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This repository holds all opportunities for funding academic projects that we're aware of, and our previous applications for some of them.

Feel free to reach out to us to add your suggestions as well.

Alfred P. Sloan foundation

Fund research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics Generally accepting proposals all year round.
Programs:

Amount: any

MacArthur foundation

Supporting creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. Opportunities:

  • Grants database: various topics, amounts and deadlines
  • Fellowship: 5-year support with $625k, no strings attached (no unsolicited nominations or applications)
  • 100&Change: $100 million grant to fund a single proposal that promises real and measurable progress in solving a critical problem of our time

Mozilla Builders

Year-long online incubator and community of builders. Successor of the Mozilla Science Lab. Expecting applications to open in March.
Programs: The Startup Studio, MVP Lab, Open Lab.
Amounts (respectively): $75k, $16k, $10k

Next Generation Internet (part of Horizon 2020)

Provide support to projects from outstanding academic researchers, hi-tech startups and SMEs.
Various topics, amounts and deadlines.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

They support platforms where researchers can quickly and openly disseminate methods and preprints, or draft scientific papers, and tools that enable research discovery and foster open collaboration among scientists. Initiatives and programs:

Verious amounts, topics and deadlines.

Mellon foundation

Core areas: Higher Learning, Arts and Culture, Public Knowledge and Humanities in Place.
The Foundation makes grants to institutions and organizations, not to individuals.
Amounts: ?

eLIFE Labs

Funding, training and community support for creative individuals and teams within the academic and technology industries.
Amounts: n/a?

SAGE Concept Grants

For new software tools that help to tackle key issues faced by social science researchers.
Not sure when applications open and close.
Amount: up to $10k (?)

Wellcome

Grant funding. Various amounts and goals, mostly focused on healthcare.


Opportunities that exist but that are either not active any more or don't accept unsolicited proposals, and other

Shuttleworth foundation (shutdown)

Funding people who are unafraid to re-imagine the world and the way we live in it.
Flash grants ($5k, via nominations) or a year-long sponsored fellowship. Applications usually open Aug-Nov.
Amount: $275k+

Schmidt Futures

Invests in and makes grants to for-profit and nonprofit organizations in order to support the most talented people and most promising ideas in technology, scientific breakthroughs, and paths to shared prosperity in society, and raises awareness about such issues.
Invitation only.
Amount: ?

Moore foundation

Programs: Science, Environment, Patient Care.
No unsolicited grant proposals.

Digital Science - Catalyst grant

For original, early stage software ideas that help benefit scientific research.
Was not active in 2020.
Amount: up to $25k

John Templeton foundation

Arnold Ventures

Omidyar Network

James S. McDonnell foundation

Siegel Family Endowment

Not accepting unsolicited proposals.

DARPA opportunities

IBM Impact Grant

Not active any more. (?)

Reid Hoffman Protocol Labs MIT Press Goldsmiths Press

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