Funding Opportunities

Cesium Ecosystem Grants are non-dilutive and unrestricted financial gifts that promote impactful contributions to 3D geospatial through projects that are open source, interoperable, and lower barrier to entry. Grants are open to early-stage startups, educators, innovators, and students who are ready to grow the ecosystem.

This program is aimed at countries and regions in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, including Japan, and aims to enable people working to solve common issues in Asia to acquire new perspectives through mutual exchange and learning, thereby broadening the possibilities for the future that the next generation will bear.

The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible. Social projects that are supported with the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE benefit from this: A share of EUR 100,000 Publication on our iF Design Website They will be presented to a global design community, the design-interested public and the media. The projects selected by the jury receive an individual winner certificate.

The Pandemic Fund announced its third Call for Proposals (3rd CfP) on December 19, 2024, with an envelope of US$500 million. The purpose of the announcement was to outline the structure of the Call and to allow applicants and potential beneficiaries of the Pandemic Fund ample time to begin preparations and consultations. The 3rd CfP launch will occur in two phases: the first phase (Phase I) is now open for the submission of single and multi-country proposals and the second phase (Phase II) will open in mid-June 2025 for Regional Entity proposals. The envelope of funding for this CfP (Phase I and Phase II) is US$500 million.