Gitcoin
The Public Goods R&D GG24 Domain drives research and development of digital public goods, funding academic and applied studies. It supports open-source, neutral solutions with a strong focus on interoperability between tools.
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Gitcoin
The Targeted Development & Adoption GG24 Domain funds programs and initiatives that have clear potential to produce tangible, real-world impact, and onboards a large number of relevant users to Ethereum. Domains are the vehicles through which trusted and experienced stewards manage capital within clearly defined areas to solve Ethereum’s Biggest problems per Gitcoin 3’s.* vision .
Gitcoin
A GG24 quadratic-funding domain for open data, interoperability standards, infrastructure, analytics, research, and pilots serving Ethereum's multi-chain ecosystem. The final round was hosted on Giveth with a $100,000 matching pool.
GitLab
GitLab's 2026 AI Hackathon invited developers to build agents on the GitLab Duo Agent Platform for planning, security, compliance, and deployment workflows. The online competition ran from February 9 to March 25, attracted more than 6,900 participants, and offered $65,000 in cash prizes.
Global Innovation Fund
The Global Innovation Fund is a nonprofit, impact-first investment fund for social innovations improving the lives of underserved and vulnerable people. Its latest published application window closed January 15, 2025; the fund says future calls will be posted after review.
Google.org
Google Cloud's Rapid Agent Hackathon ran online from May 5 through June 11, 2026. The concluded challenge offered $60,000 in cash prizes for open-source agents built with Gemini, Google Cloud Agent Builder, and participating partners' tools.
Google DeepMind
A Google DeepMind and Kaggle competition with $200,000 in prizes for new evaluations of learning, metacognition, attention, executive functions, and social cognition in AI systems. Submissions closed on April 16, 2026, with results scheduled for June 1.
Google.org
A ten-week, equity-free accelerator for North American pre-seed through Series A startups using AI in energy systems. The 2026 cohort focuses on grid optimization, demand flexibility, energy affordability, and carbon-aware infrastructure, with Google mentorship, technical support, product access, and eligible cloud credits. Applications closed June 30, 2026.
Google Summer of Code
Annual global program pairing new open-source contributors with mentoring organizations for 12+ week projects, with PPP-adjusted stipends of $750-$6,600.
Google.org
A $30 million Google.org challenge for nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions working with governments to improve public services using generative or agentic AI. Applications closed on April 3, 2026; selected organizations receive $1 million to $3 million and technical support through a multi-month Google.org Accelerator.
Google.org
Google.org's $30 million AI for Science open call supports nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions using AI to accelerate scientific work. Awards range from $500,000 to $3 million and may include accelerator support, Google technical assistance, and Cloud credits. Applications closed May 1, 2026 and are under review.
GovAI
Three-month bipartisan fellowship for AI governance/policy research, with DC and London (UK GovAI) tracks; London track fully funded with up to GBP 12,000 stipend, travel support, and visa sponsorship, running Jan-Apr 2027.
grantmaking.ai
grantmaking.ai, in partnership with Manifund, opened a launch round distributing $5k-$50k grants per applicant from a $1M total round for projects reducing x-risk from AI. One short application creates a public project/funding ask reviewed by experienced AI safety grantmakers. Deadline is July 13, 2026.
Gray Area
Open call for artists using AI in creative projects, run with compute partner Modal: $2,000 honorarium, up to $5,000 production funding, and up to $20,000 in Modal compute credits.
Hedera
The final chapter of Hedera's three-part Hello Future hackathon series ran from February 17 to March 23, 2026. Builders competed across five tracks for $250,000 in Apex prizes, bringing the trilogy's total prize pool to $550,000. Hedera announced the winners on May 12, 2026.
EU Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe call topic (HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-02) funding work on a Web 4.0 architectural framework and an open internet stack, run through the EU Funding and Tenders portal. The call deadline was April 15, 2026.
Interledger Foundation
A 12-month fellowship for researchers, advocates, educators, technical developers, and other practitioners working to reduce barriers to digital financial participation. Each fellow receives $72,000 in compensation plus a $20,000 project budget; the 2026 application window closed June 15 and is now under review.
Interledger Foundation
Four-month accelerator providing $50,000 plus mentorship and technical workshops to early-stage teams building proof-of-concept digital financial services for underserved populations using Open Payments and the Interledger Protocol.
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