Introducing the 2025 Academic Grants Round

The Ethereum Foundation's Ecosystem Funding Initiative team has launched the 2025 Academic Grants Round, a pioneering initiative aimed at empowering and expanding the frontiers of Ethereum-related academic research. With a dedicated fund of $2 million, this round builds upon the success of previous rounds by supporting innovative research in diverse fields critical to the growth and strengthening of the Ethereum ecosystem. The initiative welcomes bold ideas and novel approaches that can meaningfully contribute to the Ethereum community.

The scope of the 2025 Academic Grants Round includes, but is not limited to, projects in Economics & Game Theory, Applied and Theoretical Cryptography, Consensus Algorithms, Protocol Design, Networking & P2P Technologies, Client Engineering, Security, Formal Verification, and Humanities. The initiative encourages applicants to explore the wishlist for ideas but also to think creatively beyond the listed areas.