What if the Internet doesn’t speak your language? 

24 September 2025
A woman and three children are interacting with a laptop.

When we connect to the Internet, anything becomes possible. From staying in touch with loved ones to conducting business, studying, working, and staying informed and inspired. But what if you can’t navigate the Internet in your native language?   According to Statista, there are approximately 7,100 known living languages and dialects worldwide and an online population…

Announcing a new group of 9 grantee partners to connect the unconnected worldwide

6 August 2025
3 young students working at a computer.

The Internet Society and the Internet Society Foundation are pleased to share the newest 2025 Connecting the Unconnected Funding Program grantees.   After receiving a record number of applications during the 2025 application window, nine projects have been awarded funding to build and expand Internet infrastructure in underserved and unconnected areas in seven countries. Through these…

Building, expanding and securing the Internet: two funding programs now open for applications

14 February 2023
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Over the past few months, our Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation teams have been collaborating closely to launch our first set of funding programs this year. The two programs we are launching this week – Connecting the Unconnected and Sustainable Technical Communities reinforce our commitment to support communities around the world in gaining greater…

Announcing our 2022 Research Grantee Cohort

1 February 2023
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Announcing our 2022 Research Grantee Cohort – 18 projects examining the future of the Internet.