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2522 opportunities documented Updated Aug 20, 2026
Showing 1273–1296 of 2522 opportunities

USDA Community Connect Grant Program FY 2026: Rural Broadband Grants for Unserved Communities

The USDA Rural Utilities Service Community Connect Grant Program FY 2026 funded broadband deployment to rural, economically challenged communities where broadband service did not exist, with a required 100 Mbps download/20 Mbps upload offer to all premises in the proposed service area.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $17,000,000 available; award minimum $100,000, maximum $53,000,000 Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV)

USAID’s tiered, evidence-driven program that pilots, tests, and scales global development innovations when results show cost-effective impact.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $500,000 minimum; up to $15,000,000 maximum under the FY2025 APS Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global

U.S.-ROK Strategic Partnership Initiatives (FY26)

A U.S. Mission to South Korea FY26 Smith-Mundt Public Diplomacy opportunity for locally implemented initiatives that strengthen the U.S.-ROK Alliance. The final listing offered up to 15 awards from USD 25,000 to USD 100,000, with total available funding of USD 800,000. The cycle closed on July 6, 2026 and is archived.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: USD 25,000 to USD 100,000 per award; total funding USD 800,000; up to 15 awards Deadline: Historical reference Location: Republic of Korea (South Korea)

UNLP Undergraduate Scholarship (UNLP-001-25): 2026–2027 Academic Year (Applications Closed)

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy’s University Nuclear Leadership Program offered one-year undergraduate scholarships for the 2026–2027 academic year. The July 2, 2026 application deadline has passed, and no next cycle is announced on the verified official pages.

Status: Historical Type: Scholarship Amount: $10,000 for four-year college/university students or $5,000 for trade-school and … Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

Urban Studies Foundation International Fellowships 2026 (Historical Reference)

Historical reference for the Urban Studies Foundation's 2026 International Fellowships, which supported 3-9 month visiting sabbaticals for Global South urban scholars to write existing research for publication.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: No formal budget limit Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global South applicants and Worldwide host institutions

UNFCCC ACE Internship 2026 (Historical Reference): Climate Education and Youth Engagement — Closed January 11, 2026

Historical reference for the closed UNFCCC Action for Climate Empowerment internship announced as 25/Intern44/CE/ACE. No replacement ACE internship cycle is listed on the official recruitment page.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: Unpaid Deadline: Historical reference

FAO Award for Achievement 2026: Historical Reference for the USD 10,000 Recognition Award

The FAO Award for Achievement recognizes specific, completed professional achievements connected to FAO work, including technical cooperation and humanitarian work at country level. The 2026 call is closed, and no later Achievement Award call has been announced on the checked FAO pages.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: Cash prize of USD 10,000 plus a scroll describing the recipient’s achievement Deadline: Historical reference

UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Awards 2026

Historical reference for the closed UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Awards 2026 cycle, which recognized market-ready industrial sustainability solutions across Sustainable Supply Chains, Innovative Start-Ups, and Women in Industry.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: No fixed amount published on the official award page Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global

UNESCO REGIONAL YOUTH CONTEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN EASTERN AFRICA

Historical UNESCO regional creative contest for 18-35-year-olds in Eastern Africa, inviting essays, poems, videos, animations, and creative art or design about human rights as everyday essentials.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: For each category, first place received round-trip travel to a 2026 or 2027 UNESCO or partner … Deadline: Historical reference Location: Africa

UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships in Archaeology and Conservation: 2026-2027 Edition

The closed UNESCO/Poland 2026-2027 edition offered seven 9-month archaeology and conservation fellowships in Poznań, with free tuition, monthly and one-time allowances, international travel support, and possible health insurance for selected candidates.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: 7 fellowships; free tuition and university access Deadline: Historical reference Location: Poznań, Poland, Poland, Europe and Invited UNESCO Member States (24 countries)

UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD)

A UNESCO competitive fund for structural projects that strengthen policy, institutional capacity, and cultural and creative sectors in eligible developing countries, with support up to US$100,000 over 12-24 months. The 2026 call is closed and this page is retained as a historical reference.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to US$100,000 per project Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global

UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences (2026)

Historical reference for the closed tenth-edition UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea life-sciences prize call, which offered US$300,000 in total and accepted only officially endorsed nominations.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: US$ 300,000 total, divided equally among up to three laureates Deadline: Historical reference

UN OHCHR International Contest for Minority Artists 2026

Historical reference for the UN Human Rights (OHCHR), Freemuse, Minority Rights Group, and City of Geneva contest for minority artists on the 2026 theme War and Reconciliation. The application was free and digital, but the cycle is closed.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: Not stated in the official pages. Check the official announcements for exact award details. Deadline: Historical reference

UN FAO Global AgriInno Challenge (GAC) 2026: historical SIDS-focused agrifood innovation competition and startup support

Historical reference for FAO's 2026 Global AgriInno Challenge, a closed international competition for technology-based agrifood solutions serving Small Island Developing States.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: Seed funding for the top three winning teams Deadline: Historical reference Location: Global and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) focus

UN Decade Youth Task Force Microgrants for Ecosystem Restoration 2026: Historical Reference

Historical reference for the closed 2026 UN Decade Youth Task Force microgrant call: ten grants of up to USD 1,000 for youth-led ecosystem restoration organisations, with no later cycle announced on the official programme pages checked.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to USD 1,000 per microgrant (10 awards) Deadline: Historical reference

UKRI Translation: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027

Closed 2026 UKRI EPSRC call that funded ambitious collaborative research programmes through established business-academic partnerships, with applications from £500,000 FEC and a mandatory business cash contribution matching the EPSRC request.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Total programme funding £40,000,000 Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Translation: EPSRC ACT Proof of Concept (invite only)

Invite-only UKRI Translation funding for early to mid-stage commercialisation of engineering and physical sciences research in Advanced Connectivity Technologies, with awards of £100,000 to £500,000 and a £5,550,000 total fund.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: £100,000 to £500,000 per project; total fund £5,550,000 Deadline: Sep 3, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UKRI Metascience Scientometrics for Research Assessment (Invite-only)

Historical reference for UKRI's closed, invite-only follow-on funding opportunity for projects from the UKRI Metascience sandpit on novel scientometric indicators and research-assessment methods.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to £3,000,000 total Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

Establishing a UK Ultra-high Field NMR National Research Facility (Invite Only)

Historical reference for the closed EPSRC call to establish a UK Ultra-high Field NMR National Research Facility, with one five-year award of up to £7.25 million and a required cost-recovery plan.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to £7,250,000 for one five-year grant Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

UKRI 2026 to 2027 Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) Outlines

A closed UKRI and BBSRC outlines-stage grant for large, team-based bioscience discovery research in the UK. The project full economic cost had to be over £2,000,000, with BBSRC funding 80% of FEC.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Full economic cost over £2,000,000; BBSRC funds 80% of FEC (total budget to be confirmed Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

UK International Ocean Drilling Programme Site Survey (UKRI/NERC)

Historical reference for NERC funding that supported UK-led ship-borne and virtual site surveys used to develop applications for scientific ocean drilling expeditions. The official opportunity is closed and no replacement application window has been announced.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Total fund: £800,000. Up to £500,000 full economic cost (FEC) for ship-borne investigations and … Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship 2026 (Historical Reference): Up to $7,500 for Environment, Tribal Policy, and Native Health Care Leaders

A historical reference for the closed 2026 federal scholarship cycle that offered up to $7,500 to eligible college sophomores and juniors committed to environmental work, Tribal public policy, or Native American health care through institutional nomination.

Status: Historical Type: Scholarship Amount: Up to $7,500 (65 scholarships awarded in 2026) Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

THI Summer Research Fellowships: Historical Reference for the 2026 Cycle

Historical reference for The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz summer research fellowship cycle that closed on February 2, 2026; no 2027 call has been published on the official pages reviewed.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: $500 – $2,000 Deadline: Historical reference Location: California and United States

Dubai Future Accelerators | Future of AI in Government Services (Closed Cycle)

Historical reference for Dubai Future Accelerators and its closed Future of AI in Government Services cycle, a zero-equity, challenge-led pilot program run by the Dubai Future Foundation.

Status: Historical Type: Accelerator Amount: No cash grant amount published Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Arab Emirates