The network grant program is paused for the moment. We will come back with news soon!

CryptoNet supports researchers and protocol designers

As part of CryptoNet’s mission to improve the cryptographic building blocks for Web3 applications, we are very interested in funding research projects in the space, and creating collaborations across companies and academia. If you are a researcher working in any of Web3-related cryptographic problems we encourage you to apply to one of our Grants, and become part of CryptoNet extended community of researchers and collaborator.

Research Areas

CryptoNet will fund grants in the following areas

Network Grants

A network grant is a mid-size funding instrument intended to stimulate research on cryptographic problems arising from Web3 applications, such as the ones listed above. We encourage applications that span the entire range of research projects: from theoretical foundational questions, to applied implementation and experimental efforts. We expect the typical grant to last one year (with possible renewal) and be funded on average $25,000.

Funds can be used to support graduate students, the summer salaries of university faculty, travel to conferences and meetings, participation in summer schools and Web3 events, fellowships for graduate students and postdocs.

Application Process [Paused]

Applications will be received at any time, through a revolving application process. To apply for a Network Grant, applicants must submit a 3-page research proposal, a CV, and a budget that should not exceed $35,000, with a description of how the funds will be used.

Requirements

There are no strict requirements that funded researchers have to meet, except for submitting a end-of-the-year report on the results of the project (which will be used to evaluate a potential renewal of the grant).

While researchers are not expected to collaborate with CryptoNet staff, we will strongly encourage interactions between funded PIs and our team, and across the network of funded PIs. To that extent CryptoNet will organize events for the PIs to share their problems and progress, and foster collaboration.

Collaborator Grants

Occasionally CryptoNet staff will approach researchers for a more intense and hands-on collaboration on some of our own research projects. In this case the topic and span of the effort is set by CryptoNet, as opposed to proposal for Network Grants where we accept applications on any relevant topic.

This type of collaboration is usually initiated by CryptoNet staff. If you are interested in collaborating with us on one of our specific projects let us know, but we strongly encourage researchers to apply for a Network Grant first.

Awarded Grants

Network Grants

Summer Research Fellowships

Postdoc Fellowships

PhD Fellowships

Projects-specific

Vector Commitments

Proof of Space