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Get Up to $5,000 for African Literature Translation: A Practical Guide to the 2026 Global Africa Translation Fellowship

Some grants fund rockets, labs, and shiny new prototypes. This one funds something quieter—and, frankly, just as powerful: the moment a text crosses a language border and suddenly gains a new life.

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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 €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.

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Get Up to 10,000 CHF for a Research Stay at ETH Zurich: The ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2026 (Mentorship Grant)

There are plenty of funding opportunities that promise “capacity building” and deliver… a webinar series and a handshake. The **ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship Grants 2026** are not that.

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Get Your SDG Innovation in Front of the UN: A Practical Guide to the 2026 UN STI Forum Call for Innovations (Deadline Jan 18, 2026)

You can build the smartest solution in the room and still get ignored if nobody with influence ever sees it.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 18, 2026

Ghana TVET Manufacturing Grants 2025: How Technical Universities Can Win GHS 9.5 Million Each

If you run a technical university or TVET institution in Ghana and you are constantly stretching a thin budget across outdated equipment, underpaid instructors, and ambitious curricula, this is the kind of opportunity that can change the scale of ...

Amount: GHS ₵9,500,000 per institution Deadline: Jun 16, 2025 Location: Ghana

Global Health Graduate Scholarships at York University 2026: How to Win up to 30,000 CAD for Your Masters or PhD

If you are serious about a career in global health and not just collecting nice-sounding lines on your CV, the **Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarship Program 2026** at York University deserves your full attention.

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Go to One Young World Summit 2026 in Cape Town for Free: Dutch Ministry Enterprising Futures Scholarship for Impact Entrepreneurs

There are scholarships that help. And then there are scholarships that *move your entire chessboard*. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Enterprising Futures Scholarship is in the second category.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Mar 9, 2026

GovAI Summer Fellowship 2026 Applied Track: £12,000 Stipend to Launch a Non-Research Career in AI Governance

If you want a short, intense runway into practical AI governance work — not more lab notebooks — the GovAI Summer Fellowship Applied Track is one of those rare programs that pays you to build the exact skills employers actually ask for.

Amount: £12,000 stipend for three months, plus travel support to London Deadline: Jan 4, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Grants for AI in Education 2026: Win Part of $400,000 from the Stanford Create+AI Challenge

If you build tools, teach students, research learning science, or design edtech experiences, this one is worth your attention. Stanford Accelerator for Learning and Google.org are running the Create+AI Challenge 2026.

Amount: $400,000 total (Two $50,000 awards per track, plus multiple $10,000-$20,000 awards) Deadline: Jan 12, 2026 Location: Global and United States