CURIOSS — Funding Opportunitieshttps://curioss.org/resources/funding-opportunities/Open funding opportunities for open-source scientific software, curated by CURIOSS.HugoenThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:31:24 +0000Rapid Response Fund Vendor RFP — Open Technology Fund (OTF)https://www.opentech.fund/news/open-technology-fund-requests-proposals-for-the-rapid-response-fund/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.opentech.fund/news/open-technology-fund-requests-proposals-for-the-rapid-response-fund/Paid vendor services; rates proposed by the vendor per the RFP

Deadline: 2026-11-23 23:59 EST (questions due 2026-10-28 23:59 EST)

OTF’s Rapid Response Fund gives recipients either direct financial support or technical services from trusted vendors. This RFP is looking for vendors who can provide emergency digital security support in selected service categories, helping independent media, civil society, and at-risk individuals or organizations hit by state-sponsored digital attacks stay safe, get back online, prevent future attacks, and respond to sudden censorship events.]]>MIT Solve 2027 Global Challenges — MIT Solvehttps://solve.mit.edu/challengesSat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solve.mit.edu/challenges$10,000 grant to every selected Solver team (~$40,000 average after selection); $1M+ prize pool with individual prizes up to $150,000

Deadline: 2026-11-02 12:00 EST

MIT Solve’s open innovation challenges seek tech-based solutions from anyone, anywhere. The 2027 cycle has four challenges: Global Health, Global Climate, Global Learning, and Global Economic Prosperity. Selected Solvers receive a grant from Solve and are eligible for sponsor prizes.]]>Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining) — National Science Foundation (NSF)https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/training-based-workforce-development-advancedFri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/training-based-workforce-development-advancedPilot: up to $300,000 over 2 years · Small Implementation: up to $500,000 over 4 years · Medium Implementation: up to $1,000,000 over 4 years; ~18 awards anticipated

Deadline: Full proposal: 2027-01-21 (third Thursday in January, annually thereafter)

Supports training and education that prepares the research workforce to create, use, and support advanced cyberinfrastructure — computation, large-scale data handling and analytics, networking, and security — and promotes broad adoption of CI tools and methods, including integrating computational skills into undergraduate and graduate education.]]>Citizen Science Hubs 2026 — Open Science NLhttps://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/citizen-science-hubs-2026Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/citizen-science-hubs-2026€2,400,000 total; material costs capped at 30% of the grant

Deadline: Full proposal: 2027-01-08 14:00 CET

Funds the establishment of citizen science hubs to strengthen knowledge, expertise, and support for citizen science (including science communication) within Dutch research organisations.]]>FAIR Research Outputs Call — Open Science NLhttps://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/fair-research-outputsThu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/fair-research-outputs€2,850,000 total; €1,400,000 available for first call; up to €50,000 per project

Deadline: Submissions open 2026-12-01 · Continuous, first-come-first-served until 2027-02-23 14:00 CET

A new funding instrument supporting researchers in making non-traditional research outputs — such as datasets, software, and creative works — open and FAIR-compliant, including development of guidelines, standards, or tools that improve findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability.]]>NSF State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs — National Science Foundation (NSF)https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/us-national-science-foundation-state-regional-artificialWed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/us-national-science-foundation-state-regional-artificial$4,000,000 – $12,000,000 per award over 5 years; ~$100,000,000 available, up to 10 awards anticipated

Deadline: Full proposal: 2026-11-04

Funds state and regional consortia (governments, institutions, industry, and philanthropy) to expand researcher access to the compute needed for AI-enabled scientific discovery. NSF supports consortium coordination, workforce development, and faculty training, while consortia arrange funding for the underlying computing resources.]]>CHARTED Fund 2: Community Activities — CHARTED (dRTP Skills)https://drtp-skills.ac.uk/funds-community/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://drtp-skills.ac.uk/funds-community/£150,000 total; up to £12,500 per activity (80% of Full Economic Costs)

Deadline: Rolling deadline, 15th of alternate months; next 2026-11-15. Apply at least three months before the activity.

Supports local networks, workshops, hackathons, mentoring programmes, and training that build skills and clarify career pathways for digital Research Technical Professionals. Covers room/venue hire and catering; excludes staff time and equipment purchases.]]>CHARTED Fund 4: Professional Development — CHARTED (dRTP Skills)https://drtp-skills.ac.uk/funds-prof-dev/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://drtp-skills.ac.uk/funds-prof-dev/£150,000 total; up to £5,000 per award

Deadline: Rolling deadline, 15th of each month

Reimbursement-based fund supporting early-career digital Research Technical Professionals to attend conferences, training courses, and certificate programmes, or undertake inter-institutional knowledge-exchange visits. Staff time is ineligible; recipients commit to sharing outcomes via blog posts or webinars.]]>Open Science Infrastructure Programme — Open Science NLhttps://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-infrastructureThu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-infrastructure€17,000,000 total; up to €1,700,000 per proposal

Deadline: Letter of intent: 2026-11-03 14:00 CET · Mandatory workshop: 2026-12-02 · Full proposal: 2027-04-13 14:00 CET

The next round of the Open Science Infrastructure programme, supporting improvement and further development of existing digital infrastructures that enable open science, with a greater focus on collaboration and consortium formation. Now open for letters of intent.]]>GitHub Secure Open Source Fund — GitHubhttps://github.com/open-source/github-secure-open-source-fundFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://github.com/open-source/github-secure-open-source-fund$10,000 per project, paid in tranches ($6,000 during the 3-week program, $2,000 at the 6-month check-in, $2,000 at the 12-month check-in), plus up to $10,000 in Azure credits

Deadline: Rolling; applications are considered for all program sessions

Funds maintainers of widely-depended-on open source projects to improve security practices, through a 3-week education program, GitHub Security Lab office hours, and direct funding tied to security milestones at 6- and 12-month check-ins. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and considered for all program sessions.]]>BSSw Fellowship Program — U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Foundation (NSF)https://bssw.io/pages/bssw-fellowship-programFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://bssw.io/pages/bssw-fellowship-programUp to $25,000 per Fellow, awarded as a subcontract to the recipient's institution

Deadline: 2027 cohort applications due 2026-10-30

Provides recognition and funding to leaders and advocates of high-quality scientific software, who propose a funded activity (e.g. a workshop, tutorial, or community content) that promotes better scientific software practices.]]>SSI Fellowship Programme — Software Sustainability Institute (SSI)https://www.software.ac.uk/programmes/fellowship-programme/apply-fellowship-programmeFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.software.ac.uk/programmes/fellowship-programme/apply-fellowship-programme£4,000 per Fellow, to spend over a 15-month period

Deadline: Applications open 10 August 2026; close 5 October 2026

Funds individuals’ plans to advance research software practices over a 15-month fellowship period (1 January 2027 – 31 March 2028), selected via a proposal and six-minute screencast presentation, with an emphasis on collaboration, communication, and practical contributions to the research software community.]]>Open Science Meetings — Open Science NLhttps://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-meetings-0Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.openscience.nl/en/calls/open-science-meetings-0€15,000

Deadline: 10 December 2026 14:00 CET

Both researchers and research support staff may submit an application for financial support for organising an open science meeting.]]>NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award — National Institutes of Health (NIH)https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-24-011.htmlFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-24-011.html$300,000 for up to three years; no more than $200,000 for one year

Deadline: Letter of intent: 2026-11-04 · Full proposal: 2026-12-04

Salary support via the NIH Research Specialist (R50) mechanism for Research Software Engineers contributing to NIH-funded biomedical, clinical, behavioral, or health-related research software, tools, and algorithms. Targets RSEs outside a traditional independent-investigator career path.]]>Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) — National Science Foundation (NSF)https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pesose-pathways-enable-secure-open-source-ecosystemsFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pesose-pathways-enable-secure-open-source-ecosystemsTrack 1 (Planning): up to $300,000 · Track 2 (Establishment): up to $1,500,000 · Track 3 (Security): up to $1,500,000; 40–60 awards anticipated

Deadline: Full proposal: 2027-03-02 · Full proposal: 2027-09-07 (first Tuesday in March and September, annually)

Successor to POSE (NSF 24-606). Supports turning promising open-source research products into sustainable, secure open-source ecosystems, via three tracks: planning and scoping a new ecosystem, establishing or expanding an ecosystem around a product with existing adoption, and enhancing the safety, security, and privacy of existing ecosystems. A prior planning award is not required for the other tracks.]]>