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LINGUA Africa Open Call for Inclusive AI Language Projects

LINGUA Africa Open Call

Supports African-language AI development through grants and compute resources focused on language inclusion.

LINGUA Africa is a co-funded open call for inclusive AI language projects focused on African languages, jointly supported by Microsoft AI for Good Lab, the Gates Foundation, Google.org, and the Masakhane African Languages Hub. The application deadline is 15 June 2026, and all proposals are submitted through the Masakhane Submittable portal. The call is structured around three award tiers: Data Cre

Inclusive AI for African languages applied across agriculture, food security, education, healthcare, financial inclusion, and civic services, with openly licensed outputs required.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.microsoft.com