Grants, Scholarships, and fellowships
The Open Society Foundations award grants, scholarships, and fellowships throughout the year to organizations and individuals who share Open Society values. We look for grantees who have a vision and whose efforts will lead to lasting social change. The vast majority of our grants are awarded to organizations that we approach directly, but we do list some open opportunities below. Other funding opportunities are available through Open Society’s network of national and regional foundations.
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Challenging FOSTA-SESTA to Advance Sex Workers Health and Rights in the United States
OrganizationalThe Open Society Public Health Program invites concept notes from civil society organizations and coalitions to advocate for sex workers’ health and human rights in connection to litigation efforts to challenge FOSTA-SESTA.
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Civil Society Leadership Awards
IndividualThe Scholarship Programs’ Civil Society Leadership Awards provide fully-funded scholarships for master’s degree study to individuals who clearly demonstrate a deep commitment to leading positive social change in their communities.
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Civil Society Scholar Awards
ScholarshipThe Scholarship Programs’ Civil Society Scholar Awards support doctoral students and university faculty to undertake academic projects that will enrich socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region.
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Disability Rights Scholarship Program
ScholarshipThe Disability Rights Scholarship Program offers awards to individuals from Ethiopia, Lesotho, Sudan, South Sudan, Czech Republic, Georgia, and Ukraine for law degrees.
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Ethnicity and Mental Health: Exploring Nonmedical Approaches to Mental Health for Roma Communities in Europe
OrganizationalThe Open Society Public Health Program invites concept notes from consortiums in Europe to explore ethnic discrimination and racism as crosscutting issues with mental health in Roma communities.