Apply before December 1st 2023

Do you have a valuable idea in the area of digital commons and networked technology, that will contribute towards achieving a more open information society and brings us the next generation of the internet closer? Can your idea help create a more robust and open internet by and for users, and help us work towards higher level goals like data sovereignty and service portability? We put any money we can get our hands on (including yours if you give it to us) where our minds and our mouth are: that is to increase the utility and benefit of open technologies for society. What is important for us is that the technology you develop or help promote is not just technology for technologies sake, but benefits society and has the potential for real impact. For us, this means by definition that the fruits of your project become available under a free and open source license. NLnet Foundation (in Dutch: Stichting NLnet) is a recognised public benefit organisation that invests its own independent funds as well as funds that it manages on behalf of other organisations — such as the European Commission —.