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Open Source Developer Grants - Tech Talk - Polkadot Forum Open Source Developer Grants The Open Source Developer Grants Bounty is starting! The grant program will support ~15 individuals and small teams that want to develop open-source software like proofs of concept, general-purpose libraries, or full-scale dApps for the Polkadot ecosystem. Each grant will provide up to $30,000 per team.
You can NOW submit applications. To learn more, start here. Payments will be milestone-based and only made after review.
We expect applicants to present a long-term perspective on the project. Only open-source software development is funded - no tangential costs like marketing, events, audits, etc. The beneficiaries of the grant must successfully go through a KYC/KYB check during the application phase to be eligible. We do not award grants for projects that have been the object of a successful token sale.
We do not fund projects that actively encourage gambling, illicit trade, money laundering, or criminal activities in general.
Bounty 59 was funded through Ref 1080 Polkadot Digest 15 Jan 2025 Two bits of news for the Open Source Developer Grants Bounty: Current status of projects in the bounty Changing from cohort-based to continuous Current Status of Projects So far, we have received 11 applications to build apps, libraries, and tools to build Open Source infrastructure for Polkadot. Of those, two have been approved and two have been rejected.
The accepted proposals are Opentgov - Empowering voters to engage with OpenGov by using Telegram Opentribe - Talent Layer for Polkadot Proposers will get paid after the successful acceptance of their milestones. Changing from cohort-based to continuous We are receiving applications on an ongoing basis and don’t want to stall the process for the incoming projects.
Thus we have decided to make our process more agile and move away from the cohort-based approach. Applications will be processed as soon as they come in. We have also looked at the learning experiences from the first few weeks to make are process more lean.
Apply for an Open Source Grant If you like to build Open Source common goods for Polkadot or get your project started, apply here . Well done. Are these grants similar to polkadot Assembly?
All the proccess of making a proposal and so on? Hi Tommi, I hope you’re doing well! Is there a reason why this bounty appears without any curators assigned?
Here’s the latest update on the Open Source Grants program, covering activity from January through October 2025. The report displays all applications, accepted proposals, delivered milestones, and funds distributed so far. The goal is to keep the community informed and provide full transparency around the work being supported.
At this time, the bounty is not accepting new applications . We’re currently focused on processing the outstanding deliveries already in progress, and available funds are close to being fully allocated.
Open Source Grants — 2025 Monthly Report January 2025 - October 2025 Total Accepted Applications: 9 Applications: Pull requests · PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/apply · GitHub Deliveries: GitHub - PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/delivery: Polkadot Open Source Grants - Milestone Submissions Tracking Sheet: OS Bounty Grants Tracker - Google Sheets OpenGov Proposal #1250 for bounty #59: Bounty Proposal - Grants - Google Docs Perpetual Futures Exchange Talent Layer for Polkadot Polkadot Lightweight IOT SDK Empowering voters to engage with OpenGov by using Telegram AI Marketplace Infrastructure Application Empowering voters to engage with OpenGov by using Telegram Decentralized P2P Fiat-to-Crypto Transitions via Polkadot’s Cross-Chain Bandersnatch Ring VRF Library in Python On-Chain Trading Agent Protocol Talent Layer for Polkadot Bandersnatch Ring VRF Library in Python Open-Source Stablecoin Platform on Polkadot PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/delivery#1 Opentgov - Milestone 1 (merged: 2025-07-11) Opentgov - Empowering voters to engage with OpenGov by using Telegram: $15,000 AssetGuard + AI — Polkadot/Substrate Integration (Open-Source) Ambassador Fellowship Governance Extension Pallet Application Ambassador Fellowship Governance Extension Pallet Grant Application Unified DEX Aggregator for Polkadot’s Cross-Chain Ecosystem PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/delivery#2 Create opentribe-milestone_1 (merged: 2025-08-25) PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/delivery#3 OpenGov VotingTool - Milestone 1 (merged: 2025-08-26) Opentribe - Talent Layer for Polkadot: $30,000 OpenGov Voting Tool: $11,500 Events Transparency & Resource Platform testing library for Polkadot wallet integrations Unified DEX Aggregator for Polkadot’s Cross-Chain Ecosystem PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/delivery#4 Create Dot App - Milestone 1 (merged: 2025-09-09) Create Dot App - Application: $5,000 Polkadot-Kusama APK Bridge PoC PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/delivery#5 Polkadot Java SDK Delivery (merged: 2025-10-07) PolkadotOpenSourceGrants/delivery#6 create-dot-app - Milestone 2 (merged: 2025-10-20) Polkadot Java SDK: $25,000 Create Dot App - Application: $5,000 Bounty Proposal: Open Source Developer Grants Program Polkadot Fast-Grants Programme — Final Update (March 31, 2026) Gitcoin Grants Stack x Polkadot OpenGov Public Consultation Post: Polkadot VC Bounty
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Academic Grant Program is sponsored by NVIDIA. NVIDIA's Academic Grant Program seeks proposals from full-time faculty members at accredited academic institutions using NVIDIA technology to advance work in Simulation and Modeling, Data Science, and Robotics and Edge AI. Proposals for the NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program are also invited, focusing on AI, robotics, and autonomous vehicles.
Manufacturing USA Institute – AI for Resilient Manufacturing is sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST is seeking applications to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA institute focused on leveraging artificial intelligence to strengthen the resilience of U.S. manufacturers, particularly concerning supply chain networks. The institute will conduct applied R&D projects and cultivate a skilled workforce.