Announcing $1M in grants to researchers studying the future of the Internet

25 January 2021
Red sunset over a solar farm

We recently awarded over $1 million through our Research grant programme to seven exciting projects that examine the future and sustainability of the Internet. In its pilot year, this programme seeks to support a diverse group of researchers who are generating solutions today to meet the Internet challenges of tomorrow. The selected projects examine important…

Announcing over $1 million in grant awards for digital skills development in Bangladesh, Colombia and Senegal

19 November 2020
Girls in a classroom working on a computer

The Internet Society Foundation has awarded over $1 million in digital skills development grants to eight innovative projects in Bangladesh, Colombia and Senegal. In its pilot year, the Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives and Livelihoods (SCILLS) grant programme aims to expand economic growth, improve health outcomes, and increase educational opportunities by supporting individuals and communities to…

2020 Beyond the Net Large Grant Cycle 1 recipients announced

14 October 2020
Man and boy silhouetted in front of a sunset

The Internet Society Foundation has awarded $460,369 in Beyond the Net funding to 17 innovative projects that seek to spread the benefits of the Internet around the world. The Beyond the Net Programme supports Internet Society Chapters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to implement projects that make a local impact by providing meaningful access to…

Announcing our new research grants exploring the future of the Internet

1 September 2020
Wind turbines at sunset

We’re announcing the launch of our latest grant programme supporting research on the future and sustainability of the Internet. This programme will be open to independent researchers and research institutions around the world, awarding grants of up to US$200,000 for research lasting up to two years and focused in one of two categories:  Greening the Internet – how the Internet…

Announcing $1.5 million in COVID-19 response grants

1 July 2020
A medical professional meets a patient

We are thrilled to announce our Emergency Response: COVID-19 grants to innovative projects that are using the Internet to help communities respond and adapt to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Of the hundreds of applications reviewed, four diverse projects were selected by an Independent Review Panel that evaluated projects based on criteria that…

Internet Society Foundation Announces $300,000 in Grants

16 December 2019
A school in Madagascar connected to the Internet

The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of Beyond the Net Medium and Large Grants (ranging from $12,000 to USD $30,000 each) to 13 groundbreaking projects that seek to spread the benefits of the Internet around the world.

Internet for Good: Introducing the Internet Society Foundation

22 November 2019
A kid walking to his school.

How can the Internet’s role as a force for good be magnified throughout the world? The newly-launched Internet Society Foundation has a plan. We fund initiatives that use the Internet to make a difference in communities and transform lives for the better in areas including education, health care and economic growth – and we support projects that ensure the Internet remains a catalyst for the open, inclusive, and dynamic world in which we live.

Search

Categories