Arbitrum Foundation Grants
Time frame: Rolling basis
Grant amount: Growth Grant receive up to $50k and Advanced Growth Grant up to $150k in ARB tokens.
The Foundation Grants Program is aimed at projects working in, assisting with, or supporting the Arbitrum ecosystem.
All grants issued aid in improving the adoption of Arbitrum chains, creating more robust technical structures, and building sustainable communities in the Arbitrum ecosystem.
Grant Scope
The program progresses through phases, dedicated to specific areas of interest. The current phase is receiving applications from dApps (and Appchains).
- Stylus: Projects must integrate this new programming paradigm to build on Arbitrum from traditional programming languages such as Rust, C++, among others. Examples such as math-heavy finance algorithms, on-chain generative art, and complex cryptography classify under this category.
- dApps: Applications from Gaming, DePin, Social, and NFTs are welcome to apply under this category, but any innovative idea that adds value to the Arbitrum ecosystem is also encouraged.
Funding Specifics
The Arbitrum Foundation grants program offers milestone-based funding for projects in development.
Projects looking to launch on Arbitrum can apply for two types of grants:
- Growth Grant (up to $50k): For small and medium teams with proven experience in writing smart contracts and building Web3 products.
- Advanced Growth Grant (up to $150k): For large teams with experience and previous success in building Web2 or Web3 products.
Learn more about the Grant Types.
Grant Requirements
- Phase two only considers submissions building out decentralized applications using the Arbitrum stack.
- Projects applying for growth grants must include up to 2 milestones, while advanced growth grants must include 3 to 5. Refer to milestone guidance here.
- Make sure to comply with the Submission Guidelines.
- KYC is required to receive milestone payments.
Grant Process
- Navigate to the Foundation Grants Notion Page and apply here.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- If the submission is approved, the team will contact the project to conduct a KYC process.