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Tech and Infrastructure Grants (Worldwide)

Currently 3 active tech and infrastructure grants, fellowships and residencies open to applicants in Worldwide. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Every entry is funded, no exposure-only calls. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.

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Open calls

  1. Internet Society Foundation: Research Grant Program 2026

    Internet Society Foundation · Worldwide · Deadline: 22 May 2026 · Award: $200,000 to $500,000 per project

    Research grants for innovative work deepening understanding of the Internet and its impact on society. Four focus areas: Inclusive Internet (structural barriers to digital participation), Greening the Internet (environmental impact and sustainability), Measuring Meaningful Connectivity (frameworks including AI, cloud, platform ecosystems), and A Trustworthy Internet (reliability, security, accountability). Open to individual researchers and organisations worldwide; underrepresented groups and Global Majority applicants strongly encouraged. Applications via Fluxx in English, French or Spanish. Deadline 22 May 2026, 21:00 UTC.

  2. Wikimedia Foundation Rapid Fund

    Wikimedia Foundation · Worldwide (subject to legal eligibility by country) · Deadline: 01 Jul 2026 · Award: $500 to $5,000 USD per grant (distributed in local-currency equivalent at time of application). Per-applicant cap $10,000/fiscal year; individuals may not hold multiple open Rapid Funds, organisations/groups limited to 2 open grants at a time.

    Quick-turnaround grants for individuals, Wikimedia community members, groups and affiliates running short-term, low-cost Wikimedia-focused projects: editathons, workshops, community meetups, education projects, cultural heritage initiatives, gender/diversity programmes, small-scale software development and content campaigns. Five cycles per year; upcoming deadlines: 1 July 2026, 1 September 2026, 1 November 2026, 1 February 2027, 1 April 2027. Approximately 2 months processing time per cycle. Standard track and Technical Projects track (Grants:Project/Rapid/Tech) share deadlines and amounts. Apply via the Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) at https://wmf.fluxx.io/. Transfers run slower in June and December. CEE region applications routed via the CEE Hub from 1 April 2026. Ineligible: General Support Fund grantees, applicants on SDN lists, those with recent UCoC violations.

  3. OTF Internet Freedom Fund

    Open Technology Fund (OTF) · Worldwide · Deadline: Rolling / undated · Award: $10,000 to $900,000 (sweet spot $50,000 to $200,000)

    Rolling-deadline fund for technology-focused projects that promote human rights, internet freedom and open societies. Funds anti-censorship, anti-surveillance, privacy-preserving and circumvention tools, plus applied research. Two-stage process: submit a Concept Note via the OTF online application system; reviewed monthly with feedback in 6-8 weeks. Open internationally.