Grant opportunity
Interledger on Campus Mini-Grants 2026
Interledger on Campus offers mini-grants to university students and clubs running hackathons, workshops, peer learning events, and research projects on open payments and financial inclusion.
- Funder
- Interledger Foundation
- Rolling application deadline
- Rolling application deadline: Jul 31, 2026
- Award
- Up to USD 5,000 for student-led projects
- Applicant
- University students and clubs
- Discipline
- AI, Data & Digital
- Region
- Global
- Posted
- May 21, 2026
Call summary
Overview
Interledger Foundation education grants support universities and students working on open payments, financial interoperability, digital financial access, and participation in the digital economy.
Who can apply
- University students and student clubs may seek support for student-led activity.
- Eligible activities include campus hackathons, workshops, peer learning events, and projects that explore open payments and financial inclusion.
- Applicants should review the Interledger on Campus page for final requirements and submission instructions.
What it supports
- Open payments, digital financial inclusion, interoperability, fintech education, student innovation, campus events, and student-led research or learning projects.
- Interledger's wider education programme also includes higher education curriculum and research grants opening later in 2026.
Funding and duration
Mini-grants of up to USD 5,000 are available for student-led projects.
Rolling application deadline
Rolling application deadline: Jul 31, 2026
How to apply
Use the Interledger on Campus programme page and submit during the rolling application window, which runs from 16 March to 31 July 2026.
Call details
About the opportunity
Interledger Foundation education grants support universities and students working on open payments, financial interoperability, digital financial access, and participation in the digital economy.
Interledger Foundation lists this opportunity for University students and clubs, AI, Data & Digital, Global.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for AI, Data & Digital grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Global contexts.
Eligibility
University students and student clubs may seek support for student-led activity.
Eligible activities include campus hackathons, workshops, peer learning events, and projects that explore open payments and financial inclusion.
Applicants should review the Interledger on Campus page for final requirements and submission instructions.
Funding and benefits
Mini-grants of up to USD 5,000 are available for student-led projects.
Themes and supported activities
Open payments, digital financial inclusion, interoperability, fintech education, student innovation, campus events, and student-led research or learning projects.
Interledger's wider education programme also includes higher education curriculum and research grants opening later in 2026.
Deadline and timeline
Rolling application deadline: Rolling application deadline: Jul 31, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the Interledger on Campus programme page and submit during the rolling application window, which runs from 16 March to 31 July 2026.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.