepreneurs across Africa to develop, prototype and scale innovative devices, equipment and digital solutions for social enterprise, agribusiness, fintech and energy management using locally available resources.

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 €80,000 MORE HEALTH for Africa Program (MH4A) Cohort 3 supports African social enterprises developing solutions that address healthcare gaps and improve access to quality healthcare across the continent.

The She Writes Press Toward Equality in Publishing Contest provides two women writers of color the opportunity to win a full publishing package valued at $12,000, along with an initial print run of 500 books.

The €1,500 CitiesToBe Photo Award seeks applications from photographers and artist collectives for photographic projects exploring the theme of “third places”—informal social spaces beyond home and work that shape urban life. 

The €445,000 Connect & Create programme supports artists, cultural organisations, and artistic teams to expand live performance opportunities, music circulation, international networking, and cultural exchange between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

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

The $14,000 Journalists in Residence Program supports journalists worldwide by providing a 12-week academic and professional experience focused on understanding the relationship between politics, economics, and business.

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.