SDF Marketing Grants

Stellar Development Foundation grants of up to $500K to pay for user acquisition and marketing for projects live on Stellar.

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

Grant size: Up to $500K; Largest grant $500,000
Paid in: USD, USDC or XLM; Paid in one go
Funding model: Rolling; Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
Typical decision: 6 weeks; From submission to an answer

Checked Oct 1 against 2 sources. Confirm amounts and dates on stellar.org before you apply.

About the program

SDF's Marketing Grants fund growth and user acquisition for projects built on Stellar. They sit next to the Stellar Community Fund, which pays for development: once your product is built, a marketing grant can pay for getting users to it.

The money can go to paid digital ads, offline marketing and events, PR and communications, in-app incentives such as sign-up bonuses and referrals, and outside agencies and tools. It cannot be used for anything that promotes speculation or the price of XLM or other Stellar assets, or for promoting products that promise interest or returns.

Both new and existing projects can apply, but SDF reserves the grants for teams with clear use cases and timelines that can set budgets and benchmarks, run campaigns and show results. SDF evaluates traction, mission, impact, feasibility and capability.

What they fund

Paid digital media such as Meta, Google, LinkedIn and display ads
Offline marketing and events
PR and communications
In-app incentives such as new customer bonuses and referrals
Marketing agencies, tools and services

Who can apply

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New or existing projects with a live product on the Stellar network
A clear use case and concrete timeline
A team able to define budgets, set benchmarks and deliver campaign results
No speculative, price-related or yield-promising promotion

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How applying works

Fill in the form
Complete every field of the application form on the marketing grants page with details of your project and plan.
SDF evaluation
SDF reviews traction, mission, impact, feasibility and your team's capability.
Grant award
Approved projects receive up to $500,000 in USD, USDC or XLM for the agreed marketing work.

Sources

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

About the program

What they fund

Who can apply

How applying works

Fill in the form

SDF evaluation

Grant award

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