U2U Foundation
Grant Program
The Foundation Grants Program aims to nurture early-stage project to be growth on the U2U network, focusing on expanding the U2U developer and user base. By attracting top-tier infrastructure providers and broadening into diverse industries and projects, the program seeks to deepen engagement with U2U technology.
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The grant & investment pool
$1.000.000+
Available Grants
Grants are allocated across different tiers, tailored to your project's requirements and idea relevance. After application, verification, and approval, grant levels are determined collaboratively by the project team and U2U Foundation representatives.
The program is designed to cater to teams on all stages of development.
3 Track Variants
Fast Track
Grants upto $30K
Established projects, successful in their current model, seek expansion into U2U and beyond.
Milestones
Up to 3 milestones to get full grant.
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Growth Track
Grants upto $50K
Projects are nearing completion, ready for product’s launch and growth alongside us.
Milestones
Up to 5 milestones to get full grant.
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Nest Track
Grants upto $100K
Our incubator offers direct support from the core team and U2U partners, aiming to collaboratively discover the perfect product-market fit.
Milestones
Up to 10 milestones to get full grant.
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Project Criteria
The U2U Foundation is open to applications from projects that enhance its ecosystem, with a keen interest in those that compliance, privacy, and scalability. This includes innovative projects working on web3 applications or those aiming to refine the DAG-based consensus protocol, underlining the foundation's commitment to supporting developments that bolster these critical areas within the U2U network.
Adoption
The U2U Foundation awards grants to projects genuinely aiming to increase network usage, supporting its mission to enhance the network's utility and adoption.
Anonymity
While public anonymity is acceptable, the U2U Foundation requires a KYC/KYB background check before deciding on your application.
Ability to execute
The grant committee values experience, skills, or rapid learning ability when reviewing applications.
Milestones
The U2U Foundation will not consider applications from projects without a clear cost breakdown and a clear development plan/roadmap and go alongside with the specific key result for each milestones.
Open Source /
Open Learning
Though not all projects can fully open-source their code, it's strongly encouraged where possible. For non-code projects, sharing insights with the community is recommended.
Uniqueness
The U2U Foundation does not provide funding for projects that are simply copies of existing ones.
Milestones Guidance
The U2U Foundation is open to applications from projects that enhance its ecosystem, with a keen interest in those that compliance, privacy, and scalability. This includes innovative projects working on web3 applications or those aiming to refine the DAG-based consensus protocol, underlining the foundation's commitment to supporting developments that bolster these critical areas within the U2U network.
What is a milestone and why is it important?
A milestones is an achievement that mark a significant change or accomplishment within a project, often signifying advancement towards new stages of development.
Milestones vs Goals
Goals are the results you want to see once the milestone is completed. The milestone is a key achievement(s), which can be seen as the cumulative result of completing each goals.
Types of goals required
Goals can relate to product development (e.g. product launch, mainnet implementation, integration with other U2U ecosystem teams), commercial metrics (e.g. weekly active users, number of (unique) wallets, number of transactions, TVL) or other relevant metrics for your project. The U2U Foundation Grants program currently requires each milestone to have, at least, one goal related to an on-chain commercial metrics and one related to product development.
Submission Process
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Evaluation
The Foundation evaluates the project according to the criteria.
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Welcome!
We'll be excited to onboard you to U2U Ecosystem as soon as the necessary steps and due dilligence is concluded.
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Application
Project team sends the application by fill in the form.
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Track assignment
After successful verification, we get together to discuss whether the chosen track is indeed optimal for you and your team. We will finalize the milestones alongside with the grant budget as well.
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Grant Distribution
The grant will be distribute to your team based on the milestones has aligned before.
FAQ
The program is designed to cater to teams on all stages of development.
Project team sends the application by fill in the form.
How long does the evaluation process take?
How does U2U Foundation communicate with applicants?
How do I know which track I should apply for?
How do I apply?
What is required to be eligible for grant funding?
What size are the grants?
How will grant be distributed?
Are there any restrictions on the grant funds can be used?
If my project is selected, what are the relating and accountability requirements?
Can I submit a proposal for an existing blockchain project that requires funding for expansion and improvement?
Can I collaborate with other individuals or organizations on a project proposal?
Can I reapply for grant program in the future if my initial application is not successful?