Research Grants

Supporting Research into Bitcoin’s role in economic justice, financial inclusion, or environmental sustainability

Made possible by a generous gift from the Celeste J. Stephany fund, in her memory.

We want to give you 1,000,000 sats (₿0.01) for your Bitcoin project!

This grant supports early-career researchers exploring how Bitcoin intersects with:

💡 Economic Justice
🌎 Environmental Sustainability
🤝 Financial Inclusion

Each Award = 1,000,000 sats (0.01 BTC). Funds can be used for research expenses, travel to present at conferences, publishing, or building open-access tools + datasets. We especially encourage applications from women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, first-gen students, and others underrepresented in research + tech.

Applications are open until October 31st 2025

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