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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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.
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Expanding the Female Talent Pipeline in Europe—Call for Proposals 2019
OrganizationalThe Open Society Initiative for Europe is issuing a call for proposals to expand the female talent pipeline at high-level conferences, where men continue to take precedent.
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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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Local Climate Justice Activism in Central Eastern Europe
OrganizationalThe Open Society Institute–Sofia Foundation, in cooperation with the Open Society European Network, invites applications from groups focused on advancing climate justice on a local level in Central Eastern Europe.
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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.