Grants and Fellowships

Empowering high-agency builders

Edge City provides financial support to builders and researchers with the goal of accelerating human flourishing. We want to support the people working on breakthrough innovation and help to foster a community of exceptional talent.

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We offer two main types of support: funding to attend our village and grants to build projects with transformative potential.

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1. Support to Attend

The Edge City Fellowship

The Edge City Fellowship is a three month long program that empowers young builders (under 25) dedicated to accelerating human flourishing across domains such as crypto, AI, governance, biotech, longevity, and hard tech. It includes:

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1-2 months of funded work at an Edge City village
Access to mentorship, workspaces, and the builder community
Spring 2025 Fellowship: Edge Esmeralda (May 24 – June 21)

Read more about the fellowship here, or apply now.

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2. Support to Build

Inflection Grants

Inflection Grants provide $2,000 for creative young builders (under 25) to turn unusual ideas into reality. We focus on turning points where a small push can make a big difference.

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$2,000 to build from anywhere
Access to Edge City's community
Opportunities for follow-on funding

Read more about inflection grants here, or apply now.

SHIFT Grants - D/ACC Program

For projects advancing decentralized acceleration (d/acc).

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Focus areas include biosecurity, cyber defense, cryptography, information resilience, neurotech, and social governance
Micro grants ($5,000-$15,000) for prototypes, development grants ($20,000-$40,000) for scalable projects
Designed for small teams, researchers, and startups working on projects with real-world applications in 6-12 months

Read more about SHIFT grants here, or fill out the interest form here.