Ethereum Foundation source record.
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Academic Grants Round | Ethereum Foundation ESP
| Funder | Ethereum Foundation |
|---|---|
| Who this may be for | AI-interpreted · not the funder's words The programme is aimed at researchers from academic institutions, universities, research centers, think tanks, educators, and other stakeholders interested in Ethereum research. Written by a local AI model (qwen3.5:9b-q4_K_M) from the saved page only. It is an interpretation, not a statement by the funder and not eligibility advice. |
| Scope (our category) | Research & academic (matched words: academic, university; meaning score 0.752) Chain & ecosystem grants (matched words: build on, building on) Security, audits & bug bounties (matched words: formal verification) Assigned by us from the saved page: matched words, a meaning-similarity score, or (marked) an AI tie-break. Not a statement by the funder. |
| Saved page class | programme page Page class describes the saved route only. It does not state whether a programme is open, closed, suitable, available, or an endorsement. |
| Status | not stated by funder |
| Amount | This grants round has $2M in total available funds This grants round has $2M in total available funds · saved page text; phrase proposed by a local model and verified verbatim by code |
| Deadline | 2025-03-24 Proposals are due 23:59 AoE March 24th, 2025 · saved page text; phrase proposed by a local model and verified verbatim by code; ISO date parsed by code from the single full date in the phrase |
| Eligibility | Researchers from academic institutions, universities, research centers, think tanks, educators, and other stakeholders with a focus on Ethereum and its ecosystem are invited to apply. Researchers from academic institutions, universities, research centers, think tanks, educators, and other stakeholders with a focus on Ethereum and its ecosystem are invited to apply. · saved page text; phrase proposed by a local model and verified verbatim by code |
| Held-source observation | Last material byte change observed 3 days ago · last observed 20260926T223936Z · source signal only |
| Held grant-history observation | No explicit programme-to-dataset mapping with a dated held record is available. This does not state there is no grant history. |
Held source excerpt
Academic Grants Round | Ethereum Foundation ESP Home How to Apply Funded Projects About ESP Blog Academic Grants Round The Ethereum Foundation is sponsoring a wave of grants to support Ethereum-related academic work. This grants round has $2M in total available funds. Proposals are due 23:59 AoE March 24th, 2025 . All of the details you’ll need to apply can be found below. Academic Grants Round The Ethereum Foundation is sponsoring a wave of grants to support Ethereum-related academic work. This grants round has $2M in total available funds. Proposals are due 23:59 AoE March 24th, 2025 . All of the details you’ll need to apply can be found below. Summary Submit proposal Requirements Deadline Eligibility criteria What is not eligible Selection criteria Wishlist Support FAQ Applications for this grant wave are closed. If you're still interested in pursuing grants for a project, you can still go through our standard applications . […] the held page continues.
docs_evidence/funding-radar/official-pages/20260926T223936Z/ethereum.html · sha256 8e211e0ce75d9374e7da6d136cb196ef94c7c680c74a4706e9d7816dbdd4f7d3 · saved and fingerprinted 20260926T223936Z · direct download of the public page · held page title and funding-related excerpt
The funder statement is retrieved evidence only. Held-source observation is a byte-change signal only. Neither signal determines eligibility, fit, application strength, likely outcome, or programme availability.