The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career researchers to conduct globally competitive research at the host and affiliated institutions of ARUA’s thirteen (13) Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and the twenty-two (22) Africa-Europe Clusters of Excellence (CoREs).  Each fellowship will have a duration of six months, to be undertaken between March 2026 and February 2027. There will be only two commencement dates for the awards: March 2026 and September 2026. Candidates may select their preferred fellowship period as option 1, which runs from March to August 2026. The deadline for application for option 1 is 22nd January 2026. The fellowship period for option 2 is September 2026 to February 2027. The deadline for application for option 2 is 15th July 2026. At least 70% of the fellowships are reserved for female candidates, and applicants must be no older than 35 years at the time of application. Link: https://arua.org/early-career-research-fellowships/?utm_source=RUFORUM+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=437ccb654e-RUFORUM+Weekly+-+Vol.3+No.25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcfbb8a0b-437ccb654e-346981101&ct=t()&goal=0_1fcfbb8a0b-437ccb654e-346981101&mc_cid=437ccb654e&mc_eid=2397799980  Read more

The Africa Network of Agricultural Policy Research Institutes (ANAPRI), in partnership with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and with support from the CGIAR Science Programme on Policy Innovations, and the Digital Transformation Accelerator, invites researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and development actors to submit abstracts for a pre-conference workshop on The Political Economy of AI in African Agrifood Systems. The workshop will be held on the margins of the 13th ANAPRI Annual Stakeholders Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 26 October 2026. ANAPRI and IFPRI are currently seeking funding for bursaries for travel and participation of delegates with selected abstract submissions.Background and Rationale Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being positioned as a transformative force in African food, land, and water systems (FLWS). Through large scale data collection, predictive analytics and personalized advisory tools, AI is framed by many policymakers and tech companies as a solution to persistent challenges of food insecurity, climate vulnerability and public service delivery. Yet these promises raise urgent questions. Who controls the data and infrastructures on which AI systems depend? How are digital tools being used to support policymaking, organize public life, and shape relations between citizens, states, markets, and development actors? And how are the benefits and risks of AI distributed across places already marked by unequal access to resources, political unrest, and limited technological capacity? This call for abstracts invites contributions that critically examine the political economy of AI in FLWS. We are particularly interested in work that moves beyond either technological optimism or blanket critique, and instead investigates how AI is being imagined, institutionalized, contested, and made consequential in specific social, ecological, and political contexts. In doing so, the collection asks how policy research institutions can help governments navigate this rapidly shifting landscape, build regulatory and institutional capacity, and inform policy change that are grounded in the needs, priorities, and aspirations of smallholder farmers and other FLWS actors.Workshop Objectives The workshop aims to create a space for comparative learning on how AI is being governed, contested, and applied in FLWS. Rather than treating AI governance as a technical or universal policy challenge, the event will examine how lessons from different institutional, political, and infrastructural settings can inform more effective governance approaches in Africa. In addition to the presentation of new research, it will bring together researchers, policymakers, technology actors, civil society, and ANAPRI member institutions to identify what is already being learned from practice, where policy gaps remain, and how evidence can support national, regional, and continental strategies that are responsive to the needs of smallholder farmers and rural communities.Thematic Areas We welcome empirical, conceptual, methodological, and policy-oriented contributions addressing one or more of the following themes: 1. Data governance and digital infrastructure: who controls the means? AI systems depend on data: who collects it, who owns it, who can access it, and who has the authority to interpret and act on it. In African food, land, and water systems, these questions are closely tied to histories of extraction, unreliable and inaccessible digital infrastructure, weak regulatory capacity, and fragmented institutional arrangements. Abstracts under this theme may explore topics such as agricultural data governance, data sovereignty, digital public infrastructure, platformization, interoperability, cybersecurity, privacy, consent, and the role of public, private, and development actors in building and governing AI-ready data ecosystems. 2. AI and the organization of public life: who shapes decisions? AI and other digital tools are increasingly being introduced into policy processes, public administration, agricultural extension, environmental monitoring, social protection, and other aspects of public life. These tools may support decision-making, improve coordination, or make public systems more responsive. At the same time, they may shift accountability, obscure political choices, or embed particular assumptions about efficiency, expertise, and development. Abstracts under this theme may present, demonstrate, or assess AI-enabled tools for policy and public systems, while also critically examining their risks, limitations, and governance implications. We welcome contributions on decision-support systems, dashboards, predictive models, advisory platforms, monitoring systems, and other tools that raise questions of accountability, transparency, bias, exclusion, institutional dependency, and public value. 3. AI in the majority world: who benefits, and who bears the risks? The development and deployment of AI in African FLWS is marked by unequal access to resources, political instability, limited technological capacity, and uneven institutional authority. These conditions shape who is able to benefit from AI-enabled systems, who bears their risks, and whose interests are reflected in emerging policy and regulatory frameworks. Abstracts under this theme may examine how AI policies, investment decisions, data governance arrangements, and regulatory frameworks reduce or reinforce existing inequalities. We welcome contributions on the distributional consequences of AI for smallholder farmers, pastoralists, fishers, women, youth, rural communities, displaced populations, and other groups whose livelihoods depend on FLWS. Who Should Submit? This call welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from scholars and practitioners working across agriculture, economics, political science, data science, development studies, sociology, ICT policy, law, agronomy, and related fields. Submissions from African institutions, early-career researchers, women researchers, policymakers, farmer organisations, NGOs, and development practitioners are particularly encouraged. We also welcome contributions that present work on/from all majority world/Global South geographies that are relevant for sub-Saharan Africa.Abstract Submission and Guidelines to Authors Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026 Notification of Acceptance: 31 August 2026 Pre-Conference Workshop: 26 October 2026 13th ANAPRI Annual Stakeholders Conference: 27–29 October 2026Guidelines for Submissions Please review the guidelines before submitting. Access the submission guidelines here.https://www.anapri.net/call-for-abstracts-the-political-economy-of-ai-in-african-agrifood-systems/  Read more

Deadline: Jun 30, 2026 Donor: EXCLAMATION Foundation Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: Less than $1000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Individuals, PhD Holder, Research The Research Fellowship Program is a six-month research fellowship offered for non-Japanese researchers to conduct research at a host institution in Japan. For more information, visit https://www.mif-japan.org/en/fellowship/announcement/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/rfas-matsumae-international-foundation-research-fellowship-program Read more

Moskowitz/Rafalowicz International Research Workshop October 5–7, 2026 and July 26–30, 2027 Application deadline: Friday, July 17, 2026 The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invites applications for the Moskowitz/Rafalowicz International Research Workshop Global Geographies of the Holocaust: Mapping Jewish Refugee Resettlement. The Mandel Center will co-convene this workshop with Sandra Gruner-Domic and Pragya Kaul Guido in cooperation with NYU Washington, DC. Anne Kelly Knowles, the 2026-27 Ina Levine Invitational Scholar, will serve as an advisor to the workshop participants. The workshop will meet in two sessions in Washington, DC, and will include research and convenings at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and NYU Washington, DC. The first session will be held October 5–7, 2026 and the second July 26–30, 2027. Read more

Deadline: Sep 08, 2026 Donor: March of Dimes Grant Type: Grant Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Health, , Researchers, Research The Discovery Research Grants program provides funding support to established researchers conducting translational research aimed at improving maternal and infant health outcomes. For more information, visit https://www.marchofdimes.org/our-work/research/grants-awards/discovery-research-grants Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/submissions-open-for-discovery-research-grants Read more

Deadline: Jun 29, 2026 Donor: Structural Transformation and Economic Growth Grant Type: Grant Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands, Holy See (Vatican City State), Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia Federated States Of, Moldova Republic Of, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Eswatini, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Wallis And Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Kosovo, South Sudan , Curaçao, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Saint Martin (French Part), Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Area: Economic Development, Climate Change, Environment, Research, Women & Gender The Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme is inviting applications for its 11th Call for Proposals for Small Research Grants to support research that advances understanding of structural transformation and economic growth in low- and middle-income countries. For more information, visit https://grp.cepr.org/steg/funding-calls/11th-call-proposals-steg-small-research-grants Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/call-for-proposals-steg-small-research-grants-11th-edition Read more

Deadline: Sep 01, 2026 Donor: BrightFocus Foundation Grant Type: Grant Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Diseases, Health, Research The BrightFocus Foundation is accepting applications for its FY27 Standard Funding Program in Alzheimer’s Disease Research to support innovative and high-impact research focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. For more information, visit https://www.brightfocus.org/about/for-scientists/apply-for-a-research-grant/alzheimers-disease-research-request-for-proposals/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/standard-funding-program-in-alzheimers-disease-research Read more

Deadline: Sep 01, 2026 Donor: BrightFocus Foundation Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Diseases, Health, Research The BrightFocus Foundation is inviting applications for its FY27 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Alzheimer’s Disease Research to support early-career scientists conducting innovative research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. For more information, visit https://www.brightfocus.org/about/for-scientists/apply-for-a-research-grant/alzheimers-disease-research-request-for-proposals/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/postdoctoral-fellowship-program-in-alzheimers-disease-research Read more

Donor: Wildlife Acoustics Grant Type: Grant Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Animals & Wildlife, Birds, Habitat, Conservation, Environment, Research The Wildlife Acoustics Grant Program is inviting applications to support wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation through funding for equipment, software, and travel. For more information, visit https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant-program Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/funding-for-wildlife-research-and-conservation-projects Read more

Donor: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Grant Type: Awards, Prizes and Challenges Grant Size: Not Available Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands, Holy See (Vatican City State), Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, North Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia Federated States Of, Moldova Republic Of, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre And Miquelon, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome And Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard And Jan Mayen, Eswatini, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Wallis And Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Kosovo, South Sudan , Curaçao, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Saint Martin (French Part), Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Area: Researchers, Innovation, Research, Youth & Adolescents The Digital GreenTalents Award is pleased to announce its applications to support outstanding young researchers working at the intersection of digitalisation and sustainability through research collaboration opportunities in Germany. For more information, visit https://digitalgreentalents.de/apply-1-1-1 Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/call-for-nominations-digital-greentalents-award Read more

Donor: Breakthrough T1D Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: , Research The postdoctoral fellowships is offering to support qualified and promising scientists beginning their professional careers in type 1 diabetes-relevant research. For more information, visit https://www.breakthrought1d.org/explore-research/funding-opportunities/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/RFAs-Postdoctoral-Fellowships-to-support-T1D-Research Read more

Donor: Social Science Research Council Grant Type: Grant Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Researchers, Innovation, Religion, Research The Social Science Research Council is inviting applications for its Religion and Spirituality Seed Grant Program to support research exploring the broader implications of emerging forms of religious and spiritual life and innovation in contemporary society. For more information, visit https://www.ssrc.org/programs/religion-and-the-public-sphere/innovation-in-religion-and-spirituality-seed-grants/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/innovation-in-religion-and-spirituality-seed-grant-program Read more