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The first research grant will be launched in spring 2026 and from 2027 onward, the Foundation will award two grants per year. Through this initiative, the Foundation seeks to support a new generation of researchers by promoting mobility, facilitating access to resources and offering dedicated scholarly guidance.

The A4 Residency Art Center International Residency Programme is calling for applications from international artists from any field for a residency of no less than eight weeks in 2027 in Chengdu, China.

MudTronics is a collaborative competition that brings together bio, tech, and art/design to explore what we can do with microbial fuel cells. Participants experiment with turning mud, wastewater and microbes into power, creating prototypes that are playful, critical, and ecologically grounded. The programme runs from June to September 2026.

Gasworks is calling for applications from early-career artists based in the Caribbean. The eleven-week, fully funded residency will take place at Gasworks in London from 6 January – 24 March 2027.

CreArt is calling for applications from international artists for a 5-week residency in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Artists will work in a local school to act as a creative mentor for a group of 20+ students.

Serpentine Arts Technologies launches the inaugural Future Art Ecosystems (FAE) R&D Fellowship: Art x Convergence. The inaugural Fellowship is a six-month, low-residency programme (September 2026–March 2027) supporting individual practitioners and broader ecosystem development in art and advanced technologies.

MedSEA – Socially Engaged Arts in the Mediterranean Area, a European cooperation project, launches an open call addressed to emerging artists and cultural professionals working — or wishing to work — with participatory and socially engaged artistic practices.

For its sixth edition, the Art Here exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi invites contemporary artists from the GCC countries (both nationals and residents) and from India (nationals only) to submit proposals for large scale sculptures and installations designed for the museum’s outdoor spaces.

The applications for the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures’ Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowships in Japanese Arts 2026-27 are now open and are looking to select up to seven early career scholars.

The Absa L’Atelier competition, through its prizes, supports visual artists in growing their brand and in equipping them with the relevant skills needed to build their careers.

SCI_ART 2026 convenes artists, scientists, and research institutions from Canada and the European Union for a transnational Artist-in-Residence programme and festival taking place in Western Canada, from 22 September to 8 October 2026 across Vancouver Island, Vancouver, and the Okanagan.