Nagarathna Memorial Grant

I am creating a yearly $1000₹80,000 ₹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.

Current Status

• Closed for 2021.

Grantees

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

2020

2020 - Nagarathna Memorial Grant Results announcement blog post.

• Ejnana - Science and Technology in Kannada
• Pustaka Sanchaya
• Janasuddi Podcasts

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

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.

1. Full Name, Email and Phone
2. What would you use this grant for?
3. Anything else that you want to tell me

Important Dates

1. Jan 14 every year - Application process opens
2. Mar 14 every year - Application process closes
3. April 14 every year - Announcement

Keep me informed

We have an announcement only list to keep you updated about the grant related information.
To subscribe to the list, send an email to nmg-announce+subscribe@thejeshgn.com and to unsubscribe from this list, send an email to nmg-announce+unsubscribe@thejeshgn.com
This is probably the best way.

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