Open call for funding
Deadline for submission: October 1st 2020 (noon)
Do you have a valuable idea in the area of networking and internet technology, privacy and trust enhancing technologies or search and discovery? And are you looking for financial means to make your ideas come to life? Or do you have an existing project that requires additional means to enable further development? Then submit your proposal to NLnet foundation before the next following deadline and see if we can help you.
We put any money we can get our hands on where our mouth is: that is to increase the use of open technologies for society. What is important for us is that the technology you develop or help promote is usable for others and has the potential for real impact.
We are looking forward to your proposals! Note that we are also interested to hear your inspiring ideas if you are unable to manage them yourself.
Open themes
Currently we are open to project proposals for the following themes:
- Search and Discovery (NGI Zero Discovery)
- Privacy & Trust Enhancing Technology (NGI Zero PET)
- Internet Hardening Fund
About NLnet Foundation
NLnet Foundation (in Dutch: Stichting NLnet) is a philanthropic (private) not-for-profit organisation that invests its own trust funds as well as funds that it manages on behalf of other organisations such as the European Commission to bring the open information society closer. The foundation supports strategic initiatives that contribute to an open information society, especially where these are aimed at development and dissemination of open standards and (network related) open source technology. Additionally the foundation wants to contribute to the societal debate on these subjects.
NLnet foundation has historically supported a large array of activities, from development of software and hardware, standardisation work and development of educational material up to hacker festivals, digital rights activities and the international development of open source software licences. The NLnet contribution can also be used as so called "matching" for other subsidies from organisations such as national governments and science foundations.
