{ "meta": { "feed": "opportunities", "title": "Opportunity Alerts — Ni Biashara", "description": "Grants, scholarships, RFPs and programs with real deadlines — verified at the source before listing. If a window could not be verified, it is in the killed list, not the feed.", "publisher": "Ni Biashara", "version": "v1", "editorial_rule": "Curated, not aggregated: every item was fetched from its primary source and read before listing. Killed items stay visible below — taste you can audit.", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T19:20:00Z", "item_count": 11, "killed": [ { "item": "Chevening Scholarship 2027–28 (UK)", "reason": "The application window closed October 6, 2026, per the UK government's own announcement on gov.uk. Dead for this cycle; next window expected August 2027." }, { "item": "France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship 2027", "reason": "Campus France's official page still carries the 2026 campaign (its deadline was January 8, 2026); 2027 call dates were not published there as of Oct 22, 2026." }, { "item": "Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme", "reason": "The programme is real and active, but neither the foundation's programme page nor TEFConnect publishes the next application window as of Oct 22, 2026. Not listed without a verifiable window." }, { "item": "IREX Community Solutions Program", "reason": "IREX's program page carries no application dates and the program site was unreachable today (Oct 22, 2026). Window unverifiable." }, { "item": "Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships", "reason": "The ACU scholarship page has moved (404 at the long-standing URL); cycle dates unverified today." }, { "item": "Fort Bend ISD RFP 26-081KS", "reason": "A real solicitation, but its response deadline is not verifiable from public sources in hand — alerting vendors to a possibly-closed RFP would be noise, not signal." }, { "item": "Mandela Washington Fellowship — main fellowship application", "reason": "The official apply page states no main-fellowship window as of Oct 22, 2026; only the Reciprocal Exchange component is announced open, and it is listed separately." } ], "published_at_convention": "For opportunities, published_at is the date Ni Biashara verified the listing live at its source (or the source's own announcement date where the source states one). Deadlines and windows are quoted from the source or from solicitation documents in hand, and the status line is re-checked every cycle." }, "items": [ { "title": "Train AI, get paid like an expert — Mercor expert pools open to credentialed diaspora professionals", "summary": "Mercor hires credentialed experts — clinicians, engineers, writers, finance professionals, lawyers, and language experts including Swahili — to train AI on contract. Apply once, take a ~20-minute AI interview, and get matched to paid projects. Rates listed by Mercor: domain experts typically $80–$175/hr, the Machine Learning pool listing at $70–$100/hr, top experts to $450/hr. Ni Biashara's Train AI page carries the pools, the steps and the full referral disclosure.", "source_name": "Mercor (via Ni Biashara — Train AI)", "source_url": "https://nibiashara.com/train-ai.html", "published_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00Z", "deadline": null, "status": "Open — rolling; applications run through the pool links on the Train AI page", "country": [ "US", "CA" ], "tags": [ "ai-training", "experts", "remote-work", "mercor", "referral-disclosed" ], "curator_note": "The pool links are Ni Biashara referral links: Mercor pays us 20% of a hired expert's earnings, up to a cap — paid by Mercor, never out of the expert's rate. We print that here and in full on the Train AI page, because that is the deal and we are not embarrassed by it.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-23T19:20:00Z" }, { "title": "DV-2027 Diversity Visa — registration not open yet; announcement due by Oct 29", "summary": "The official entry site states entries are not being accepted at this time (verified Oct 22, 2026). A federal court has ordered the State Department to announce the registration period by Oct 29, 2026 and open entry by Nov 1, 2026 for at least 30 days. When it opens, entry is only through dvprogram.state.gov, with a $1 entry fee and a passport requirement under the Department's announced changes.", "source_name": "U.S. Department of State — Electronic Diversity Visa", "source_url": "https://dvprogram.state.gov/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": "2026-11-01", "status": "Not yet open — announcement due Oct 29, 2026; entry expected to open Nov 1, 2026 (court-ordered)", "country": [ "US", "KE", "NG", "GH", "TZ", "UG", "ZA" ], "tags": [ "immigration", "green-card", "dv-lottery", "deadline-watch" ], "curator_note": "Anyone charging you to 'enter DV-2027' today is running a scam — the window does not exist yet. The only door is dvprogram.state.gov, and the clock starts when State announces, not when a broker texts you.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "Frisco ISD RFP 889-2026-05-32 — Extended Open Non-Professional Service Providers, Phase 3", "summary": "Multi-award open pool for non-professional service providers; professional development and training are in scope. Submissions close Friday, December 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT. Questions cutoff: October 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT. Responses run through the district's IonWave (Euna Procurement) portal; vendor registration is required.", "source_name": "Frisco ISD via IonWave (Euna Procurement)", "source_url": "https://friscoisd.ionwave.net/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": "2026-12-04", "status": "Open — closes Dec 4, 2026, 12:00 PM CT", "country": [ "US" ], "tags": [ "rfp", "education", "texas", "vendors" ], "curator_note": "The real deadline is the quiet one: questions die Oct 30. Pools like this are how small firms get onto a district's bench without beating an incumbent in a single giant bid.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "Frisco ISD RFP 890-2026-05-32 — Technology Equipment, Products, Services & Related Items, Phase 3", "summary": "The technology sibling of RFP 889: an open, multi-award pool for technology equipment, products and services. Same portal (IonWave), same dates — submissions close Friday, December 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT; questions cutoff October 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT.", "source_name": "Frisco ISD via IonWave (Euna Procurement)", "source_url": "https://friscoisd.ionwave.net/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": "2026-12-04", "status": "Open — closes Dec 4, 2026, 12:00 PM CT", "country": [ "US" ], "tags": [ "rfp", "technology", "texas", "vendors" ], "curator_note": "If your firm sells or supports school technology anywhere near DFW, this is the cheapest door in. Register once, respond once, sit on the bench for the phase.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "Humble ISD RFP 2026-104 — Educational and Consulting Services Pool", "summary": "A rolling vendor pool for educational and consulting services, open for responses on a continuing basis with final consideration April 11, 2028. The packet requires general liability and workers compensation certificates, a conflict-of-interest questionnaire (CIQ), a W-9, a felony conviction notification and background checks. Responses run through the district's IonWave portal.", "source_name": "Humble ISD via IonWave (Euna Procurement)", "source_url": "https://humbleisd.ionwave.net/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": "2028-04-11", "status": "Rolling — final consideration Apr 11, 2028", "country": [ "US" ], "tags": [ "rfp", "education", "consulting", "texas", "vendors" ], "curator_note": "Rolling pools reward the early and the paperwork-complete. Get the insurance certs and CIQ right once, and the same packet answers half the districts in Texas.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "Humble ISD RFP 2026-101 — Software, Subscriptions & Web-Based Applications List", "summary": "A rolling approved-list solicitation for software, subscriptions and web-based applications, running until July 17, 2028. Requires a Schedule of Data, Form 1295, a W-9 and insurance. Note the district's own rule, printed on its portal: registering alone does not make you an approved vendor — you become approved by responding to a solicitation and being awarded.", "source_name": "Humble ISD via IonWave (Euna Procurement)", "source_url": "https://humbleisd.ionwave.net/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": "2028-07-17", "status": "Rolling — until Jul 17, 2028", "country": [ "US" ], "tags": [ "rfp", "software", "education", "texas", "vendors" ], "curator_note": "Every ed-tech tool a diaspora builder ships eventually needs a district list like this one. The data-schedule paperwork is the moat — do it before you need it.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters — 2027 intake applications via the programme catalogue", "summary": "Fully funded joint master's degrees, each studied in at least two European countries. Students apply directly to the institution running their chosen programme through the Erasmus Mundus catalogue; a new batch of selected programmes is added each year, and each programme sets its own application window and deadline.", "source_name": "Erasmus+ (European Commission)", "source_url": "https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities/individuals/students/erasmus-mundus-joint-masters", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": null, "status": "Open — windows are per-programme; start from the catalogue", "country": [ "EU", "GLOBAL" ], "tags": [ "scholarship", "masters", "europe", "fully-funded" ], "curator_note": "There is no single Erasmus deadline, whatever the graphics on WhatsApp say. The catalogue is the source of truth — pick programmes first, then calendar their windows.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "DAAD EPOS — scholarships for development-related postgraduate courses in Germany", "summary": "DAAD's EPOS programme funds development-related postgraduate courses in Germany for professionals from developing and emerging countries. The current call for applications lives in the DAAD scholarship database; deadlines are set per course, and the courses themselves re-qualify through a regular selection process.", "source_name": "DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)", "source_url": "https://www.daad.de/en/information-services-for-higher-education-institutions/further-information-on-daad-programmes/epos/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": null, "status": "Open — current call in the DAAD scholarship database; deadlines vary by course", "country": [ "DE", "GLOBAL" ], "tags": [ "scholarship", "postgraduate", "germany", "fully-funded" ], "curator_note": "Funded seats with real, course-level deadlines. Filter the database early — EPOS rewards applicants whose work experience matches the course, not last-minute essays.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "Texas HUB certification + Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) registration", "summary": "Free, rolling state registration that makes a small business visible to Texas public buyers: Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certification through the Comptroller, plus listing on the Centralized Master Bidders List that state agencies and districts pull vendor names from.", "source_name": "Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts", "source_url": "https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/vendor/hub/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": null, "status": "Rolling — free", "country": [ "US" ], "tags": [ "certification", "texas", "vendors", "procurement" ], "curator_note": "Paperwork leverage. Every district pool on this page reads better with a HUB certificate and a CMBL listing behind the bid — and it costs nothing but an afternoon.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "TIPS cooperative — vendor registration (The Interlocal Purchasing System)", "summary": "Registration for vendors who want to sell through The Interlocal Purchasing System, a national purchasing cooperative: one competitively awarded contract lets member agencies, school districts and municipalities buy without running their own bid each time. Vendor registration and solicitations run through the TIPS eBid system.", "source_name": "The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS)", "source_url": "https://www.tips-usa.com/", "published_at": "2026-10-22T00:00:00Z", "deadline": null, "status": "Rolling", "country": [ "US" ], "tags": [ "cooperative", "vendors", "procurement", "texas" ], "curator_note": "The shortcut around bidding everything one district at a time. One cooperative contract, hundreds of public buyers already inside the fence.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" }, { "title": "Mandela Washington Fellowship — 2027 Reciprocal Exchange component applications open", "summary": "The fellowship announced on October 21, 2026 that applications for the 2027 Reciprocal Exchange component are now open. The component is the fellowship's two-way lane: U.S. professionals collaborating with Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni. Details and the deadline are on the application page.", "source_name": "Mandela Washington Fellowship (YALI)", "source_url": "https://mwfellows.info/apply/", "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z", "deadline": null, "status": "Open — announced Oct 21, 2026; deadline on the application page", "country": [ "US", "GLOBAL" ], "tags": [ "fellowship", "yali", "exchange", "leadership" ], "curator_note": "The two-way door of the YALI world: not a trip, a working partnership with alumni on the ground. U.S.-based diaspora professionals, this one has your name on it.", "fetched_at": "2026-10-22T11:13:59Z" } ] }