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

2025 MIT Solve' Global Economic Prosperity Challenge

• Deadline: April 17, 2025
• https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2025-global-economic-prosperity-challenge

VinFuture Prize

• VinFuture Foundation
• Deadline: April 17, 2025
• https://vinfutureprize.org/vinfuture-prize-nomination/

2025 MIT Solve' Global Economic Prosperity Challenge

• Deadline to apply: April 17, 2025
• https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/2025-global-economic-prosperity-challenge

Tech + Policy Course Scholarship

• FOSS United
• Deadline: April 20, 2025
• https://forum.fossunited.org/t/technology-policy-course-scholarship-for-foss-devs/1220/43

Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society Fellowship

• Deadline to apply: April 30, 2025
• https://cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/2526Fellows

Regional Partnership Fund for the SWANA Region 2025

• Deadline to apply: May 7, 2025
• https://www.digitaldefenders.org/regional-partnership-fund-for-the-swana-region-2025-now-open-for-applications/

Sustainable Protection Fund

• Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP)
• Deadline: May 7, 2025
• https://www.digitaldefenders.org/sustainable-protection-fund-open-call-for-applications-from-swana

Equity-Free Funding Opportunity for Fem Tech Solutions 

• UNICEF Venture Fund
• Deadline: May 8, 2025
• https://www.unicef.org/innovation/FemTechCall

Grants for Democratic Digitalisation Projects

• Deadline: May 18, 2025
• https://4d.cat/en/award

Effects of the Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviours and Mental Health in Children and Young People

• The Huo Family Foundation
• Deadline: May 23, 2025
• https://huofamilyfoundation.org/our-grants/funding-opportunities

Connecting the Unconnected Funding Program

• Internet Society
• Deadline 1st window: 2nd window: from 15 July to 27 August, 2025
• https://www.internetsociety.org/funding-areas/connecting-the-unconnected

Past Funding Opportunities Archive

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/