Africa
Get Paid EUR 2,070 per Month to Finish Your Development Economics PhD: UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship 2026 in Helsinki (Funded)
If you are a PhD student working on developing economies, you already know the feeling: your dissertation is a living creature that eats time, demands data, and somehow always needs “one more robustness check.
Get Paid to Coordinate a Global Youth Peacebuilding Network: UNOY Network and Membership Coordinator Job in The Hague (€2,556 per month, 0.8 FTE)
Some jobs look good on paper. This one looks good on paper *and* in real life—because it sits right at the nerve center of a global youth peacebuilding network that actually does things, not just “raises awareness” and posts group photos.
Get Pro Bono IBM AI and Cloud Support for Climate and Economic Resilience: A Practical Guide to the IBM Impact Accelerator 2026
Most “tech for good” opportunities come with one of two problems: either they’re tiny (a few thousand dollars and a webinar), or they’re enormous and bureaucratic (a grant the size of a small moon, buried under a mountain of compliance).
Get Up to $100,000 for AI Safety and Science: Foresight Institute Nodes Grant 2026 ($3M Available)
Artificial intelligence is sprinting ahead, reshaping what researchers can do in biology, nanotechnology, forecasting, and security. That speed brings opportunity — and real risk.
Get Up to $100,000 for Bold Ideas: O Shaughnessy Fellowships and Grants 2026
If you have a project that makes people stop and pay attention — an idea that sits somewhere between rigorous research, imaginative art, and useful invention — the O Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants could be the fuel you need.
Get Up to $17,000 for Gender Equity Advocacy in South Africa: Rise Up Together Leadership and Advocacy Program 2026
There are leadership programs that hand you a certificate, a tote bag, and a vague sense of “networking happened.
Get Up to $20,000 to Report on AI Power and Consequences: A Practical Guide to the Tarbell Grants 2026 for Original Journalism
AI is having a very public moment. It’s in your phone, your workplace, your government, your kids’ homework, and—if you believe certain press releases—your toaster.
Get Up to $50,000 to Defend Artistic Freedom in Africa: UNESCO-Aschberg Programme Grant 2025 Guide (Deadline February 23, 2026)
There are grants that buy you laptops, pay for a workshop, maybe cover a flight and a banner with someone’s logo on it. Useful, sure. But not exactly the stuff that changes the weather.
Get Up to ₦100,000 for Your Small Business in Nigeria: Petty Traders Grant Support Programme 2026 Guide
Sometimes what stands between you and a better month is not a “five-year strategic plan.” It’s stock. It’s a table. It’s a new gas cylinder so you can sell hot food without borrowing someone else’s.
Get Up to €2,000 for Cultural and Academic Exchange: Lutfia Rabbani Foundation Travel Grant 2026
If you are an Arab or Dutch student or professional working in education, science, or the arts and you want to spend concentrated time building professional contacts across borders, this small but mighty travel grant is worth a look.