There are five Regional Internet Registries that manage allocation and registration of Internet number resources within their respective regions of the world. The Registries, in turn, follow their regional policies to delegate resources to their customers, which include Internet service providers and end-user organizations.
- APNIC serves East Asia, Oceania, South Asia, and Southeast Asia
- LACNIC serves most of the Caribbean and all of Latin America
- ARIN serves Antarctica, Canada, parts of the Caribbean, and the United States
- AFRINIC serves Africa
- RIPE NCC serves Europe, Central Asia, Russia, and West Asia
Each of these Registries also sponsors cash grants for initiatives that improve the overall Internet industry and Internet user environment in their respective regions. This year, three of the Registries will also support travel to the 2019 Internet Governance Forum in Berlin, Germany.
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ISIF Asia Grants and Award: $103,500 Plus Travel
The 2019 ISIF Asia Grants and Awards will be allocated to projects that have a clear development outcome demonstrating a concrete contribution to research and/or implementation of Internet-based solutions, operations, infrastructure, technologies and protocols within the Asia Pacific region.
- Internet Operations Research Grants: Three grants of $20,000 each will support projects research focused on the availability, reliability and security of the Internet, with a particular focus on operational stability and security.
- 2019 I4D Powering Internet Infrastructure Grants: Two grants of $20,000 each will support research and development of software and/or hardware solutions to improve the stability and reliability of how Internet infrastructure is powered.
- I4D Powering Internet Infrastructure Award: A cash prize of USD 3,500 and a travel grant to attend the 2019 Internet Governance Forum, will recognize the positive contributions of Internet-based innovations to development focusing on powering Internet infrastructure.
Apply Now! Deadline May 30, 2019
FRIDA Grants and Award: $25,000 Plus Travel
The 2019 FRIDA Grants and Award will fund community network projects and initiatives that promote gender equity in technology in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- FRIDA Grant for Technology and Gender. One $20,000 grant for the deployment of an innovative project that promotes greater gender equality through technology.
- FRIDA Award for Community Networks. One $5,000 cash prize plus a fellowship to participate in the 2019 Global Internet Governance Form to a consolidated community network with proven impact.
Apply Now! Deadline: May 15, 2019
ARIN Community Grants: $60,000 USD
The ARIN Community Grant Program provides financial grants in support of initiatives that improve the overall Internet industry and Internet user environment in Antarctica, Canada, parts of the Caribbean, and the United States
The ARIN Community Grant Program will award $60,000 in total funding to multiple successful applicants in varying amounts that advance ARIN’s mission and benefit the Internet community.
Apply Now! Deadline: June 11, 2019.
FIRE Africa Award: $3,000 Plus Travel
The FIRE Africa Award will be presented to ongoing initiatives or completed projects that submit concrete evidence of their impact in using ICT for community development and poverty reduction in the health, education, industry, environment, agriculture, and other sectors across the African continent.
The 2019 FIRE Africa Award is a USD 3,000 cash prize plus full travel and accommodation for one representative of the selected project to attend the 2019 Internet Governance Forum in Berlin, Germany.
Apply Now! Deadline: May 31, 2019
RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund: 250,000 EUR
The RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund will provide EUR 250,000 to support projects of value to the operation and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefiting the technical community in Europe, Central Asia, Russia, and West Asia
Applications for the next round of funding will open in May 2019.
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