We are thrilled to announce a new round of grant funding to support digital inclusion through our SCILLS program. In its fourth year, the Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives and Livelihoods (SCILLS) program aims to promote economic inclusion and increase educational opportunities by supporting individuals and communities to more knowledgeably and skillfully use the Internet. Currently operating in…
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The Internet Society Foundation has launched its first application round in 2023 for grant funding to support researchers around the world in examining the future and sustainability of the Internet. Now in its fourth year, the Research grant program supports global research collaborations that advance understanding of the Internet and its value for all. This program is open to…
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If your organization is working to promote digital skills in education and income-generating opportunities, an exciting funding opportunity is opening on 1 May 2023. Officially launched in 2019, the Internet Society Foundation was established to fund initiatives that strengthen the Internet so that it can effectively serve all people. The Foundation’s work supports the vision of an…
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The Internet Society Foundation is committed to supporting projects that expand Internet access, connectivity and resiliency for communities around the world. Since 2021, we’ve awarded a total of 4 million in funding towards these efforts through our Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) and Resiliency grant programs. We’re excited to have awarded seven grants to organizations that…
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Written by Meital Kupfer, Data and Digital Rights Researcher, Pollicy Whose language? What is the language this website is written in? The letters that make up its source code? The very infrastructure of the Web itself? Is the language you write emails, essays and personal WhatsApp messages in the same as the language you grew…
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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…
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Announcing our 2022 Research Grantee Cohort – 18 projects examining the future of the Internet.
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The Internet Society Foundation (“the Foundation”) exists to support the Internet Society and its mission. The Foundation’s support for the Internet Society started primarily through grant-making in support of the Internet Society’s mission. This was a way to get the Foundation’s operations running smoothly and to ensure that the grant-making operations were mature for when…
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We are pleased to announce grant funding to five organizations to promote digital inclusion through the Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives and Livelihoods (SCILLS) program. Established in 2020, the SCILLS program aims to expand economic growth and increase educational opportunities by supporting individuals and communities to more knowledgeably and skillfully use the Internet. The long-term aim of…
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We are excited to announce a second round of grant funding to advance Internet access and connectivity around the world through our BOLT program. In its second year, the BOLT grant program aims to support teams of creatives, technologists, and researchers to develop innovative solutions to Internet connectivity, particularly among communities where current technologies are unavailable…
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