Deadline: 01-Dec-2025
The NGI Fediversity programme run by NLnet is now accepting proposals for its sixth open call, aimed at creating user-friendly, privacy-respecting hosted cloud services with full portability and freedom built in.
A new opportunity has opened up for developers, researchers, and innovators ready to shape the future of a more open, reliable, and user-empowered internet. Fediversity is calling for project proposals that can help bring the next generation of mobile and internet solutions closer to reality. With a total fund of €450,000 available, the program will award small to medium-sized R&D grants ranging from €5,000 to €50,000 per project.
The focus of this funding call is to support ideas that improve the core principles of internet use — reliability, confidentiality, integrity, security, and resource efficiency — making them the new standard for everyone. The goal is to empower users by giving them more control and building tools that they can trust without needing to worry about the technical details.
Fediversity is particularly interested in practical, forward-thinking ideas. Whether you’re working on scientific research, developing open source software or hardware, or validating existing technical solutions, your project could be a fit. Activities like improving usability, inclusive design, software packaging for deployment, conducting security audits, or producing high-quality documentation are all eligible. Support can also cover participation in key developer and technical events, such as hackathons or global internet forums.
Notably, many of the solutions currently powering Fediversity began as small, grant-backed projects. This is a chance for new ideas to get the same kind of boost — turning fresh concepts into working, deployable solutions that can make a real difference in the ecosystem.
Eligible costs also include infrastructure, project management, educational resources, and community engagement efforts — as long as they clearly contribute to robust and user-respecting technology development.
This is more than just funding; it’s a call to action for people who believe in a better internet — one that is open, secure, inclusive, and built by communities that care. Whether you’re a developer, researcher, designer, or team with a mission, this is your opportunity to contribute and move the internet forward — harder, better, faster, and stronger.
For more information, visit Nlnet Foundation.
