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Gear Foundation Grants

Milestone-based grants of mostly $10K-$30K from the Gear Foundation for games, DeFi, infrastructure and tools on Vara Network.

Time left to apply

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Applications are reviewed as they arrive. There is no deadline to plan around.

Grant size
$10K–$30K
Largest grant $30,000
Paid in
Not published
In milestone tranches
Funding model
Rolling
Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision
5 weeks
From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 1 source. Confirm amounts and dates on vara.network before you apply.

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About the program

The Gear Foundation is the non-profit behind Vara Network, an L1 built on the Gear Protocol. Its grants program gives financial aid and project support to teams that grow the Vara ecosystem, whether through new dApps, integrations, more network operators or community work.

Grants are milestone-based and you propose the milestones in your application. Most accepted grants are $10,000 to $30,000, and the Foundation says larger grants may be possible later. Alongside money, grantees get developer tools, a technical point of contact, strategic advice and help announcing their launch.

The Foundation also publishes RFPs by category and priority. Gaming gets the most attention, with open requests for mobile games, on-chain games and Telegram games and wallets, alongside DeFi, infrastructure and developer tooling. Projects outside these lists are welcome if they fit the Foundation's mission.

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What they fund

  • On-chain, mobile and Telegram games
  • DeFi services on Vara
  • Infrastructure such as nodes, validators and APIs
  • Developer tools for building, testing and deploying on Vara

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Who can apply

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How applying works

  1. Apply

    Submit the grant application on vara.network describing your contribution to Vara and proposed milestones.

  2. Committee review

    The Grant Committee runs business and technical reviews on a rolling basis, sometimes with an interview.

  3. Decision

    You hear back by email, usually within 4 to 6 weeks.

  4. Onboarding

    Accepted teams get a technical point of contact and a briefing on legal and funding terms.

  5. Build and launch

    Funding follows your milestones, and Gear announces your project to the community at launch.

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Sources

Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on vara.network before you apply.

  1. vara.network/grants

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