Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
Schmidt Sciences AI Interpretability RFP offers up to $1M for projects developing new tools to detect and mitigate deceptive behaviors in large language models. Awards range from $300k to $1M, with a deadline of May 26, 2026. The program is open to researchers and teams seeking to advance interpretability methods for safer AI systems. Full details and application are available at https://schmidtsciences.smapply.io/prog/2026_interpretability_rfp/.
Schmidt Sciences' 2026 AI at Work call offered up to $200,000 to early-career economists and other quantitative social scientists for field experiments on worker displacement, adjustment, and scientific productivity. Expressions of interest closed on April 10, 2026.
tldr This Request for Comments (RFC) is to review the treasury management Request for Proposals (RFP). If you only have time for one thing, please review the ‘Open Questions for the DAO’ below.
The Scroll Forum has opened applications for DCP 1 - State of Scroll Research, a pilot under the Delegates Contribution Program, with a total budget of 18,000 USDC for an 8-10 week project targeting a deadline of May 31, 2026. Roles include Data & Analytics (5,000 USDC), Format & Visualization (2,000 USDC), and Regional Researchers & Storytellers (2,200 USDC per region) focusing on regions like LATAM, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and APAC.
Purpose and Background The Ecosystem Growth Council (EGC) represents Scroll DAO’s first experiment in council-based governance. After previous attempts to launch growth programs through broader community processes, the DAO recognized that ecosystem growth requires dedicated expertise and focused decision-making.
The Singapore AI Safety Hub (SASH) runs a 3-month full-time residential research fellowship (Sept 21 - Dec 4, 2026) with an SGD 5,000/month stipend, housing and travel covered, and up to USD 30,000 in compute per project. Applications close July 10, 2026.
Solana Frontier Hackathon offers $3M in prizes and pre-seed funding for teams building on Solana. Colosseum’s largest online startup competition and accelerator provides $3M+ in total prizes and pre-seed investment for top teams. The deadline is May 11, 2026.
A pilot supporting up to ten open-source maintainers to participate in standards work at the IETF, W3C, and ISO. Participants receive training, mentoring, travel and participation support, and fixed monthly compensation of EUR 4,800 to EUR 5,200; applications closed May 19, 2026.
Accelerator for startups building DeFi, payments, and RWA products on Stellar or for EMEA; up to $150,000 in XLM initial development funding from the Stellar Development Foundation, with possible follow-on grants.
Ston.fi Vibe Coding Hackathon offers $250, $150, and $100 prizes plus a $700 shared pool for building TON apps using vibe coding and AI tools. The event provides real infrastructure from ston.fi and tonstakers and is limited to 25 participants. Applications are due April 12, 2026.
A donor circle supporting cost-effective animal welfare and protection nonprofits at stages where targeted funding can accelerate growth. SAFC runs two calls per year, typically allocating about $500,000 across selected applicants with grants around $50,000 each; the Spring 2026 call closed March 25.
Milestone-based accelerator funding up to $200k/team for pre-token Sui projects, co-run by Brinc and CoinList. The first cohort application window closed January 17, 2025. No later cohort has opened.
Surplus is an incubator for software startups, organized by Manifund and Mox — to create massive public good in the age of transformative AI. It’s a 3 month program, starting late July in SF. We provide seed funding, advice, peers, intros, and space to focus. Apply here by June 24!
Story grants of $1,000-$20,000 for original, forward-looking journalism on AI impacts, published in established outlets. Open to freelancers, staff reporters, and newsroom teams.
A first-round microgrant fund for animal advocates testing new recruitment, community-building, and campaign tactics. The $5,000 round offered grants of up to $1,000 and closed June 12, 2026.
Multiple $100,000 research grants, each paired with $25,000 in Tinker credits, for work advancing multimodal and real-time human-AI interactivity. Proposals could cover evaluations, safety, generative interfaces, agent steering, or other interactivity research and were due June 19, 2026.
Polygon Community Treasury grants administered by Thrive Protocol for consumer crypto builders across eight categories. Season 1 offered $800,000 in MATIC, received 255 applications, and selected 25 projects.
UNICEF Venture Fund is inviting startups in emerging markets to apply for mentorship and equity-free funding of up to US$100,000 in ETH, BTC, or USDC for onchain solutions focused on social good. The call targets ready-to-deploy projects that leverage crypto technology. Applications are open until the deadline of March 10, 2026. More details on eligibility and requirements are available via the provided link.
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