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 Deadline

Call for Papers to Support Research that Deepens our Collective Understanding of Digital Financial Inclusion

• Deadline to submit abstracts: May 15, 2025
• https://submit.interledger.org/submit/5f500d14-8563-4d7c-87a5-d9f1e11d75d0/2025-interledger-foundation-call-for-paper

Applied Research on the Relationship Between Responsible Technology Practices and Financial Performance

• Ford Foundation and Omidyar Network
• Deadline: May 16, 2025
• https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ford-ON-RFP-April-2025-Tech-Capital-Markets.pdf

Eisner Fellowship: USA Leaders in Intergenerational Activism

• Deadline to apply: May 16, 2025
• https://eisnerfoundation.org/the-eisner-prize-fellowship-program/

4D Award Digital Rights by Design: Grants for Democratic Digitalisation Projects

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

Grants for Democratic Digitalisation Projects

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

Feminist Batti Jalao

• Deadline: May 20, 2025
• https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdajG-ceq_UsnBlYpbQeKLR5Z9iSwWZIxTzWFjbRY2sJXqKOA/viewform

Call for Proposals for Projects Looking at Power Dynamics in the SWANA Digital Sphere

• The Arab Reform Initiative and Mozilla Tech
• Deadline: May 20, 2025
• https://www.arab-reform.net/job/power-dynamics-in-the-swana-digital-sphere/

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

The Sustain Fund is Open For Applications

• Black Feminist Fund
• Deadline: May 24, 2025
• https://blackfeministfund.org/grantmaking/

Call for applications: School on Platform Governance

• Association for Progressive Communications and Open Net Korea
• Deadline: May 25, 2025
• https://www.apc.org/en/news/call-applications-school-platform-governance

Tactical Tech's Training on “AI for Non-profit Newsrooms” (Europe-based)

• Deadline: May 25, 2025
• https://exposingtheinvisible.org/en/news/ai-training-berlin

Omidyar Network's Reporters in Residence (Summer 2025)

• Deadline to apply: May 30, 2025
• https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/omidyarnetwork/jobs/6848749

Global Agrifood Innovation Challenge 2025

• The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Deadline: June 7, 2025
• https://unfao.brightidea.com/GlobalAgriInnoChallenge2025

Spyware Accountability Initiative Call for Proposals

• Deadline: June 13, 2025
• https://stopspyware.fund/apply

DDP's Sustainable Protection Fund for East Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia

• Deadline: June 13, 2025
• https://www.digitaldefenders.org/sustainable-protection-fund-open-call-for-applications-from-eecca-2025/

Tech For Good Investment for Startups

• Bethnal Green Ventures
• Deadline: June 15, 2025
• https://www.bethnalgreenventures.com/apply

EU Action Grants: Detecting Influence Campaigns and Boosting Societal Resilience

• Deadline: June 16, 2025
• https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/funding/detecting-influence-campaigns-and-boosting-societal-resilience

EU Action Grants: Boosting the Visibility of Fact-checking Content in Europe

• Deadline: June 16, 2025
• https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/funding/boosting-visibility-fact-checking-content-europe

Digital Good Research Fund ‘Building the Digital Good’

• Deadline: June 26, 2025
• https://digitalgood.net/digital-good-research-fund-round-3-building-the-digital-good-call-for-applications/

Small Grants for Investigative Stories Covering Current or Aspiring EU Countries

• Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)
• First evaluation follows the June 30, 2025 deadline
• https://birn.eu.com/news-and-events/birn-invites-journalists-to-apply-for-grants-for-investigative-stories/

Imperial College Research Fellowships

• Deadline: August 18, 2025
• https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/research-office/funder-information/research-fellowships/icrf/

Connecting the Unconnected Funding Program

• Internet Society
• Deadline 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/