I am creating a yearly ₹1,00,0001 micro-grant to support something meaningful. Grant is named after my mother - Nagarathna. The reason for grant could be anything as long its meaningful to you and people around. Though I prefer free and open source or creative commons projects, It's not a must. It's a no strings attached grant.
Table of Contents
Current Status
- Applications are closed for 2025.
Grantees
2024
NMG -2024 - Results announcement blog post.
- Kid from neighborhood - Higher Education ( same kid from last year )
- Priya Tamma (On behalf of Naga Biodiversity Collective)
- Kollegala Sharma (Kutuhali Kannada Science Magazine)
- Gautam - A science park in rural Doddballapur
- Ravi Dwivedi - Prav Team
Total grant for 2024 was Rs. 2,90,000. Thanks to Shweta, Gangadhar, Divya and other anonymous friends for additional grant support.
2023
NMG - 2023 - Results announcement blog post.
- Kid from neighborhood - Higher Education
- Garima Bhatia - Handbook for Bird Educators - Kannada
- Pooja Dhingra - Compassion Contagion
- Soumya Mishra - Atypical Dikkattein, Podcast
- Afrah Asif - Research expenditure
- Pragathi Ravi - For a news story expenditure
Total grant for 2023 was Rs. 2,70,000. Thanks to Nemo and Shweta for additional grant support.
2022
NMG+GSUS – 2022 – Results announcement blog post.
- Anisha Jayadevan - The Living Museum Book
- Nita Shashidharan - PHD Student
- Shruti Viswanathan - The Equals Project Podcast
- Shreyas R. Krishnan - South Asian Avant-Garde (SAAG) Anthology
- Bharti Lalwani - Bagh-e Hind
Total grant for 2022 was Rs. 2,50,000. Thanks to Nemo and Gangadhar for additional grant support.
2021
2021 - Nagarathna Memorial Grant + GSUS Grant Results announcement blog post.
- Prashanth NS - Bangalae Podu (BR Hills) Village Library
- Open Space Foundation - Democrazily science
- Ejnana - Science and Technology in Kannada
- Vachana Sanchaya
Total grant for 2022 was Rs. 2,50,000. Thanks to Gangadhar for additional grant support.
2020
2020 - Nagarathna Memorial Grant Results announcement blog post.
Total grant for 2022 was Rs. 1,25,000. Thanks to anonymous for additional grant support.
2019
2019 - Nagarathna Memorial Grant Results announcement blog post.
- Sampoorna
- Omshivaprakash - Pustaka Sanchaya
2018
2018 - Nagarathna Memorial Grant Results announcement blog post.
- Vasundhara Social Welfare Society
- IndSciComm
- Banwasi Seva Ashram
- Kid in our neighborhood
Friends of NMG
We have a Friends of NMG public discussion email list. You can join the group if you are interested in NMG, micro-grants or want to talk to interesting people.
FAQ
What type of projects?
Any kind of project2 as long as you are passionate about it. Some examples are
- You want to work on that FOSS project for a month or two
- You want to take an internship that you can't afford or visa that you can't afford
- You want to take a small course or a workshop that will help you
- School fees for a kid you know who can't afford
- As initial fund for setting up pension scheme for a person you know who can't afford
Who can apply?
Anyone, from anywhere.
No strings attached?
Yes, No strings attached. I give 50% of promised at the beginning and 50% later.
Will I get full?
As much as you require with upper limit total microgrant sum. Let's say the workshop you are taking costs ₹50,000, then its ₹50,000. We can give the rest to someone else.
How can I apply?
Usually involves filling up a small form with the following details. You will get access to the form when the application is open.
- Full Name, Email and Phone
- What would you use this grant for?
- Anything else that you want to tell me
Important Dates
- Jan 14 every year - Application process opens
- Mar 14 every year - Application process closes
- April 14 every year - Announcement
Keep me informed
- I usually write blogs when I announce the call or results. Subscribing to this blog will get you the details.
- We have an announcement only list to keep you updated about the grant related information.To subscribe to the list, send an email to [email protected]
- We have public email list called Friends of NMG, where I send all the details of NMG grant and similar grants. This is an open email list. Other members can also post similar things but its moderated for SPAM. You can join by going to link Friends of NMG or by sending an email to [email protected]. Please do remember we are trying to build a community here, so standard community rules apply.
Logos
There are options available choose whichever you like or fits your need. I usually use the standard color logo.
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