Quick Facts
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- Funder
- NLnet Foundation / European Commission (NGI)
- Amount
- Up to €50K
- Region
- EU
- Country
- EU-wide
- Category
- Blockchain
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- August 1, 2026
- Days remaining
- 35 days
NGI Zero Commons Fund
Grants for open internet and blockchain commons projects. Equity-free funding for developers and researchers.
About this grant
The NGI Zero Commons Fund, administered by NLnet Foundation with European Commission support, provides grants for projects that contribute to open, trustworthy, and reliable internet infrastructure. Particular focus is given to privacy-enhancing technologies, decentralized protocols, blockchain commons, open-source cryptography, and federated systems. The fund operates on a rolling basis with regular evaluation rounds, making it accessible for individual developers, small teams, and research groups without the overhead of large consortium applications.
Eligibility criteria
- ✓Individual developers, researchers, or small teams
- ✓Open-source projects only
- ✓Projects benefiting the open internet commons
- ✓No minimum company size or structure required
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