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RJ Research Initiation 2026: Rolling Grants From SEK 50,000 for Scholarly Meetings in the Humanities and Social Sciences, With a Final Deadline of 30 October 2026
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond funds conferences, workshops and other scholarly meetings that lead to new humanities and social science research, with continuous applications decided six times a year — but 30 October 2026 is the final deadline before the foundation evaluates the whole programme in 2027.
SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants December 2026: Up to CAD $78,000 for a One-Year Synthesis on the Changing Nature of Security and Conflict, Closing 3 December 2026
SSHRC, with NordForsk on the international stream, is funding up to 31 one-year grants of CAD $10,000–$78,000 for social sciences and humanities syntheses of existing research on hybrid threats, Arctic security, AI in defence, and whole-of-society resilience, with applications due 3 December 2026 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
SSHRC Partnership Development Grants November 2026: CAD $75,000 to $250,000 Over One to Three Years to Build a Formal Research Partnership, Closing 16 November 2026
SSHRC's Partnership Development Grants fund Canadian-led teams CAD $75,000 to $250,000 over one to three years to develop a formal research partnership or test a new partnership model in the social sciences and humanities, with applications due 16 November 2026 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and results in March 2027.
STIAS Individual Fellowship for First Semester 2028: A Funded Five-Month Residency in Stellenbosch for Established Scholars, Closing 31 October 2026
The Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study is accepting applications until 23:59 UTC on 31 October 2026 for its first-semester 2028 Individual Fellowships, which fund a residency from mid-January to mid-June 2028 with a monthly stipend, return economy airfare to Cape Town, accommodation in Stellenbosch, an office at the Wallenberg Research Centre and daily weekday lunch.
The Africa Institute Research Fellowships 2027: Senior and Postdoctoral Residencies in Sharjah
The Africa Institute’s 2027 Research Fellowships offer full-time senior and postdoctoral residencies in African and African diaspora studies at Global Studies University in Sharjah, with applications open through 30 September 2026.
UNESCO Juan Bosch Prize 2026: USD 12,000 for Social Science Research
Historical reference for the closed UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize 2026 nomination cycle, which recognised young social science researchers whose work addressed Latin America and the Caribbean.
VolkswagenStiftung NEXT 'Dual Use' of Ideas and Concepts from the Humanities and Social Sciences: Up to €650,000 for a Two-Year Team Project on How Academic Theory Gets Repurposed, Closing 6 October 2026
The Volkswagen Foundation is funding two-year exploratory research teams of two or three principal investigators at German institutions, with up to €450,000 for two PIs or €650,000 for three, to study how concepts from the humanities and social sciences are stripped from their original context and used for anti-liberal, anti-scientific and anti-democratic purposes.
VolkswagenStiftung Opus Magnum 2026: Up to €220,000 to Buy a German Professor Six to Eighteen Months Away From Teaching to Finish One Major Book, Closing 18 November 2026
The Volkswagen Foundation will fund a substitute professorship for 6 to 18 months, worth up to €220,000, so that an established humanities, cultural studies or social sciences professor at a German university can write a comprehensive scholarly book, with applications due 18 November 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin Early Career Fellowships 2027/2028: A Salary-Matching Stipend, Subsidized Berlin Housing, and Ten Months of Protected Research Time
The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin is accepting applications for its 2027/2028 Early Career Calls, offering researchers a salary-based stipend, a monthly living allowance, subsidized on-campus housing, and covered travel for a residential fellowship in Berlin.