World Foundation Grants

Supporting innovation, impact, and collaboration.

Our mission

The World Foundation Grants program supports builders, innovators, and community leaders dedicated to developing meaningful, high-impact applications on World Chain, an ecosystem that already connects more than 12 million World ID users in more than 160 countries.

Our mission is to foster open, accessible, and equitable solutions that advance digital identity, drive global financial inclusion, and power collaborative infrastructures—giving developers, innovators, community leaders, researchers and founders an unprecedented platform to build a truly global, efficient, and inclusive identity-and-financial system.

How to get started

Our grants are available on a rolling basis — apply any time.

Our team will review your proposal promptly.

Whether you’re prototyping a new Mini App or advancing a novel use case for proof-of-humanity, we’re here to help you turn ideas into impact.

Apply here for:

Spark Track Mini App Grant Scale Track Mini App Grant

Active Programs

Spark Track — turn a validated idea into a working Mini App

For builders and early founders who are turning a clear idea into a working Mini App and are ready to launch something real.

Who it’s for?

Small teams
Early founders

What we look for?

A clear problem you're solving
A working demo or prototype
Realistic milestones you can hit on a defined timeline

Apply for a Spark Track Grant

Scale Track Grant — supercharge a live Mini App with real users and grow 10× Scale Grants

For live Mini Apps that are already being used by real, verified humans and need capital to grow faster.

Who it’s for?

Products with active users

What we look for?

Strong usage or retention data
A clear go-to-market strategy
A plan to grow 10× or more from where you are now

Apply for a Scale Track Grant

Pilot: Developer Rewards

A rolling, usage-based reward pool designed to pay builders automatically when their Mini Apps help real humans.

Pilot pool

$300K USD in WLD across the first three months
(launched Mar 27 2025)

How it works

Every month we distribute WLD pro-rata to qualifying apps based on verified-human usage metrics. No separate pitch deck needed—just build, ship, and let the numbers speak

Who’s eligible

Any Mini App live in World App that meets the programs T&Cs

Why join

Stack rewards on top of Spark or Scale funding, turning usage into a recurring revenue stream

How to join

Fill out the application

Check out the leaderboard

Why build with us?

Whether you’re testing an idea, 10×-ing traction, or already serving millions, the World Foundation has a program that matches your stage — and rewards you the moment real people start benefiting from your work.