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Organization Profile
Ethereum Foundation
aka Ethereum Foundation ESP, ethereum esp
Nonprofit supporting Ethereum protocol development, primarily through the Ecosystem Support Program (ESP), which runs targeted grants, academic rounds, PhD fellowships, and RFPs for infrastructure, research, and public goods, funding hundreds of projects annually. It paused its open grants program in 2025 due to high application volume and is redirecting toward more strategic allocation, while focused rounds such as the 2026 PhD Fellowship and academic grants continue.1,2,3,4
Programs
5 programs on fileEF PhD Fellowship (Bankless)
0 grants tracked
2026 PhD Fellowship: closed, closes 2026-04-22
Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program (ESP)
0 grants tracked
No cadence on file
Ethereum Foundation ESP PhD Fellowship
0 grants tracked
2026 PhD Fellowship: closed, closes 2026-04-01
Ethereum Security Subsidy Program
0 grants tracked
No cadence on file
Project Odin
0 grants tracked
No cadence on file
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No cadence on file
Ethereum Foundation ESP PhD Fellowship2026 PhD Fellowship: closed, closes 2026-04-01
0 grants tracked
No cadence on file
No cadence on file
Awards
179 on fileShowing 76-100 of 179, newest dated evidence first
RecipientProgramAmountDateEvidence
- Kolektivo Labs (Ethereum for the World)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- L2BEAT (Championing Native Rollups)ProgramLayer 2Amount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Lita FoundationProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Logical Intelligence (ArkLib Contributions)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Louis Tsai (EF Internship Program Extension - EEST)ProgramExecution LayerAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Mamy Ratsimbazafy (Constantine PeerDAS)ProgramConsensus LayerAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Midwest Blockchain ConferenceProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- ModaPalas (ETHIstanbul)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Nethermind (Bluebell in Lean)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Nethermind (SP1 ALU Chip PoC Proofs)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Oblivious Labs (Oblivious Server for Kohaku)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Onchain City (Edge City Patagonia)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Open Labels InitiativeProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- OpenBuild & ETHTAO (ETH Shenzhen)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- OpenRPCProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- OpenVMProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- OWASP Smart Contract Security (Shashank)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Paul-Alexandre Tessier (IntelliJ Solidity)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Paweł Bylica & Piotr Dobaczewski (Coverage of ethereum/execution-specs)ProgramExecution LayerAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- PBS FoundationProgramConsensus LayerAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Peter Sewell (Sail to Lean & Lean/MLIR)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Phantom ZoneProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Pia Park (Machina iO)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- ProbeLabProgramConsensus LayerAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
- Quadrivium (BEAMSIM)ProgramConsensus LayerAmount–DateDec 2, 2025
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Programs
179
Awards
178
Grantees
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Known USD
0
Live rounds
no open or announced rounds on file
Active
Status
Focus Areas
builder tools, infrastructure, protocol research, cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, security audits, public goods.
CadenceRolling; new Wishlist items and RFPs are added over time based on evolving ecosystem needs, with applications reviewed within roughly 3-6 weeks.