# Grants for open-source and open-data projects that improve the internet

_In scadenza · Status as of Friday 23 October 2026, 02:25 (Nicosia time)_

## In brief
- Funding Programmes Portal funds Grants and funding.
- Who can apply: association, company, individual, university or research body.
- 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:** €400,000
- **Maximum grant:** €50,000
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Wednesday 9 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 software, hardware or data.
- You are a company, association, university or research body, or an individual.
- Your organisation is small, medium or large: the call lists all sizes.
- You can ask for an amount between the minimum and maximum grant.

## It is not for you if…
- Your project is not about open hardware, software, standards, science or data.
- You are looking for a loan or other support: this call gives grants only.

## What you need
- Reread the official call and its application rules before you submit.
- Write a project description that shows how it improves the internet in an open way.
- Prepare a budget within the minimum and maximum grant, with quotes where needed.

## How to apply
1. Reread the official call to find where and how to apply: the call data we hold do not state the channel.
2. Check that your project fits the purpose: open hardware, software, standards, science or data.
3. Choose the grant amount you need, between the minimum and the maximum.
4. Send your application before Tuesday 3 November 2026.
5. Keep the submission receipt as proof of the date.

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