Government R&D funding · No company needed
Government R&D for AI and tech builders, narrowed to funding you can take as an individual. Eligibility gates shown per programme.
3 programmes
NGI Zero Commons FundGovernment R&D
NLnet Foundation
€5,000–€50,000
Cash
NLnet's general-purpose open internet fund, EUR 5,000 to 50,000 per project; its thirteenth and final call closed June 1st 2026 and the successor open call is stated to reopen after the summer.
Open source only
NGI FediversityGovernment R&D
NLnet Foundation
€5,000–€50,000
Cash
EUR 5,000 to 50,000 from a EUR 450,000 call for work on a self-hostable federated hosting stack, running to November 2027.
2 days leftOpen source only
NGI TALERGovernment R&D
NLnet Foundation
€5,000–€50,000
Cash
EUR 5,000 to 50,000 for work on privacy-preserving digital payment technology in and around GNU Taler, on recurring calls running through August 2027.
2 days leftOpen source only