Hacker Initiative Grant Program

The Hacker Initiative Grant Program strengthens and enriches the hacker community through small monetary grants. The program supports independent STEM education initiatives such as homebrew hacking or robotics clubs, student-led research projects, and other similar activities not otherwise supported by school or institutional grants. It also funds contests, scholarships and other educational programs that promote student education about information security, computers and the hacker community, as well as community events and presentations that connect students, hacker groups, and other interested parties with recognized industry leaders. Hacker Initiative is open to receiving applications that fall outside of these themes, provided the proposed project is consistent with the spirit of the Hacker Initiative and is designed to promote computer science education and the advancement of STEM knowledge. The organization gives preference to projects run on small budgets and those less likely to receive corporate, institutional, or government funding.