netidee grants: Submit by July 7!

Funding is available for innovative and successful projects and university theses relating to the Internet. All results are made available to the public as open source for use and further development.

Projects will receive up to 60,000 euros in funding. The scholarships are endowed with up to 6,000 euros for diploma or master's theses and up to 12,000 euros for dissertations/PhDs. In addition, two special prizes of 3,000 euros each will be awarded to funded projects.

Everyone is invited to submit their ideas and projects on the subject of the Internet: private individuals, companies, students, associations and university institutes.

The entire funding process takes place online, from application to payment of the funds.

netidee is Austria's largest Internet funding program, financed by the Internet Stiftung. The foundation aims to promote the further development and versatile use of the Internet in Austria.

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The Internet Stiftung promotes the development of the internet in Austria and an unrestricted and orderly access to networks and services in compliance with international obligations. In particular, the Internet Stiftung is responsible for the administration of the .at domain.

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