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The $500,000 Effective Altruism Funds provide grants to individuals, projects, nonprofit organisations and institutions working on projects that could create significant positive impact.

The $600 AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme (VFP) supports African PhD students conducting research at the intersection of innovation and development.

The $15,000 SHARPER Catalyst Grants support innovative, high-impact research ideas led by early-career African researchers working in epidemic and pandemic sciences.

The School of Social Science offers residential fellowships for junior and senior scholars working in the social sciences and related disciplines, with stipend of up to $80,000

The €60,000 Georg Forster Research Award is designed for researchers whose work contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and helps improve living conditions in developing and transition countries.

The €10,000 Starter Grant Programme supports outstanding international researchers in developing collaborative research projects with researchers at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

The FRIAS Early Career Fellowship Programme 2027/28 supports early career researchers from all nationalities and academic disciplines to conduct independent research projects within the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) at the University of Freiburg.

The International Innovation Grant (IIG) provides up to $20,000 in funding for one-year innovative cancer research projects in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The $10,000 UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme offers 10 fellowships for outstanding young researchers to undertake postgraduate research in Japan.

The €5,000 Rapid Grant Programme supports early-stage fieldwork in endangered language documentation.