Up to USD $5,000 grants available to university student clubs exploring open payments, digital financial access, and financial health.
Interledger on Campus is a brand new mini-grant program designed to support student-led, club-level initiatives at accredited universities around the world. The program will award up to USD $5,000 in grant funding to student organizations exploring open payments, interoperability, digital financial access, and financial health through hands-on, peer-driven activities.
Building on the Foundation’s Interledger NextGen Higher Education program, the Interledger on Campus grant program places students at the center of innovation, empowering campus clubs to design and deliver engagement activities that bring open payment concepts to life.
Chief Program Officer, Chris Lawrence, states that “student clubs are powerful engines for experimentation and leadership. Interledger on Campus is about giving students the resources and autonomy to explore how open, interoperable payment systems can expand access and inclusion, right where learning and innovation happen.”
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from March 16 through July 31, 2026, with priority review for projects planning implementation for the first half of the year. Projects are expected to run for no longer than 3 months and must be student-led, with required institutional support for fund management and project oversight.
Applicants will be required to submit a short application, including a two-page concept note, a budget and timeline document outlining key milestones, and an institutional letter of support from an accredited higher education institution confirming fund management and oversight.
To learn more about this grant program, students can download the program factsheet and view our resources.
Apply online at Submittable.
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