Calls for Applications, 2026

Pulitzer Center

Call Title: Special Call for Proposals for Environmental Reporting Focusing on Transparency and Governance
Type: Grant / Competition
Eligibility: Journalists, writers, photographers, radio/podcast producers, filmmakers, staff or freelance of any nationality; newsrooms or teams can apply
Funding Amount: USD 5,000 – 15,000
Deadline: February 28, 2026
Link: https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/special-call-proposals-environmental-reporting-focusing-transparency-and-governance

FRLD

Call Title: Barbados Implementation Modalities First Call for Funding Requests
Type: Grant Funding Request
Eligibility: Global. Open to entities eligible under FRLD access modalities for loss and damage interventions
Funding Amount: USD 5,000,000 – 20,000,000 per grant
Deadline: June 15, 2026
Link: https://www.frld.org/nodebim

MIT Solve

Call Title: Future Health Challenge: Building Anticipatory Health Systems through Population Sensing
Type: Challenge or Prize Competition
Eligibility: Worldwide. Open to innovators and solution teams working on technology powered population sensing and anticipatory health systems
Funding Amount: US$300,000
Deadline: February 23, 2026
Link:https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/future-health-challenge

Nature Awards in partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies

Call Title: Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science
Type: Prize or Competition
Eligibility: Worldwide. Open to women in STEM and initiatives supporting women and girls in science
Funding Amount: US$50,000
Deadline: April 8, 2026
Link: https://www.nature.com/immersive/inspiringwomeninscience/index.html

Falling Walls Foundation

Call Title: Falling Walls Engage: Science Breakthrough of the Year in Science Engagement
Eligibility: Worldwide. Open to individuals or initiatives actively engaging the public in science, with a focus on Climate Action.
Deadline: 6th November 2026
Link: https://falling-walls.com/about-summit/science-summit/falling-walls-engage

Fundación Botín

Call Title: Art Grants 2026 slash 2027
Type: Art Grant
Eligibility: Worldwide. Open to artists of any nationality, with priority for Spanish artists or residents under 30 planning to relocate abroad
Funding Amount: EUR 23,000 per grant with 6 grants available
Deadline: May 8, 2026
Link: https://www.centrobotin.org/en/beca/becas-de-arte-2026-2027/

Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

Call Title: Business Partnership Challenge 2026
Type: Grant and Business Partnership Challenge
Eligibility: Austrian companies and companies registered in the EEA or Switzerland implementing projects in ODA recipient countries
Funding Amount: EUR 5,000,000 total allocation
Deadline: April 12, 2026 at 23:59
Link:https://www.entwicklung.at/en/ada/calls/calls-detail/business-partnership-challenge-2026

Innovate UK

Call Title: Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation FS
Type: Grant / Competition
Eligibility: UK-registered businesses and research and technology organisations (RTOs)
Funding Amount: £50,000 – £100,000 per project, total funding up to £5,000,000
Deadline: March 11, 2026, 11:00 am UK time
Link: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/2384/overview/2ad8ce21-d3f6-48bf-b55a-5af2a892a1e0