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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Fostering Latin America’s Next Generation of Feminist Leaders
IndividualThe Open Society Foundations’ Youth Exchange and Women’s Rights Program will award Young Feminist Leaders Fellowships to dynamic young people who are passionate about feminism’s future in Latin America.
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Graduate Scholarships at Central European University
ScholarshipApplications are now being accepted for graduate scholarships at Central European University.
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Grassroots and Parent Activism in Education
OrganizationalThis call supports grassroots-level civil society initiatives that address COVID-19–related negative affects to education—especially if those initiatives are focused on strengthening community-level participation.
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Leadership in Government Fellowship
FellowshipOpen Society-U.S. will award individual grants to former senior-level government officials and staff who have played a significant role in advancing social change.
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New Executives Fund
IndividualThe Open Society Fellowship Program’s New Executives Fund provides key support to new nonprofit heads to help organizations navigate leadership transitions.
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Open Society Fellowship
FellowshipThe Open Society Fellowship is designed to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges.
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Open Society Internship for Rights and Governance
IndividualThe Open Society Internship for Rights and Governance is a global initiative designed to identify, cultivate, and support the next generation of human rights practitioners.
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Palestinian Rule of Law Awards
ScholarshipThe Scholarship Programs’ Palestinian Rule of Law Awards provide scholarships for one-year academic master of laws programs for qualified applicants from the West Bank and Gaza.
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Puerto Rico Youth Fellowship
FellowshipThe Puerto Rico Youth Fellowships will support a second cohort of activists, aged 18–27, who want to implement a project of their own design to advance human rights in Puerto Rico.