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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 151-175 of 179, newest dated evidence first
RecipientProgramAmountDateEvidence
- Nethermind (Gas Limit Performance Testing)ProgramExecution LayerAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- ODTÜ Blockchain (Blockchain Days)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Patterns (Paymaster Management App)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Pier Two (Pectra Staking Manager)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- PKU Blockchain DAO & WTF Academy (ETH Beijing Hackathon)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Plexos Institute (Brazil Community Currency Evolution)ProgramGeneral ResearchAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- ProbeLab (GossipSub Analytics & PeerDAS Roadmap Support)ProgramConsensus LayerAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- ProofLab (ZKarnage)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- PropellerHeads (Tycho Indexer)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Quang Dao (ArkLib)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- RareSkills (RareWeek)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Ream LabsProgramConsensus LayerAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Runtime Verification (Simbolik)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Security Alliance/SEALProgramOtherAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Shashank Trivedi (Privote)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Shreyas Londhe & Suyash Bagad (zk-FOCIL R&D)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Summer of ProtocolsProgramProtocol Growth & SupportAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Tedi Mitiku (Kurtosis)ProgramDeveloper Experience & ToolingAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Tim Beyne & Michiel Verbauwhede (Integral Cryptanalysis)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Tom Wambsgans (Recursive zkVM)ProgramConsensus LayerAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- TUM Blockchain Club (Ethereum Research-a-thon)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- urbe.eth (Urbe Village)ProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- UZH Blockchain CenterProgramCommunity & EducationAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- Web3Privacy Now (Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem Mapping)ProgramOtherAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
- ZkCloud (Proof Generation & Orchestration)ProgramCryptography & Zero Knowledge ProofsAmount–DateJul 23, 2025
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Programs
179
Awards
178
Grantees
–
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.