Category: Grants

Aga Khan Foundation: International Scholarships (Switzerland)

Grants

International scholarships (post-graduate education), Aga Khan Foundation, Switzerland. Deadline: none.

The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP) is an opportunity for outstanding scholars from selected countries, who have no other means of financing their studies, to pursue postgraduate education. Established in 1969 by His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, the AKF ISP has supported more than 1,500 students to date.

Award recipients are selected through a global, annual, and competitive application process. The AKF ISP offers a limited number of new awards in each cycle. The 2026-2027 award cycle is now open.

The AKF ISP is available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania and Uganda. In countries, such as Canada, Portugal and the USA, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one of the countries listed above. At this time, the AKF ISP is not available to students who wish to study in the United Kingdom or Russia.

To be eligible for an AKF ISP award, you must:

  • have excellent academic records;

  • hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training / professional experience;

  • demonstrate genuine financial need;

  • demonstrate a thoughtful, reliable, multi-source funding plan that covers all years of study;

  • be admitted to a reputable postgraduate institution;

  • be starting the first year of the programme; and

  • have strong leadership potential, professional experience, extracurricular and/or entrepreneurial achievements, and volunteer contributions.

Note: preference is given to young professionals under 30 years of age.

 

Musser Fund Grants for Intercultural Harmony 2026 (USA)

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Intercultural Harmony Initiative, Laura Jane Musser Fund. Deadline:  12 March 2026.

Through the Intercultural Harmony Initiative, the Laura Jane Musser Fund supports projects that promote mutual understanding and cooperation between groups of community members of different cultural backgrounds. Project planning grants up to $5,000 or implementation grants up to $25,000 will be considered. Applications will be accepted online through the Fund’s website from February 12 to March 12, 2026.

Priority is placed on projects that include members of various cultural communities working together on projects with common goals; build positive relationships across cultural lines; engender intercultural harmony, tolerance, understanding, and respect; and enhance intercultural communication, rather than cultural isolation, while at the same time honoring the unique qualities of each culture. Projects must demonstrate: need in the community for the intercultural exchange project; grassroots endorsement by participants across cultural lines, as well as their active participation in planning and implementation of the project;
the ability of the organization to address the challenges of working across the cultural barriers identified by the project; and tangible benefits in the larger community.

NOTE: The geographic areas for this initiative are only Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, and limited counties in North Carolina. 

Anna Lindh Foundation: Knowledge for Action Programme (Egypt)

Grants

Call for applications: Knowledge for Action, Anna Lindh Foundation, Alexandria, Egypt. Deadline: 23 February 2026.

The ALF Knowledge for Action (K4A) Programme promotes the production and dissemination of evidence-based and policy-oriented research that addresses relevant dimensions of Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Med region. The Programme seeks to enhance the capacity of academic institutions (i.e., think tanks, specialised centres, and universities) to translate knowledge into visible, rigorous and actionable policies and practices that benefit civil society and tackle pressing challenges.

To be eligible, applicants must:

  • Be affiliated with a university, a think tank, or a specialised centre.
  • Be nationals of one of the 43 Member States of the Anna Lindh Foundation

Goethe-Institut: Co-creation of New Heritage Narratives in Southern Africa (Germany)

Grants

Call for proposals: Co-creation of New Heritage Narratives, Goethe-Institut, Germany. Deadline: 13 February 2026.

This Call for Proposals seeks to select at least 8 non-profit, non-governmental organisations in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa to lead “Narrative Clusters,” collaborating with interdisciplinary groups of artists/creatives to develop innovative stories that increase the visibility and contemporary relevance of their heritage. Selected organisations will receive grants of up to €55,000 to manage these clusters, fund co-productions, and present new narratives to local audiences over a 15-month period.

This initiative, funded by the European Union, aims to strengthen cultural cooperation within Southern Africa as well as between Southern Africa and Europe, to enhance regional cultural production capacities, and promote intercultural dialogue through the co-creation of new narratives around tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

The Goethe Institut offers many other grant and residency opportunities. For example, Translators in Residence, Litrix.de’s Translation Grant, Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Action, or Relocation Stays for Artists and Cultural Practitioners. Each program has its own deadline.

Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt: CFP Cultures in Dialogue 2026 (Netherlands)

Grants

Call for proposals: Cultures in Dialogue, Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt. Deadline: 7 February 2026.

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Egypt invites Egyptian and Dutch cultural organizations to submit project proposals that strengthen cooperation between Egypt and the Netherlands. This open call supports arts and culture projects that contribute to social and cultural development, (in)tangible heritage preservation, creative industries, sustainability, intercultural dialogue and knowledge-exchange. A Dutch component or Dutch-Egyptian collaboration is necessary for selection of the project. Interdisciplinary projects are highly encouraged.

Submitted projects should be in the fields of cultural heritage, design, visual arts, performing arts, music & film and contribute to the following objectives:

    • Supporting and empowering the Egyptian and Dutch cultural scenes;

    • Strengthening cultural exchange and intercultural dialogue;

    • Promoting sustainable preservation of (in)tangible cultural heritage;

    • Strengthening bilateral relations between Egypt and the Netherlands and the positive visibility of the Netherlands and the Dutch cultural sector in Egypt.

    To be eligible for a contribution to funding, the proposed activities must contribute to at least one of these objectives.

Anna Lindh Foundation: ALF in Motion (2025-6)

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ALF in Motion: Anna Lindh Foundation Mobility Programme, Alexandria, Egypt. Deadline: 8 November 2025.

ALF in Motion gives intercultural dialogue civil society entities the chance to connect face-to face with partners from a complementary shore of the Mediterranean. ALF in Motion provides financial support to cover mobility costs. Through this programme, entities can choose to develop projects with new partners, bring an expert to their existing event, co-create art or produce new knowledge. In this programme, ALF introduces four distinct modalities.

Choose the modality that best fits your intercultural dialogue initiative:

Mobility for Partnership
Duration: Minimum 7 days, excluding traveling days
Funding: 1.300 euro
Purpose: Develop joint project proposals for international donors

Mobility for Action
Duration: Minimum 2 days, excluding traveling days
Funding: 1.000 euro
Purpose: Bring external expertise to workshops, debates, trainings, and cultural events, among others

Mobility for Creativity
Duration: Minimum 20 days, excluding traveling days
Funding: 2.200 euro
Purpose: Host artists and creative individuals for collaborative cultural initiatives

Mobility for Knowledge
Duration: Minimum 7 days, excluding traveling days
Funding: 1.300 euro
Purpose: Partner with specialized entities to produce intercultural dialogue know-how

NCA: Communication Grants 2026

GrantsGrant opportunities, National Communication Association, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 1 September 2025.

Applications are being accepted for NCA’s Research Cultivation Grants, Advancing the Discipline Grants, the Communication Pedagogy Grant, grants funded by the Dale Leathers Fund to Promote Communication Studies in Emerging Democracies, and the NCA President’s L.I.F.T. Grant, new as of this year. Grant recipients will be notified in mid-November, and projects are expected to begin Jan. 1, 2026.

Research Cultivation Grants facilitate first-time grant-seeking for those without prior grant experience and/or those desiring to build a foundation for future grant pursuits. RCG-funded projects should propose innovative research (such as understudied domains, novel or creative methodologies), focus on internationalization (focused on historically marginalized groups in non-U.S. contexts, for example), and/or focus on engaged scholarship (such as research mobilized in non-academic contexts of pressing social, civic, and ethical concerns, or that translates communication theory into practice). Applicants may seek support up to $12,500.

The NCA President’s L.I.F.T. Grant seeks to support NCA members who are pursuing scholarship related to threats to academic freedom, scholarship that faces censorship due to the political or ideological content of the work, scholarship related to dehumanizing language in general and/or the dehumanization of Palestinians in particular, and other work outlined in criteria for evaluation available on NCA’s website linked below. Applicants may seek support up to $10,000.

Advancing the Discipline Grants fund projects and events that support work that is focused on the discipline itself. All funded activities align with the goals of NCA’s strategic plan and have widespread impact that reaches beyond a single department, campus, or NCA unit. Applicants may seek one-time funding not to exceed $5,000.

The Communication Pedagogy Grant is designed to support communication educators in exploring innovative pedagogical practices, assessment design, and learning environments. This grant funds proposals that aim to create long-term impacts on faculty, students, or communities, particularly in marginalized spaces, and foster critical thinking and engagement with social discourses. Applicants may seek support up to $15,000.

Named for NCA’s 78th President, the Dale G. Leathers Memorial Fund Grants promote scholarship and teaching in Communication Studies to benefit emerging democracies and their peoples. The Leathers Award varies from year to year but has recently been between $500 and $600.

UNAOC Youth Solidarity Fund 2025

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Youth Solidarity Fund, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, New York, NY, USA. Deadline: 15 August 2025.

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) invites youth-led organizations from eligible countries to apply for the 11th edition of the Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF). YSF supports projects that promote peace and social inclusion by enhancing mutual understanding, respect, and collaboration across borders, cultures, faiths, and beliefs.

YSF provides seed funding of up to USD 25,000 to implement impactful youth-led projects that advance intercultural and interfaith dialogue, and are aligned with the mandate and mission of UNAOC. To qualify, projects must be entirely developed and managed by young people for the benefit of society, especially youth.

Established in 2008, YSF was launched in response to the calls of young civil society leaders advocating for sustainable funding mechanisms to support their efforts on the ground. The Fund is tailored specifically to youth-led organizations and has, to date, invested a total of $2.59 million to support 80 youth-led projects in 43 countries, positively impacting more than 3.4 million beneficiaries worldwide.

Now in its eleventh edition, YSF continues its comprehensive support to youth-led organizations, with a particular focus on the role of young people in promoting cultural and religious pluralism, peace and mutual respect, preventing violent extremism when and as conducive to terrorism, addressing the increased stigma and discrimination, fostering respect for different religions and cultures, as well as tackling the root causes of polarization and identity-based conflicts. Through this support, UNAOC helps implement key global policy frameworks by fostering meaningful youth engagement in building peaceful and inclusive societies.

EAIE Doctoral Research Grants: Internationalization of Higher Education (Netherlands)

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Doctoral Research Grants, European Association for International Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Deadline: 1 August 2025.

The EAIE Doctoral Research Grants support early-career scholars conducting doctoral research on internationalisation in higher education. In 2025, up to five grants of up to €4500 each will be awarded to help cover research-related expenses such as travel, data collection tools and access to academic resources. The grant is open to doctoral candidates from around the world whose work is relevant to the European context and the EAIE community. In addition to funding, the programme offers visibility, engagement opportunities and a platform to contribute to the broader field of international higher education.

In 2025, the EAIE will award up to five Doctoral Research Grants to support doctoral candidates researching internationalisation in higher education. Each grant provides up to €4500 in support of research that forms part of the official requirements for completing a doctoral degree. The grant may cover expenses such as travel for data collection or conferences, data collection and analysis tools, such as surveys and data analysis software, and access to books, journals or other paid academic literature.

Vilcek Foundation Grants 2025-26 (USA)

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Vilcek Foundation Grants, 2025-26, New York, NY, USA. Deadline: 30 June 2025.

Grantmaking is a vital part of how the Vilcek Foundation pursues its mission: to recognize and celebrate immigrant contributions to the arts and sciences, and to foster appreciation for the arts and sciences.

The Vilcek Foundation invites applications for grants to support nonprofit organizations that work with immigrant artists and communities, and that promote diversity in the arts, sciences, education, and humanities. A portion of the foundation’s grants are identified and initiated directly by the Vilcek Foundation. Grant applications are accepted year-round. The current open call cycle for grant applications extends until June 30, 2025.

Eligibility: nonprofit organizations operating under U.S. IRC Section 501(c)3; based in the United States or within the U.S. territories.