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NameWebsiteGrant AmountMonies to an individual, nonprofit, or company?InstitutionGrant AmountTarget // Notes
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1517 Medici Project1517 Medici Project$1,000Individual1517 Fund$1K"high school, college students, and dropouts to launch projects to make humanity better"
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776 Fellowshiphttps://www.776.org/$100,000776 Foundation
$100k
"young people tackling climate change"
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Activate Fellowshiphttps://www.activate.org/apply/#what-we-look-for-1$280k - $395kIndividual, CompaniesActivate Global Inc."We empower scientists to reinvent the world"
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Activate Fellowshiphttps://www.activate.org/the-fellowship$100K
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Adamnite Micrograntshttps://adamnite.org/pages/grant$1000 or moreAdamnite LabsThe microgrant program is open to all university students who are interested in building on Web3 and want to try out a new platform that is specifically geared toward them. Get mentorship and focused guidance as you work to launch your project side by side with Adamnite.
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AI Agents Global Challengehttps://www.aiagentschallenge.com/$5k - $500kCompanies, IndividualMM01 AIInternational challenge to "develop solutions that harness the power of AI in creating AI agents [for] practical, real-world applications"
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Antikythera Studiohttps://antikythera.org/studios$5kIndividualBerggruen Institute[Antikyther studio] will select 12-18 interdisciplinary, full time Studio Researchers–including engineers, designers, scientists, philosophers, writers and technologists–to develop speculative prototypes & propositions
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Aspen Tech Policy Hubaspentechpolicyhub.org/nonprofit-and-public-interest-fellowship/$50,000 challenge prizeNonprofit?Up to $50k challenge prize to nonprofits admitted in our nonprofit policy training fellowship; $6k stipend
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Awesome Foundationhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/en$1K/monthIndividuals/orgs
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Brainshttps://spec.tech/brains0Like YCombinator for coordinated research programs. No funding, but 13 week training program with 2 in-person events. On Demo Day, pitch your program to partners interested in funding research programs or hiring research leader
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Civics Unpluggedhttps://www.civicsunplugged.org/??
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Cosmoshttps://cosmosinstitute.substack.com$1K - $10KIndividualsScientific researchers. Cosmos Ventures: fast grants for prototyping in the philosophy of technology https://cosmosventures.org || Cosmos Fellowship: grants supporting the best builders and thinkers in Philosophy/Tech https://cosmosinstitute.substack.com
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DojoGrantshttps://dojo.nucleate.xyz/dojograntsup to $8000 USDIndividualNucleate DojoThe first institution-agnostic, year-round life sciences research funding program for undergrads.
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EA Fundshttps://funds.effectivealtruism.org/apply-for-funding$5,000-$200,000?
$5k-$200k
"project you think will improve the world, and it seems like a good fit for one of our funds"
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Edge City Fellowshiphttps://wiki.edgecity.live/fellowship?IndividualGary Shengempowers young innovators across domains critical for human flourishing [via] a full-ride to a month-long immersive co-living experience
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Emergent Ventureshttps://www.mercatus.org/emergent-ventures>$5,000 (we've heard of people getting up to $250K)Mercatus Center
$5k-?
"support entrepreneurs with highly scalable, “zero to one” ideas for meaningfully improving society."
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Emergent Ventures Indiahttps://www.mercatus.org/emergent-ventures>$5,000Mercatus Center
$5k-?
"support entrepreneurs with highly scalable, “zero to one” ideas for meaningfully improving society." from India
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Fast GrantsFast Grants$10,000-$500,000Fast Grants
$10k-$500k
"scientist at an academic institution currently working on a COVID-19 related project and in need of funding"
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Foresight Fellowshiphttps://foresight.org/?Foresight Institute(I think it's $0 now but they would like to offer monies in the future)
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Gitcoin GrantsGitcoin Grants?Gitcoin
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"Discover and Fund Public Goods"
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Henry Arnhold Fellowshiphttps://www.mulagofoundation.org/henry-fellows-program$100kNon-Profits, CompaniesMulago Foundationwe find leaders with promising conservation and climate solutions and help them to design and deliver them at scale
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Inflection Grantshttps://www.inflectiongrants.com/$2,000Cyan BanisterUnder 25
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Longevity Fellowshiphttps://www.longbiofellowship.org/?LessDeath IncThe Longevity Biotech Fellowship Program for new members is 12-weeks of orientation, connection, and mentorship to equip people with the right context and opportunities to make an impact on aging
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Magnificent Grants (Hummingbird)
Magnificent Grants$100,000
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Moth Fundhttps://www.mothfund.com/?Molly Mielke
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"early-stage-focused venture capital firm that aims to increase the agency of extraordinary individuals using both investment dollars and grants"
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Nadia Asparouhovahttps://medium.com/@nayafia/how-to-give-away-5-000-on-the-internet-66cae906ab7eMaybe it was $5,000 only once
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New Sciencehttps://newscience.org/Jaan Tallin & Vitalik Each fellow receives a stipend of $6,000 per month, as well as $5,000 per month for project costs and $25,000 in computational credits.
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Next Generation Internet 0https://nlnet.nl/funding.html$5k - $50k
Individual, Non-Profits, Companies
NLnet FoundationWe support projects that contribute to an open, resilient, trustworthy, sustainable and human-centered internet.
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Non Trivialhttps://www.non-trivial.org/$15KAll Peter McIntyre (Founder)
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O’Shaughnessy FellowshipO'Shaughnessy Fellowships$100,000O'Shaughnessy Ventures
100k
"for ambitious people who want to build something great. "
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O’Shaughnessy Grantshttps://www.osv.llc/oshaughnessy-fellowships$10kIndividualO’Shaughnessy Ventures"20 individuals will each receive $10k & access to OSV’s network [..] Winners will be selected from their Fellowship Application."
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Open Grantshttps://www.opengrants.io/?
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Promise Prizepromiseprize.org (email teams@promiseprize.org)$250,000Non-profit or forprofitAtrum
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Protostarshttps://www.blackbird.vc/programs/protostars$1kIndividualBlackbird FoundationWe're giving young people $1k for their passion projects! We're looking for the wildest hearts with the wildest ideas and projects.
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Rainer Arnhold Fellowshiphttps://www.mulagofoundation.org/rainer-fellows-program$100kNon-Profits, CompaniesMulago Foundationwe find leaders with promising poverty solutions and help them to design and deliver them at scale
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Rise Programhttps://www.risefortheworld.org/?Schmidt & RhodesThe program starts at ages 15–17 and offers benefits including scholarships, mentorship, access to career development opportunities, funding, and more as Global Winners work toward solving humanity’s most pressing problems.
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Schmidt Futureshttps://www.schmidtfutures.com/?
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SciFounder Fellowship
https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/programs-and-events/graduate-research-fellowship/
$400kCompaniesSciFounders"help more technical teams run their own companies. At least one founder should have started working full-time for the company [..] care most about the quality of the founders and try to be agnostic about ideas"
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Silicon Valley Fellowshiphttps://www.siliconvalleyfellowship.com/$1k - $5kIndividualGomry Next Gen FundThe SVF is a program to get fast-tracked into Silicon Valley through a community of experienced Silicon Valley mentors, talks & events in SV + online
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Slavin Foundationhttp://slavinfoundation.org/?Students
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Survival and Flourishing Fundhttps://survivalandflourishing.fund/
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Telorahttps://telora.com/$40KIndividual, teams, or companyYoung people willing to move to Miami for 6 months.
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Thiel FellowshipThiel Fellowship$100,000IndividualThiel Foundation$100K16 - 22 years old
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Vibefundhttps://vibe.camp/vibefund/$500-?Vibecamp
$500-?
"financial support, networking, and counseling for members of the vibecamp community to help them make progress on creative, technical, and professional projects."
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WTFundhttps://www.allthingswtf.com/wtfund~$25,000 (USD)Indian entityWTF PodcastPeople 25 and under. Must be an Indian registered entity (they help with legal support for this too).
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Z FellowsZ Fellows$10,000 investmentIndividuals & CompaniesCory LevyWe’ll give you $10,000 to go all in on your project or idea for one week. Join a cohort of early technical thinkers and learn from some of Silicon Valley’s smartest mentors.
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Local Hosthttps://offlocalhost.xyz/$1K - $100KIndividuals & CompaniesKG Ventures
"Driven ambitious GenZ builders willing to go all-in on their ideas." Grants - $1-5k. Investments - upto $100k. Partners - Kei Hayashi & Jay Shankarpure. Jayant Raj (Twitter @jayantr7) can make intros. Also, they now do $1-100K checks for GenZ builders.
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Roddenberry Catalysthttps://roddenberryfoundation.org/our-work/catalyst-fund/$2.5k - $15k
Individuals, Companies & Non Profits
Rodenberry Foundation"Early Stage + Big Ideas + Bold Vision. Catalyst supports projects from anywhere in the world by individuals, teams, non-profits, or social enterprises."
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HackClubhttps://hackclub.com/
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General Catalyst Venture Fellowshttps://www.generalcatalyst.com/venture-fellows$2.5kIndividualsGeneral Catalyst"We're here to help you get your company from first draft to final draft. If you're a student working on a startup, apply here to be considered for an investment from GC Venture Fellows! We only invest in student-run companies (including startups with at least one founder who graduated in the past 12 months)"
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Cactus Capitalhttps://cactuscapital.org/$50 - $100Individuals"we're high schoolers from northern virginia looking to fund cool projects. We provide student builders with microgrants of $50-100 to help them get started. You can be at any stage with your project, it can even be just an idea you have. We don't want equity; but if you make it big, all we ask is that you let us borrow your jet."
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CryoDAOhttps://www.cryodao.org/fellowship$100 - $3,000IndividualsCryoDAO"The CryoDAO Fellowship aims to empower individuals with need-based grants to become more deeply involved in the field of cryopreservation. These grants will support activities such as research, education, conference attendance, and joining relevant programs or fellowships."
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Go Humanhttp://gohuman.fund/$100IndividualsGo Human! Fund"We give smol checks to help young go! Building smth cool? Hit the dm's. We're here to help u go go go! :)"
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Bagel Fundhttps://bagel.fund$100-$500IndividualsBagel Fund
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Merge Granthttps://odteam.notion.site/Merge-Grant-7eadfac121ae45328c80cd3a733fb2ab$50 - $1kIndividualsAri Dutilh & Julian Weisser"amplify and accelerate projects born out of goldilocks periods like the one mentioned above. We also wanted to try and kick off these goldilocks projects for people no matter their point in time"
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Polar Fellowshiphttps://www.polaris-fellowship.com/?IndividualsEntrepreneur First"Polaris is running in Oxford, Cambridge and London. It is not limited to students studying at universities in these places, however participants must be able to attend weekly cohort meetings in-person." // "Polaris is a 9 month programme built to give you and 24 other exceptional fellows just such an environment. To help you think concretely about the path you want to take we will take you through a curated curriculum of books, essays, and talks. We give you money to spend on projects (be it for materials, hosting, or content), and (when needed) we support you with thoughtful guidance." // "The programme is open to talented people, from high school dropouts to final year PhDs. We are happy to welcome undergraduates, recent graduates, Masters and PhD students and external applicants onto the Polaris programme."
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Foundryhttps://www.blackbird.vc/foundry$1k - $5kCompaniesBlackbird"researchers with ties to Australia or NZ who want to learn about starting a company. 5k cash prize for winning team at the end of a cohort"
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Breakthrough Energy Fellowshttps://befellows.smapply.org/$50k - $500kIndividualsBill Gates"Our flagship program, the Innovator Fellowship, is designed to accelerate the development of promising early-stage climate technologies" //
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The Formidable Fundhttps://www.formidablefund.org/$1kIndividualsFormidable FundUS middle and high school entrepreneurs. // Permanent Residents & US citizens. // Grants are given out on a rolling basis. Deadline, Nov 22nd. // Mention 1517 Fund as a referrer
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