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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Soros Equality Fellowship
FellowshipOpen Society-U.S.’s Soros Equality Fellowship seeks to support emerging midcareer professionals whom we believe will become long-term innovative leaders impacting racial justice.
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Soros Justice Fellowships
FellowshipOpen Society-U.S.’s Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system.
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Latin America Program
OrganizationalThe Latin America Program of the Open Society Foundations focuses its funding on accountability and transparency, drug policy, human rights, citizen security, and homicide reduction.
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Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa
OrganizationalThe Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa invites applications from pro-democracy organizations in the region.
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Building Social Base
OrganizationalOpen Society Initiative for Europe’s call for proposals is open to NGOs registered in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia to support their efforts strengthening their social support base.
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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.