CodeSupply 1st Open Call

Objectif

Part of the budget of CodeSupply (400 000 € to be precise) is reserved for open calls to fund auxiliary free and open source efforts that are aligned with the topics and approach of the programme. These small to medium-size R&D grants are aimed at achieving practical contributions to the goals of CodeSupply. We invite your contributions to help reshape the state of play of software supply chain security, and thus contribute to creating an open, trustworthy and reliable open internet stack.

Critères d'éligibilité

Project results shall always become available under a recognised free or open source license.

Technologies clés

You can contribute to exciting new capabilities to the software being developed elsewhere within CodeSupply, build auxiliary tools or work on user experience, but you could also be developing integrations into FOSS applications and open standards, or work on improvements of key infrastructure components for the underlying stack.

Typologie de consortium

We are seeking project proposals between 5.000 and 50.000 €. We are open to new ideas and disruptive technologies on every layer, but also want to nurture and scale existing technologies that are still future-proof — we are interested in practical, real-world impact. We support independent researchers and developers and organisations work that contribute free and open source technology for a reliable software supply chain to expand the impact of the core objectives of CodeSupply, and contribute to the basis for a more open, trustworthy, and safer open internet stack.

The following types of activities qualify for financial support:
- scientific research
- design and development of free and open source software and open hardware
- validation or constructive inquiry into existing or novel technical solutions
- software engineering aimed at adapting to new usage areas or improving software quality
- formal security proofs, security audits, setup and design of software testing and continuous integration
- documentation for researchers, developers and end users, including educational materials
- standardisation activities, including membership fees of standards bodies
- understanding user requirements and improving usability/inclusive design
- necessary measures in support of (broad)er deployability, e.g. packaging
- participation in technical, developer and community events like hackathons, IETF, W3C, RIPE meetings, FOSDEM, etc. (admission fee, travel and subsistence costs)
- other activities that are relevant to adhering to robust software development and deployment practices
- project management
- out-of-pocket costs for infrastructure essential to achieving the above

A first proposal MAY request a grant allocation up to 50 kEuro. In other words, a proposal larger than 50 kEuro MUST be preceded by one or more smaller projects within CodeSupply or equivalent (such as Restack or one of the NGI Zero programmes), which MUST have been successfully concluded before a new project can be granted.

The maximum amount to be granted per proposal is 60 kEuro.