Category: Grants

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

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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)

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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.

CFP: UNESCO Youth for Peace 2025

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Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme, UNESCO, Paris, France. Deadline: 22 June 2025.

Empowering young leaders to drive change through intercultural dialogue

The Youth for Peace: UNESCO intercultural leadership programme is an initiative designed to equip emerging leaders with the skills, knowledge, and resources to champion intercultural dialogue as a strategy to address pressing global challenges. Through this programme, UNESCO is cultivating a new generation of champions for dialogue, cohesion, and peace, empowering them to lead transformative action at local, national, and global levels. In its first year of operation, the theme for the Programme will be ‘Learning to collaborate for a shared future: Using dialogue to foster social cohesion in a world on the move’.

Selected participants will become part of a dynamic, international network of young leaders and changemakers, gaining the opportunity to champion intercultural dialogue and drive meaningful impact in their communities. This immersive journey includes capacity-building, financial grants, ongoing mentorship and an opportunity raise your voice on an international platform. More importantly, it fosters long-term engagement in a community of leaders committed to using dialogue to drive solutions and shape policies that promote cohesion and foster peace. The programme is a key part of UNESCO’s “Road to Peace: Dialogue and Action for Tolerance and Intercultural Understanding” initiative, amplifying youth-led action and contributing to systemic change worldwide.

Waterhouse Family Institute Research Grants 2025-26

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Waterhouse Family Institute Faculty and  Doctoral Student Research Grants, 2025-26, Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Deadline: 15 May 2025.

Waterhouse Family Institute Research Grants are available to faculty at any institution of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, and other doctoral-level scholars. However, eligibility to apply for the WFI grant program is limited to those in Communication or a closely related discipline. Although they do not limit grants to a specific methodological orientation or subdisciplinary focus, all projects supported by the WFI have two things in common: they make communication the primary, and not secondary, focus, and they engage communication in terms of its impact on the world around us, its ability to create social change.

FMSH: Trilateral “Villa Vigoni” Workshops (France, Italy, Germany)

GrantsTrilateral “Villa Vigoni” workshops (France, Germany, Italy), Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH), Paris, France. Deadline: 13 April 2025.

In order to promote the exchange between researchers active in France, Germany, and Italy and the construction of scientific networks within the humanities and social sciences, as well as to explicitly encourage the use of French, German, and Italian as scientific languages, the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), and the Villa Vigoni have set up the “Trilateral Workshops” program. Applications for this program can come from all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. They will be selected on the basis of a competitive evaluation procedure.

Each trilateral workshop consists of a series of three scientific meetings, organized at the rate of one meeting per year. They will all take place at Villa Vigoni (located on the shores of Lake Como). The participants in the Workshops form a core group of 12 (minimum) to 16 (maximum) researchers coming, if possible in a balanced way, from the three partner countries and from different institutions within the same country. This group will remain the same for all meetings.

The submission of the project and the coordination of each workshop are ensured by a group of three researchers active respectively in France, Germany and Italy. The project leaders guarantee that they have an institutional affiliation (university, research organization, etc.) for the duration of the proposed project.

The participation of researchers at the beginning of their career is highly desirable. In order to facilitate the submission of a project, postdocs (up to 6 years after the defense of the thesis) may choose to submit their application in a reduced format. This variant is only possible if at least two of the three project leaders and at least half of the participants are in the post-doctoral phase defined above. In this case, the conditions are as follows: support for two years for two (instead of three) meetings and with a group of 9 (minimum) to 12 (maximum) participants; each of the three partner countries must be represented by at least 2 (if there are more than 9 participants, by at least 3) persons.