Grants
We facilitate ecosystem grants with the goal to support Ethereum and open Internet innovation. Learn about the excellent projects, builders, and communities we support below.
Projects We Support
Last updated: 2026-04-06
| Project | Recipient | Description | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Value 2026 | SpaghettETH (opens in a new tab) | A one-day summit (May 3, 2026) during the "Festival dell'Economia" in Trento, Italy, focusing on the economic and infrastructural concept of "Open Value" in the modern economy, enabled by blockchain technology. | Italy |
| ctrl/shift 2026 | NapulETH (opens in a new tab) | ctrl/shift, organized by NapulETH, is a three-day event exploring AI, Quantum Computing, and Web3 taking place in Naples, Italy on June 13–15. | Italy |
| Road to ETHPrague | ETHPrague (opens in a new tab) | A year-round, local Ethereum community initiative in Prague. Monthly in-person gatherings create continuity for builders and newcomers, culminating each May in ETHPrague's hackathon and conference. | Czech |
| ETHMumbai 2026 | ETHMumbai (opens in a new tab) | ETHMumbai 2026 is a 1-day conference with 50 speakers and 500 attendees and a 3-day hackathon with 300 hackers, with key tracks: DeFi, Privacy, and AI. | India |
| Ethereum Zuri 2026 | Ethereum Switzerland Association (opens in a new tab) | Ethereum Züri 2026 (Apr 10–12, Zurich): 3 days of Ethereum dev talks + hands-on workshops + hackathon, ZK, L2s, tooling, security, protocol & d/acc. | Switzerland |
| Kolektyw3 Community Hub | ETHWarsaw (opens in a new tab) | Kolektyw3 is a curated Ethereum community hub in Warsaw delivering high-quality meetups, hands-on workshops, coworking sessions, and social events through structured programming and partner collaboration to strengthen Poland's builder ecosystem and accelerate Ethereum-native projects. | Poland |
| muShanghai 2026 | The Mu (opens in a new tab) | A month long pop-up city for global talents to meet and connect with Chinese founders and tap into Chinese tech ecosystem. | China |
| Merge Conflict 2026 Hackathon | MDG Space, IIT Roorkee (opens in a new tab) | A Pan-India hybrid Web3-focused hackathon at IIT Roorkee enabling hands-on Ethereum development through real-world problem statements, workshops, and product-driven building for talent discovery and ecosystem growth. | India |
| Ethereum Tegucigalpa 2026 | Ethereum Tegucigalpa (opens in a new tab) | Ethereum Tegucigalpa 2026 community initiatives in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, including meetups, workshops, hackathon, bootcamps, scholarship program and other online and in-person engagement with the local communities. | Honduras |
| StackTooDeep 2026 | Blockchain Society IIT Roorkee (opens in a new tab) | StackTooDeep is a 36-hour Ethereum focused hackathon in Roorkee for college students to build open-source dApps and protocol-level tooling through guided mentorship, cultivating long-term contributors to the Ethereum ecosystem. | India |
| ETHTaipei 2026 | ETHTaipei (opens in a new tab) | ETHTaipei is Taiwan's largest Ethereum community hub, hosting annual conferences, monthly meetups, public goods grants, and publishing Ethereum-focused articles to onboard new developers and community members while promoting Ethereum education. | Taiwan |
| ETHCluj 2026 (opens in a new tab) | ETHCluj (opens in a new tab) | ETHCluj is a technical Ethereum community and conference based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It supports Ethereum builders by focusing on protocol literacy, applied education, and collaboration, rather than general crypto exposure. | Romania |
| ETHIndiaVilla 2025 (opens in a new tab) | Devfolio (opens in a new tab) | ETHIndiaVilla is a focused Ethereum hackathon bringing top builders and SuperHackers together through a small-team, embedded-mentorship format to unlock real collaboration and deeper building. | India |
| Crecimiento 2026 | Crecimiento (opens in a new tab) | In 2026, Crecimiento will be building Latin America's strongest startup ecosystem with a full-year builder funnel. From Aleph Hackathons and Pop-Up Cities to Acceleration Season and the Startup World Cup, they'll help launch the next generation of crypto and AI startups. Through the pillars - Aleph Hub, Startup Club, Hackers Club, and Policy Advocacy - they provide the infrastructure, community, and support founders need to thrive. | Argentina |
| Ethereum in Argentina | MetaMedia (opens in a new tab) | Ethereum in Argentina is a documentary about the past, current & future potential impact of Ethereum in Argentina. How Ethereum can help regular people & replace failing institutions and how Argentina is serving as the testing ground for bringing an entire country onchain. | Croatia |
| ETH Pura Vida 2025 | Ethereum Costa Rica (opens in a new tab) | Ethereum Costa Rica's conference at Universidad Fidélitas in San José, bringing together builders, students, and professionals to explore Ethereum use cases, technology, and local ecosystem opportunities. | Costa Rica |
| Nyx Research House 2026 | Nyx Foundation (opens in a new tab) | A research-focused residency that brings together academics, industry professionals, and independent builders to tackle key problems in Ethereum. The house hosts regular gatherings, offers shared living space, and fosters collaboration across disciplines to accelerate problem-solving. | Japan |
| ZKP Cryptography Courses at Mathematical Academy 2025/26 (opens in a new tab) | Mathematical Academy (opens in a new tab) | A 10-week lecture series on zero-knowledge cryptography, aimed at deepening technical understanding and expanding advanced ZK knowledge within the developer and research community. | Serbia |
| Blocktrain (opens in a new tab) | Devfolio (opens in a new tab) | India's first hackathon on a moving train, running 36 hours from Bangalore to New Delhi. The journey brought together builders and creators who developed projects onboard, blending travel, collaboration, and rapid prototyping. | India |
| ETHTokyo 2025 | ETHTokyo (opens in a new tab) | ETH Tokyo 2025 features a one-day conference and a three-day hackathon bringing together developers and builders to explore new ideas, prototype projects, and collaborate across the Ethereum ecosystem. | Japan |
| Hackathons: Da Ideia ao Código | ERC55 (opens in a new tab) | A two-day Ethereum mini-hackathon in São Paulo that brings local developers together to prototype ideas, learn Ethereum concepts, and build hands-on projects in a collaborative environment. | Brazil |
| Ethereum Genesis: A Decade of Decentralization | Ethereum Jakarta (opens in a new tab) | A community event in Jakarta celebrating Ethereum's 10-year journey, featuring talks, panels, interactive sessions, and networking. | Indonesia |
| js13kGames 2025 | js13kGames (opens in a new tab) | An annual global challenge where developers create lightweight, open-source web games, encouraging experimentation, creativity, and community collaboration. | Poland |
| Ethereum Córdoba | Ethereum Córdoba | A technical meetup in Córdoba featuring sessions on smart contracts, CI/CD, security practices, and ERC-4337, designed to strengthen local developer skills and expand Ethereum-focused engineering knowledge. | Argentina |
| Web3bridge | Web3Bridge (opens in a new tab) | Web3Bridge is an Africa-based education initiative committed to training developers, supporting founders, and activating local communities. | Nigeria |
| Ethereum Mexico Org 2025 | Ethereum Mexico (opens in a new tab) | Ethereum Mexico Org 2025 is focused on growing the Ethereum ecosystem in Mexico through education and community-driven programs. | Mexico |
| ETHCluj 2025: Ethereum for Everyone (opens in a new tab) | ETHCluj (opens in a new tab) | ETHCluj is hosting a 3-day conference from June 26-28, 2025 at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This conference will feature 3 stages including workshop, sessions and hands-on workshops, with topics across six main tracks, including Dev Onboarding, Ethereum Roadmap, DeFi, AI, Regulation, and Adoption. | Romania |
| Copenhagen Ethereum Meetup 10 Years Anniversary | Copenhagen Ethereum Meetup (opens in a new tab) | This meetup(held on 7/14/2025) is non-technical and will be a reflection on what happened for Ethereum ecosystem in the past 10 years and where they see the space is heading in the next 10 years. | Denmark |
| Web3SSH:2.0 (opens in a new tab) | IIIT Sri City, India (opens in a new tab) | Web3SSH 2.0 is a 7-day summer blockchain/Ethereum focused offline camp, which consists of a Summer School program and a Hackathon, taking place at IIIT Sri City, India, from 29 June to 6th July, 2025. | India |
| DAOstar Research Fellowship (opens in a new tab) | Metagov (opens in a new tab) | The DAOstar Research Fellowship Program funds research fellows in 2025 to produce actionable research on DAO governance, labor practices, contributor retention, and compensation structures with outputs including: public research reports, blog posts, and presentations at conferences. | USA |
| ETH Belgrade 2025 (opens in a new tab) | ETH Belgrade (opens in a new tab) | ETH Belgrade(June 3–5) featuring both a conference and a hackathon, will be focused on topics of Ethereum, ZK, DeFi, and Web3 security. | Serbia |
| ETHKL 2025 | ETHKL (opens in a new tab) | ETHKL 2025 development and self-sustainability exploration v3. | Malaysia |
| Agentic Ethereum Hackathon 2025 (opens in a new tab) | Reskilll (opens in a new tab) | Agentic Ethereum Hackathon is a 30-hour hackathon which will gather over 150-200 passionate developers from Delhi NCR or Bangalore, aiming to catalyze the creation of AI-driven autonomous agents and smart contracts on Ethereum, fostering innovation at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence. | India |
| Onchain bootcamp 2025 (opens in a new tab) | CUBS (Chulalongkorn University Blockchain Society) (opens in a new tab) | Onchain bootcamp 2025 is a 10-Day(16 - 27 June) Structured Program, which is taking place at Chulalongkorn University providing with comprehensive Ethereum-based curriculum, hands-on workshops and support for career pipeline. | Thailand |
| Crecimiento 2025 Season 4 | Crecimiento (opens in a new tab) | 2025 Ethereum ecosystem developments initiative including hackathons, bootcamps and more in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | Argentina |
| ETHWarsaw 2025 Growth | ETHWarsaw (opens in a new tab) | March 2025 - Feb 2026 ecosystem development initiatives including conferences, hackathons, monthly meetups, knowledge sharing sessions, blockchain bootcamps and some other smaller initiatives in Warsaw, Poland. | Poland |
| The Playground for Decentralizerians - Centrum Node | Centrum (opens in a new tab) | To run an Ethereum node at the Centrum coworking space in Shibuya, Tokyo, where many Japanese Ethereum communities usually gather here. | Japan |
| PhishQuest: Interactive Web3 Anti-Phishing Training Platform (opens in a new tab) | DeFiHackLabs (opens in a new tab) | A security education initiative aiming to enhance users' ability to recognize and defend against phishing attacks by simulating real-world Web3 phishing scenarios and providing hands-on learning experiences. | Taiwan |
| IIIT Hyderabad Ethereum Education Explorations v2 | Ankit Gangwal, (opens in a new tab)Assistant Professor at IIIT Hyderabad, (opens in a new tab)India | April 2025 - March 2026 yearly educational explorations: to continue the Ethereum course and guide two PhDs and a research associate on Ethereum-related research at IIIT-Hyderabad. | India |
| Ethereum Tegucigalpa 2025 | Ethereum Tegucigalpa (opens in a new tab) | 2025 Ethereum ecosystem developments initiative including a series of community building activities in Honduras. | Honduras |
| 5-Day National Workshop and Bootcamp on Cyber Security and Blockchain (opens in a new tab) | IIIT Hyderabad, (opens in a new tab)India | A five day Ethereum bootcamp including expert-talks, networking sessions, as well as hands-on/bootcamp on Ethereum at IIIT Hyderabad from 1-5 March, 2025. | India |
| Web3 Development Internship Program | Web3 Institute (W3I) (opens in a new tab) | Web3 Development Internship Program is focused on Ethereum ecosystem development in Ukraine. The program will bridge the gap between technical education and industry needs by connecting students with practical development opportunities. | Ukraine |
| Ethereum Argentina Cordoba Edition 2025 (opens in a new tab) | Ethereum Argentina (opens in a new tab) | A two-day conference + workshops (2025/4/12 - 4/13) at Blas Pascal University, Córdoba, Argentina. | Argentina |
| Bratislava 2025 | Ethereum Bratislava (opens in a new tab) | ETHBratislava 25 - Hackathon & Conference, Meetups, Community calls to grow CEE Ethereum ecosystem. | Slovakia |
| Latincrypt 2025 (opens in a new tab) | Latincrypt (opens in a new tab) | A week-long cryptography-focused event, including the Latincrypt conference, educational events at ASCRYPTO and CatioCrypt in Medellín, Colombia. | Colombia |
| Kyiv Ethereum Community 2025 | EthKyiv (opens in a new tab) | 2025 yearly support for the Kyiv Ethereum Community, which is focused on fostering Ethereum development and adoption in Kyiv. It serves as a hub for developers, builders, and enthusiasts who want to engage with Ethereum through educational events, hands-on hacking, and networking. | Ukraine |
| EthCluj 24-25 | ETHCluj (opens in a new tab) | Dec 2024-Dec 2025 yearly grant that includes support of the community leaders and activities in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. | Romania |
| StackTooDeep Hackathon - 2025 Edition (opens in a new tab) | Blockchain Society IIT Roorkee (opens in a new tab) | StackTooDeep is the inaugural ethereum focused hackathon conducted by Blockchain Society IIT Roorkee, India. | India |
| The House of Ether 2025 (opens in a new tab) | Bluechain (opens in a new tab) | A community education initiative with a duration of 12 months, aimed at engaging university students, researchers and academics aged 25-35 as well as the general public in topics of Ethereum, in North-eastern Greece. | Greece |
| Uzumakit 2025 | Titania Research (opens in a new tab) | An annual Ethereum research house in Tokyo, Japan, including 12 monthly meetups in 2025. | Japan |