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.
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