Edge City provides financial support to builders and researchers with the goal of accelerating human flourishing. We want to support the people working on breakthrough innovation and help to foster a community of exceptional talent.
We offer two main types of support: funding to attend our village and grants to build projects with transformative potential.
We rely on our broader community to support the scholarship program. Please donate here if you’d like to support.
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1. Grants for Attending
Scholarships
We want to make Edge City accessible to researchers, scientists, young builders, open source developers, and artists. We offer special rates for builders and scholars who add value to our community.
When applying to attend a village, simply select "apply for a scholarship."
The Edge City Fellowship is a six week program that empowers young builders (under 25) dedicated to accelerating human flourishing across domains such as AI, governance, biotech, longevity, crypto, art, and hard tech. It includes:
- 1 month of being funded to attend an Edge City month long popup (flights, accommodation, ticket).
- Access to mentorship, workspaces, and the builder community.
- Applications are due 2 months before any Edge City Popup Village so please be on the look out.
2. Grants for Building
Inflection Grants provide $2,000 for creative young builders (under 25) to turn unusual ideas into reality. We focus on turning points where a small push can make a big difference.
- $2,000 to build from anywhere
- Access to Edge City's community
- Opportunities for follow-on funding
Read more about inflection grants here, or apply now. Currently running two cohorts a year (July and December).
SHIFT Grants - D/ACC Program
For projects advancing decentralized acceleration (d/acc).
- Focus areas include biosecurity, cyber defense, cryptography, information resilience, neurotech, and social governance.
- Micro grants ($5,000-$15,000) for prototypes, development grants ($20,000-$40,000) for scalable projects.
- Designed for small teams, researchers, and startups working on projects with real-world applications in 6-12 months.
Read more about SHIFT grants here, or fill out the interest form here. We run two cohorts a year.
For questions or to get involved, contact grants@edgecity.live.
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