Funding and Grants
The FOSS United grants program aims to provide financial support to FOSS creators,
maintainers, projects and events all over India. To date, we have disbursed over INR 3
crores towards Indian FOSS projects and maintainers. All FOSS United grantees are
listed here.
We fund FOSS projects by raising funds from the tech industry, either through our
Industry Partnership Program, individual donations, or by reaching out to companies
that might be interested in co-sponsoring certain projects or organizations.
To read more about the structure of the grants program, evaluation criteria and more, please go through our grants thesis.
If you're a FOSS project or developer in need of financial support, please apply. For any questions, please reach out to us at grants@fossunited.org.
Project Grants
Project grants are largely “non-thematic”. In the past, we have funded developer tools, consumer apps, non-profit foundations, FOSS mirrors, Open Hardware projects, individual contributors, and even new programming languages!
Recent Grants
Privacy respecting, free software, collaboration and communication services - https://git.fosscommunity.in/community
BarCamp Bangalore is an open, volunteer-led, participant-driven unconference where attendees propose and run sessions themselves. It celebrates peer-to-peer learning, spontaneous discussions, and community-led knowledge sharing across a wide range of topics rather than a fixed agenda. We are planning a full-day unconference that brings together a diverse and engaged audience including software professionals, entrepreneurs, students, professors, venture capitalists and angel investors, photographers, social-change activists, NGO policy makers, bloggers, consultants, reporters, and more. Over the years BarCamp Bangalore has attracted thousands of participants, hundreds of session proposals, and extensive community engagement both in person and online. The event will offer multiple parallel session tracks where participants can share ideas, discuss real-world challenges, showcase projects, lead workshops, and network with other passionate individuals. It is a unique opportunity for people to connect, learn, collaborate and co-create in an inclusive environment that encourages experimentation, creativity, and community building.
Greetings from WLUG! We’re excited to announce MEAMORPHOSIS 2K26 — the flagship technical event by the Walchand Linux Users’ Group (WLUG)! 🚀 This edition focuses on equipping participants with cutting-edge, industry-relevant technologies such as Docker and Golang, enabling them to build scalable, efficient, and production-ready systems. MEAMORPHOSIS is designed to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world development practices. Our previous events have been proudly supported by renowned organizations like openSUSE, Linux Handbook, and FOSS United, reflecting the strong credibility and impact of our initiatives. Each year, we attract an enthusiastic audience of students, developers, and open-source enthusiasts — and this year, we aim to make it even bigger and better! To make MEAMORPHOSIS 2K26 truly impactful, we’re inviting organizations like yours to join us as sponsors. We offer multiple sponsorship plans, where your brand will benefit from: ✅ Logo visibility on event posters across campus ✅ Social media promotions and shoutouts ✅ Brand placement on certificates and presentations ✅ Direct engagement with a vibrant, tech-driven community If your vision aligns with fostering innovation and open-source technology, we would be delighted to collaborate and grow together. ✨ We’d be happy to share more details and explore partnership opportunities — feel free to reach out! ✨ Thanks & Regards, Revenue Manager, soham.sanap@walchandsangli.ac.in Walchand Linux Users' Group (WLUG) Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOSSMeet is an annual event on Free and Open source software, conducted at National Institute of Technology, Calicut. Started with a vision to create a culture of innovation, evolution and open standards, the meet intends to support the FOSS community and the dissemination of FOSS ideology through hands-on sessions, discussions and lectures.
FOSS United Foundation has joined the CoRE Stack Innovation Challenge to support the work on 3 POCs, under the Season of Commits program.
Policy in Action Program by Young Leaders in Active Citizenship (YLAC). Ansh was provided a grant to cover for partial travel expenses and course fees.