Global Grant Opportunities — All Countries
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RFAs: Profound Autism Pilot Grant and Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program
The Autism Science Foundation is seeking applications for its Profound Autism Pilot Grant and Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Program to identify the specific and unique needs of individuals with profound autism.
Applications open for Courage in Journalism Awards
The International Women’s Media Foundation’s (IWMF) annual Courage in Journalism Awards honor women and nonbinary journalists who set themselves apart by exhibiting extraordinary bravery, persistence and resilience.
CFAs: Asset Health Monitoring to Buried Asset Management and Operations
The Water Research Foundation has announced a funding opportunity aimed at enhancing asset health monitoring technologies for large diameter and/or transmission pipes within the water industry.
RFPs: Developing a Robust Framework for PFAS Source Identification and Characterization
The Water Research Foundation is requesting grant applications on advancing PFAS fingerprinting to improve the identification and differentiation of contamination sources in various water systems.
Open Call for Ensuring Resilient Source Water Protection Program
The Water Research Foundation is inviting applications for its Ensuring Resilient Source Water Protection Program to intensify the impact of extreme events and climate change.
CFPs: Evaluating and Linking Treatment Process Program
Applications are now open for the Evaluating and Linking Treatment Process Program to develop frameworks and tools that connect climate projections with changes in source water quality and their downstream impacts on treatment systems and receiving waters.
RFAs: Building Better Forecasts for Improving Utility Demand Models
The Water Research Foundation has launched its grant applications to support projects aimed at improving long-term residential water demand forecasting and modeling, focusing on key drivers beyond population growth.
EquityTech Fellowship for Empowering Inclusive Tech Innovation
The Halcyon House EquityTech Fellowship is open to for-profit startups worldwide that leverage technology to increase social and financial inclusion and close equity gaps in education, wealth, and accessibility.
Water Research Foundation — multiple funding calls
Several opportunities are open with the Water Research Foundation — topics include simultaneous control of disinfection byproducts, nature-based approaches for concentrate and salinity management, alternative approaches to water shutoffs, balancing flow capacity and water quality during emergencies, optimizing densified systems for nutrient removal, data center impacts, and workforce pipelines for water utilities.
The NGO Whisperer Global Fellowship Programme 2026
A powerful fellowship opportunity for ambitious leaders and founders of NGOs and social enterprises, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Request for Applications: Human Rights Advocates Grant Program
The Human Rights Advocates Program offers grassroots human rights defenders an opportunity to strengthen advocacy skills while engaging with a global community of practitioners.
Immersive Design Challenge for Sustainable Innovation
The Immersive Design Challenge invites higher-education students worldwide to design sustainable solutions using immersive engineering and digital tools.

