Deadline: October 20, 2026 Applications are open for the Mohamed Ali Foundation Fellowship Programme 2027. The fellowship is established to devote scholarly attention to the Abbas Hilmi II Papers held at Durham University and to make the collection’s strengths more widely known to scholars. Fellows will work on the collection to shed light on an important

Deadline: October 20, 2026 Applications are open for the ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology Programme PhD Fellowship 2027. The ICGEB-SAWBP PhD Fellowship Scheme, in partnership with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation will support South African women researchers intending to study towards a PhD degree, in Biotechnology at the Cape Town

Deadline: October 20, 2026 Applications are open for the Commonwealth PhD Scholarships 2027/2028. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Commonwealth PhD scholarships contribute to the development needs of Commonwealth countries by supporting research that will have a developmental impact. They also enhance individual teaching and research capacity leading to increase institutional

Deadline: October 20, 2026 Applications are open for the Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2027/2028. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the

Deadline: October 20, 2026 Applications are open for the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) Fellowship 2027. The fellowship provides a unique opportunity for early-career African women lawyers to increase their strategic litigation, legal representation and advocacy skills and ultimately become the next generation of justice champions for women and children in Africa. The Programme is

Deadline: October 20, 2026 Applications are open for the Black Ideas Grant (B.I.G.) 4.0 2026. The Black Ideas Grant (B.I.G.) 4.0 is the fourth funding cycle of the Foundation for Black Communities’ (FFBC) flagship Black Ideas Grant program. Building on the success of previous funding rounds, B.I.G. 4.0 continues FFBC’s commitment to investing in Black-led,

Deadline: October 20, 2026 Applications for the UNDP Czech Challenge Fund 2026 are now open. The Czech-UNDP Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals Project aims to respond to the development challenges by transferring expertise and innovative solutions for SDGs to partner countries. The objective of the Czech Challenge Fund: Innovations for SDGs is to facilitate the

Deadline: October 22, 2026 Applications are open for the Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship and Grants 2026. As biotechnology continues its march toward revolutionary treatments and cures for complex medical conditions, the daily realities for people living with rare diseases and their families can dampen hope. Worldwide, the relentless cycle of caregiving, stress and hypervigilance only

Deadline: October 23, 2026 Applications for the World Conference of Science Journalists 2027 (WCSJ2027) Travel Fellowship are now open. The WCSJ2027 Travel Fellowships support journalists (journalism may be their primary or secondary profession), journalism students, or students in related fields, who would otherwise be unable to attend the World Conference of Science Journalists 2027 (WCSJ2027)

Deadline: October 23, 2026 Applications are open for the UBA National Essay Competition 2026. The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Nigeria, is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which aims to promote the reading culture and encourage healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Nigeria and

Deadline: October 26, 2026 Applications are open for the Jean Monnet Fellowship in the Social Sciences & Humanities for Postdoctoral Researchers 2027-2028. The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies offers one-year Jean Monnet Fellowships to scholars who have obtained their doctorate more than five years prior to the start of the fellowship, i.e. 1 September

Deadline: October 23, 2026 Applications are open for the Halcyon Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Accelerator 2027. Halcyon’s Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Program supports early-stage, impact-driven ventures across Sub-Saharan Africa that are strengthening agriculture and food systems through market-based solutions. They are seeking founders building solutions that improve the livelihoods

Deadline: October 26, 2026 Applications are open for the Princeton in Africa Fellowship 2027-2028. Princeton in Africa (PiAf) is a nonprofit organization that offers year-long paid post-graduate fellowship opportunities with a variety of organizations working across the African continent. Fellowships are open to graduates of U.S.-accredited colleges & universities as well as colleges & universities

Deadline: October 26, 2026 Applications are open for the Commonwealth Foundation Grant 2026-2027. The Foundation’s grants programme supports civil society across the Commonwealth—including grassroots communities and creative actors—to advance meaningful social, cultural and political change. They support projects that seek change through constructive engagement with governments and other decision-makers and/or through creative advocacy: the intentional

Deadline: October 27, 2026 Applications are open for the Chevening British Library Coptic Collections Fellowship 2027. The Chevening British Library Coptic Collections Fellowship is co-funded by the British Library and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is open to applications from mid-career professionals from Egypt, Palestine, and Sudan, who have a strong interest

Deadline: October 28, 2026 Applications are open for the Bloomberg Harvard Visiting Scholars Program 2027. The Bloomberg Harvard Visiting Scholars Program supports rigorous, policy-relevant research on urban problem-solving and city leadership. The program selects a cohort of researchers whose work has the potential to make meaningful contributions both to scholarship and to real-world challenges. Individuals

Deadline: October 30, 2026 Applications are open for the NABJ-Wall Street Journal Internship 2027. The NABJ + Wall Street Journal internship is an opportunity for college juniors to work in award-winning newsrooms, including New York, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Washington D.C. They are seeking self-starters who understand the needs of a

Deadline: October 30, 2026 Applications are open for the Whitley Awards 2027 for Grassroots Conservation Leaders. Awarded annually, Whitley Awards recognise grassroots conservation leaders, providing funding to support and scale up proven, science-based solutions that deliver lasting impact for both people and nature. Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) is a fundraising and grant-giving nature conservation

Deadline: October 30, 2026 Applications are open for the EBID Young Professionals Programme 2026. The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is an international financial institution owned by the fifteen Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,

Deadline: October 30, 2026 Applications are open for the NTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026. The NTU AI-for-X Postdoctoral Fellowship (AI4X-PDF), jointly supported by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF), is a prestigious programme designed to attract and empower the world’s brightest early-career researchers. This fellowship supports outstanding scientists who harness Artificial