GitHub Secure Open Source Fund
GitHub · Grant · checked Sep 28, 2026 today
- What you get
- $10,000 per project, plus Azure credits
- Amount
- $10K
- Window
- Rolling
- Next date
- None stated
- For
- For the project
- Lasts
- No end date
- Funding
- $10,000: $6,000 during the program, $2,000 at 6 months, $2,000 at 12 months
- Cloud
- $10,000 in Azure credits
- Format
- Program sessions with a virtual interview
- Who can get it
- Open source projects; selected applicants are interviewed.
It is $10,000 per project. Applications are open on a rolling basis and will be considered for all Program Sessions.
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