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2696 opportunities documented Updated Sep 20, 2026
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Open Innovation Team PhD Placement Scheme 2026-27 (Historical Reference): UK Policy and Evaluation Placements

Historical reference for the Open Innovation Team's 2026-27 PhD placement call. The application deadline was 13 February 2026, and no replacement cycle is announced on the checked official pages.

Status: Historical Type: Internship Amount: No direct stipend is published; reasonable placement travel costs may be covered Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

Open Horizons Project Final Call 2026: up to 55,000 EUR for women-led early-stage deep-tech and digital startups

Historical reference for the closed Open Horizons final call, which offered eligible women-led startups up to 55,000 EUR in equity-free support through a staged mentorship and corporate pilot programme.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Total call budget: 475,000 EUR Deadline: Historical reference Location: European Union and Horizon Europe Associated Countries

Open Business Creators Startup Fund 2026: Historical £1,000 Idea Grants and £5,000 Startup Awards

Historical reference for The Open University's 2026 Open Business Creators Startup Fund, which offered equity-free grants to eligible OU students and recent alumni with early-stage ideas or young UK-registered startups.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: £1,000 or £5,000 Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

One Young World NewNow Leaders Program 2026: Historical Reference for Emerging Young Leaders

Historical reference for the completed One Young World NewNow 2026 cohort. The programme was supported by Virgin Unite and sought ten Global South leaders aged 18–30 with evidence of systems-thinking and sustained impact. No later NewNow application cycle is announced on the verified official page.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: Scholarship place at the One Young World Summit Cape Town 2026 and lifelong membership of the … Deadline: Historical reference

Oman Blue Economy Accelerator Grant

Historical reference for an Oman blue-economy opportunity that could not be verified as a current UNDP call.

Status: Historical Type: Accelerator Amount: Not stated by official source Deadline: Historical reference Location: Oman

Ohio Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

Ohio utility-bill assistance program with HEAP, crisis support, and related payment-plan pathways for income-eligible households.

Status: Open Type: Benefit Amount: One-time credit toward the primary heating source Deadline: May 31, 2027 Location: Ohio

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round 5 Discovery C6

A closed Innovate UK competition delivered with Ofgem for collaborative Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery projects addressing the Round 5 energy-network challenges. The completed call allocated up to £30 million across the Discovery phase, with no more than £200,000 of SIF funding requested per project.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to £30,000,000 total Discovery-phase funding, exclusive of VAT, across the seven Round 5 … Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C6: 2026 Closed Discovery Competition

Historical reference for the closed Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C6 competition, which offered up to £200,000 per collaborative project within a £30 million Discovery Phase allocation for energy-network innovation.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to £200,000 in requested SIF funding per Discovery project, exclusive of VAT Deadline: Historical reference Location: United Kingdom

OCA Summer Internship Program 2026: $5,250 AANHPI Policy Internship (Closed Historical Reference)

Historical reference for the OCA National Center ten-week, Washington, D.C.-based 2026 summer internship for undergraduates and recent graduates interested in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander issues. The 2026 application cycle is closed.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: $5,250 stipend for 10-week program (pre-tax) Deadline: Historical reference

O’Shaughnessy Fellowships and Grants 2026: Historical Reference for the Closed $100,000 Program

A verified archive of OSV’s 2026 Fellowships and Grants cycle, including its funding, eligibility, application route, and April 30 closing date.

Status: Historical Type: Fellowship Amount: $100,000 fellowship; grants of at least $10,000 Deadline: Historical reference

IRIS@NUS Research Internship in Singapore: 2026 Cycle Closed, Next Application Expected End August 2026

IRIS@NUS is a fully funded two-to-three-month research immersion organised by NUS Graduate School. The 2026 application is closed; NUS currently lists the next application for the end of August 2026 without publishing a new deadline.

Status: Historical Type: Funding Opportunity Amount: SGD 1,200 stipend per month; SGD 600 travel allowance Deadline: Historical reference

NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) 2026 (Historical Reference): Institutional Graduate Funding for EPSCoR Jurisdictions

Historical reference for NSF's EGFP 2026 institutional competition, which funded eligible EPSCoR-jurisdiction institutions to recruit GRFP Honorable Mention recipients into graduate fellowships. The 2026 deadline has passed and NSF has not announced a next cycle on the current program page.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $37,000 annual stipend plus $16,000 annual cost-of-education allowance per Fellow for 3 years Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States and EPSCoR jurisdictions

NSF CAREER Program (Faculty Early Career Development)

NSF's early-career faculty award for researchers building an integrated research and education agenda.

Status: Open Type: Prize Amount: Minimum $400,000 including indirect costs over 5 years Deadline: Jul 28, 2027 Location: United States

NSF AI Efficiency Challenge (STRIDE Ventures) 2026

The 2026 STRIDE Ventures AI Efficiency Challenge funded translation-ready teams building software-oriented AI efficiency solutions for large-scale AI/ML systems and data centers through milestone-based awards. The application window is closed; this page is a historical reference.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Up to $13 million in total challenge funding; up to $3.5M or $1.75M per project Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

NSF 26-511: SBIR/STTR Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation

Active NSF SBIR/STTR pilot solicitation for U.S. small businesses developing next-generation scientific instrumentation, novel experimental platforms, and related scientific equipment. The next listed full-proposal deadline is November 4, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Phase I: up to $305,000; Phase II: up to $1,250,000; Phase IIB: $50,000-$500,000 Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Location: United States

NSF 26-511: SBIR/STTR Scientific Instrumentation Pilot (2026-2027)

Active NSF SBIR/STTR funding for U.S. small businesses developing next-generation scientific instrumentation, novel experimental platforms, and other enabling technologies, with Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track, and supplemental routes.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Phase I: up to $305,000; Phase II: up to $1,250,000; Phase IIB: $50,000-$500,000 Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Location: United States

NSF 26-510: SBIR/STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track Funding for Deep Technologies (2026 and recurring deadlines)

Active NSF solicitation for eligible U.S. small businesses to seek Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track, and supplemental SBIR/STTR support for high-risk technologies, with the next listed full-proposal deadline on November 4, 2026.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Phase I: up to $305,000; Phase II: up to $1,250,000; Fast-Track: up to $1,555,000 Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Location: United States

NSF 26-509: Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) Cyberinfrastructure Grant

The NSF IDSS solicitation supports national-scale integrated data systems and services that advance open, data-intensive, and AI-driven research across many scientific and engineering communities.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $500,000 to $60,000,000 Deadline: Jul 27, 2027 Location: United States

NSF 26-508: TechAccess: AI-Ready America

A U.S. National Science Foundation partnership program for state and territory AI-Ready America Coordination Hubs, offering up to $1M per year for three years per Hub across three selection rounds.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $1M/year for 3 years per Coordination Hub, with a possible 1-year extension Deadline: Jan 15, 2027 Location: United States

NSF 26-505: National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI) Program

Historical reference for NSF 26-505, a closed competition for open-access quantum and nanotechnology user facilities; no replacement cycle is listed on the official NSF program or solicitation pages.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 anticipated program amount Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS): 2027 Competition

NSF CyberAI workforce scholarship-and-education-innovation solicitation for U.S. institutions and eligible nonprofit organizations, with an April 5, 2027 Innovation Track target date and July 20, 2027 Scholarship Track deadline.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Anticipated funding is $300,000 to $2,500,000 per award Deadline: Jul 20, 2027 Location: United States

NSF 26-502: Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) 2026

A U.S. National Science Foundation FY 2026 engineering award for individual investigators proposing bold research directions distinct from their previous or current work. The completed cycle required an LOI, a preliminary proposal, and an invited full proposal.

Status: Historical Type: Grant Amount: Anticipated FY 2026 funding: 15,000,000 USD; minimum 5 awards Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States

NSF 26-501: Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning for K-12 (CAMEL)

A two-phase U.S. NSF initiative that supports cross-disciplinary research networks and a shared national hub for high-value, AI-ready datasets that advance K-12 mathematics learning and education.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Up to $9,000,000 is expected in FY 2026, contingent on available funds and competitive proposals Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

NSF 26-500: Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)

Historical reference for the closed NSF 26-500 MRSEC competition supporting university-based materials research centers, shared facilities, education, and research infrastructure.

Status: Historical Type: Prize Amount: Anticipated total funding of $15,000,000 Deadline: Historical reference Location: United States