Fundraising Opportunities

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We have divided the following list in two sections: 1) Funding opportunities with specific deadlines 2) Funding opportunities received on a rolling basis.

Funding Opportunities with Specific Deadlines

Privacy Rights Fellowship 2025-2026

• Oakland Privacy
• Deadline: February 14, 2025
• https://oaklandprivacy.org/oakland-privacy-hiring-2025-2026-privacy-rights-fellow/

Sustainable Protection Fund 2025

• Digital Defenders Partnership
• Deadline: February 14, 2025
• https://www.digitaldefenders.org/sustainable-protection-fund-open-call-for-africa/

Digital Freedom Fund

• Deadline: February 17, 2025
• https://digitalfreedomfund.org/grants/

Information Controls Fellowship Program

• Open Technology Fund
• Deadline: February 28, 2025
• https://www.opentech.fund/fellowships/icfp/

Tarbell Fellowship for AI Reporting

• Tarbell Center for AI Journalism
• Deadline: February 28, 2025
• https://www.tarbellfellowship.org/programme

Strengthening Independent Public Interest Journalism in Europe

• Civitates
• Deadline: March 2, 2025, 23:59 (CET)
• https://civitates-eu.org/funding-opportunity/call-for-proposals-strengthening-independent-public-interest-journalism-in-europe/

The Sepal Fund

• The Calyx Institute
• Deadline: March 3, 2025
• https://calyxinstitute.org/projects/the-sepal-fund

Cross-Border Media Literacy Projects

• Deadline: March 6, 2025
• https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/funding/call-proposals-cross-border-media-literacy-projects

NGI Zero Commons Fund

• Reclaim the Public Nature of the Internet
• Deadline: April 1, 2025
• https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/

Funding Opportunities Received on a Rolling Basis

Global Fund for Community Foundations

• Deadline: Rolling
• https://globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/what-we-do/grants/apply-for-a-grant/

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Funding Opportunity

• Deadline: Rolling
• https://www.drkfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/

The Bitcoin Development Fund

• Deadline: Rolling
• Human Rights Foundation
• https://hrf.org/program/financial-freedom/bitcoin-development-fund/

Digital Rights Fund for WANA Region

• SMEX
• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://smex.org/digital-rights-fund/

FOSS United

• Deadline: Rolling Basis
• https://fossunited.org/grants

Digital Impact Alliance Fellowship

• Deadline: Rolling
• https://dial.global/apply-to-our-fellows-program/

Sovereign Tech Fund

• Deadline: Rolling

• https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/applications/

Incident Emergency Fund

• Digital Defenders Partnership

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://www.digitaldefenders.org/incident-emergency-fund/  

Safety Net Fund

• Deadline: Ongoing

• https://wphfund.org/whrds-safety-net/

Rapid Response Fund

• Derechos Digitales

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://www.derechosdigitales.org/sobre-el-fondo-de-respuesta-rapida/    

Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://urgentactionfund.org/  

Urgent Action Fund - Asia & Pacific

• Deadline: Rolling

• https://www.uafanp.org/our_grants  

Apoyos de Respuesta Rápida

• Fondo Acción Urgente
• Deadline: Rolling
• https://fondoaccionurgente.org.co/es/que-hacemos/apoyos-de-respuesta-rapida/

Open Briefing’s Responsive Assistance

• Deadline: Rolling Basis

• https://www.openbriefing.org/support/referral/