MAGIC Grants
Monero
MAGIC Monero Fund
Grants and fundraising pages from a US charity for open-source Monero research, development, audits and education.
Time left to apply
UTCApplications are reviewed as they arrive. There is no deadline to plan around.
- Grant size
- Up to $55K
- Largest grant $55,000
- Paid in
- XMR or BTC
- In milestone tranches
- Funding model
- Rolling
- Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
- Typical decision
- 4 weeks
- From submission to an answer
Checked Oct 1 against 7 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on donate.magicgrants.org before you apply.
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About the program
The MAGIC Monero Fund is run by a five-member committee elected by the Monero community, inside MAGIC Grants, a US 501(c)(3) public charity. It funds open-source Monero research and development, especially work on privacy, security, user experience and efficiency, plus security audits, education and ecosystem services.
You can ask for a direct grant from the fund's general fund, ask to have your project listed on the Monero Fund site so the community can donate to it, or both. Listed projects have included fuzzing of Monero's RPC handlers, ETH to XMR atomic swaps and research on faster zero-knowledge range proofs by CSIRO researchers.
Payments follow approved milestones. The fund prefers to pay in XMR but will pay in BTC, USD or other liquid currencies if you ask.
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What they fund
- Monero protocol research and cryptography
- Monero development, wallets and light wallet servers
- Security audits and fuzzing
- Educational resources and essential ecosystem services
- Related technology that helps Monero use, such as Tor
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Who can apply
Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.
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How applying works
Submit the form
Apply on the Monero Fund site or open a GitHub issue; the form is effectively public.
Committee review
The committee judges impact, originality, feasibility, quality and relevance as applications arrive.
Grant or listing
Approved projects get a direct grant, a fundraising page on the site, or both.
Agreement and board approval
You sign a grant agreement with milestones, and payouts may need MAGIC Grants board approval.
Milestone payments
Funds are released as each milestone is completed.
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Sources
Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on donate.magicgrants.org before you apply.
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