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Funding Opportunities

If you are sure you want to apply for strategic funding, head straight to the Web3 Foundation funding support page. Before applying for strategic funding, please read these guidelines. Alternatively, the flowchart below outlines where we think the strategic funding fits in relation to other popular funding opportunities.

Funding Opportunities Overview

flowchart LR
    A(Project Focus)
    A -->|Development| B[Stage of Development]
    A -->|Research| C[Strategic Funding]
    A -->|Other| D[Business model exists]
    B -->|Existing POC| E[Treasury]
    B -->|No POC| F[Strategic Funding]
    D -->|No| H[Treasury]
    D -->|Yes| J[Ecosystem Funds]
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    click C "https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Process/how-to-apply" "Apply now"
    click F "https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Process/how-to-apply" "Apply now"
    click E "https://wiki.polkadot.com/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov-treasury/" _blank
    click H "https://wiki.polkadot.com/learn/learn-polkadot-opengov-treasury/" _blank
    click J "https://wiki.polkadot.com/general/ecosystem-funds/" _blank