The Internet Society Foundation exists to support the positive difference the Internet can make to people everywhere. It promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people's lives, and a force for good in society.
Funding areas
Supporting inspirational work by people who believe in the power of the Internet.
Emergency Response Grant Programme: COVID-19
Our Emergency Response Programme will provide funding to organizations working on projects that utilize the Internet to improve lives during or in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beyond the Net Large Grant Programme
Beyond the Net Large Grants support innovative projects from Internet Society Chapters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) seeking to improve the quality of people’s lives by providing meaningful access to an open, trusted, and global Internet.
Tracing Journeys
COVID-19 focus: Three projects helping communities deal with pandemic-fuelled change
To help individuals and communities grapple with the impacts of COVID-19, the Internet Society Foundation recently awarded Beyond the Net Small grants and several projects focus on addressing challenges that have emerged in light of the pandemic: work, schooling and access to reliable health information.
In coronavirus-hit Harlem, community streaming gives residents a virtual lifeline
When COVID-19 hit New York City, the Streaming Station Community News Project was barely getting started, after receiving an Internet Society Foundation Beyond the Net grant for close to $30,000 in December 2019.
Tackling Zimbabwe’s urban food insecurity through the Internet of Things
After decades of steady decline, world hunger is on the…