Applications Invited for BOLT Grant Program

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About the Organization

At the Internet Society Foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the Internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. Our work advances the vision of the Internet Society (ISOC): The Internet is For Everyone.

To this end, we support efforts to ensure that the Internet is open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy. We champion the use of the network as a critical technical infrastructure that can bring communities better education, healthcare and economic opportunity among other important areas of focus. We believe that by working together, we can use the Internet to shape a better future for us all and positively impact humanity worldwide.

About the Grant

The Internet Society Foundation believes that innovation is at the core of providing better opportunities for people to transform and enrich their lives. The Foundation also believes that teamwork and collaboration are the cornerstone of forging new ideas, new realities, new systems and new ways of working. We believe the brightest future is the one we build together.

The Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) Grant Program is designed to support teams of innovators working to expand the possibility of Internet connectivity and access globally through the development of prototypes and pilots. Teams may include creatives, artists, technologists, researchers, social or cultural workers and must be housed in a relevant non-profit organization or institution.

Teams should be focused on building technical and social innovations related to Internet connectivity that strive to be:

• Cost-reducing
• Environmentally sustainable
• Trust-enhancing
• Relevant to users and community
• Imaginative and engaging in experimentation and play
• Accessible

BOLT Program Objectives

• Advance Internet development
• Improve Internet access and connectivity around the world
• Promote responsible innovation

Funding

Grants of up to USD$300,000 will be awarded for projects up to 18 months in duration.

Eligibility

• In order to receive funding from the Internet Society Foundation, all applicant organizations applying must meet the following three (3) requirements:
• Be a legally registered 501(c)(3) OR equivalent. (Before awarding funds to any organization, the Foundation will verify this equivalency)
• Possess alignment with the purposes and activities of Internet Society (ISOC), the Foundation’s supported organization
• Have an official bank account in their name (based on their legal registration)

How to Apply

Applicants are strongly encouraged to register their organization in the Foundation’s grants managements system Fluxx prior to the application window opening. Please note that the registration process can take up to two days to complete after creating an account. Only applications submitted in the Foundation’s grants management system by the deadline will be considered for funding. We encourage you to submit your application early.

Applications will open starting July 2 and close on August 6, 2024. The application period closes at 21:00 UTC on Friday, August 6th, 2024.

View the application template.

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