Fundraising Opportunities
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Funding Opportunities with Specific Deadline
New York Times's News Safety Fellow
Grow the Future 2025 Alliance Against Tech Authoritarianism
- Deadline: June 20, 2025
- https://usboell.bamboohr.com/careers/77?source=aWQ9OQ%3D%3D
CNN Academy Program Voices from the South: Storytelling for Impact
- Deadline: June 23, 2025
- https://academy.cnn.com/voices-from-the-south-storytelling-for-impact/
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/
Call for Proposals Responsive Fund
- Deadline: June 27, 2025
- https://www.ukhih.org/news/call-for-proposals-now-open-responsive-fund-general/
Digital Public Infrastructure Research Grant
- Deadline to submit expression of interest proposals: June 30, 2025
- https://www.centerforfinancialinclusion.org/research/global-dpi-insights-community/
SA Tech Challenge 2025, Innovation Bridge
- Deadline: June 30, 2025
- https://innovationbridge.info/ibportal/g20/tech-challenge
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/
2025-26 Foundry Fellowship for African Entrepreneurs
- Deadline: July 6, 2025
- https://app.babele.co/application-definition/401
OGP’s Helen Darbishire Fund for Civil Society 2025-27
- Deadline: July 6, 2025
- https://www.opengovpartnership.org/ogps-helen-darbishire-fund-for-civil-society-2025-27/
Digital Freedom Fund Open Call
- Deadline: July 15, 2025
- https://digitalfreedomfund.org/grants/
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
2026 Digital Democracy Centre x TrygFonden Fellowship Program
- Deadline: September 15, 2025
- https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsenheder/samf/digitaldemocracycentre/ddcxtrygfonden-fellowship-call-2026
Funding Opportunities Received on a Rolling Basis
AI Security Institute Challenge Fund
- Deadline: Rolling
- https://www.aisi.gov.uk/grants#challenge-fund
Global Fund for Community Foundations
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
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
Incident Emergency Fund
- Digital Defenders Partnership
- Deadline: Rolling Basis
Safety Net Fund
- Deadline: Ongoing
Rapid Response Fund
- Derechos Digitales
- Deadline: Rolling Basis
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism
- Deadline: Rolling Basis
Urgent Action Fund - Asia & Pacific
- Deadline: Rolling
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
