# Grants for projects that make the internet more open

_In scadenza · Status as of Friday 23 October 2026, 02:30 (Nicosia time)_

## In brief
- Funding Programmes Portal funds Grants and funding.
- The grant goes up to €50,000.
- The deadline is Tuesday 3 November 2026 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Funding Programmes Portal
- **Who can apply:** Association, Company, Individual, University or research body
- **Area:** Cyprus
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** €500,000
- **Maximum grant:** €50,000
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Thursday 17 September 2026
- **Opens:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Closes:** Tuesday 3 November 2026 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** not stated in the call
- **How to submit:** not stated in the call
- **Application language:** not stated in the call
- **Difficulty:** 2/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- Your project improves the internet with open hardware or open software.
- Your project works on open standards, open science or open data.
- Your project needs a grant within the minimum and maximum amounts.

## It is not for you if…
- Your project does not aim to improve the internet through open work.
- You need a grant above €50,000.
- You plan to start works or purchases before you apply.

## What you need
- Reread the official call and its requirements before you submit.
- Write to the funder through its contact form if a requirement is unclear.
- Keep the submission receipt as proof of the date.

## How to apply
1. Reread the official call and check that your project fits its purpose.
2. Ask the funder through its contact form about what the call does not state, such as the own share.
3. Submit your application before Tuesday 3 November 2026.
4. Keep the submission receipt.

## Official source and checks
- Official page of the call: https://www.fundingprogrammesportal.gov.cy/call/nlnet-restack-1st-open-call-2026-11r-gr-2026/

> This card explains the call in plain language and does not replace it. The official text prevails. We recheck the sources automatically every day, but dates and rules can change: check the funder's website before you apply. We are not the body that manages the call.
> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Monday 19 October 2026.

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