Gear Foundation Grants
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Milestone-based grants of mostly $10K-$30K from the Gear Foundation for games, DeFi, infrastructure and tools on Vara Network.
Time left to apply
Anytime
Rolling: reviewed as applications arrive
Apply to Gear Foundation Grants
Applications go through vara.network. Expect a decision in about 5 weeks.
Grant stats
- Grant size
- $10K–$30K
- Largest grant
- $30,000
- Paid in
- Not published
- Payout
- In milestones
- Funding model
- Rolling
- Apply any time. Reviewed as applications arrive.
- Typical decision
- 5 weeks
- From submission to an answer
- Ecosystem
- Vara
Checked Oct 1 against 1 source. Confirm amounts and dates on vara.network before you apply.
About Gear Foundation Grants
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.
Resources
Categories
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
Who can apply
Tick what applies to you. Saved on this device only.
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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- When does Gear Foundation Grants close?
- Gear Foundation Grants has no deadline. Applications are reviewed as they arrive, so you can apply whenever your proposal is ready.
- How much can I get?
- $10K–$30K per grant, paid in Not published in milestone tranches.
- How long until I hear back?
- About 5 weeks from submission to a decision, going by the program's own process or past rounds.
- Where do I apply?
- On the official site, vara.network. web3grant links there directly and never takes applications itself.
Sources
Checked on Oct 1 against these pages. Programs change often, so confirm the details on vara.network before you apply.