Stellar Community Fund — Build Award

Stellar Development Foundation · Web3 build award

$150KUp to $150,000 in XLM across 3 award tracks

Community-voted awards of up to $150K in XLM to take validated projects from concept to launch on Stellar, plus Kickstart incubation and Instawards through ambassador chapters.

Key terms

Paid in XLM in milestone tranches (MVP, Testnet, Mainnet)
Project must be built on Stellar/Soroban
Three tracks: Open, Integration and RFP, each with its own criteria
Submit the interest form first; eligible teams are invited to apply before the round deadline
Rounds run every ~6 weeks and overlap

Eligibility

Where: Worldwide
Stages: pre-seed, seed
Needs VC/accelerator backing: No
Needs partner referral code: No
Must be incorporated: No
AI focus required: No
Students / researchers: Not eligible
Nonprofits: Eligible

Also required

Must build on Stellar

How to apply

Submit to the next SCF round through the community fund site. Early-stage teams can start with Kickstart or Instawards.

Benefit: cash
Equity-free: Yes
Decision time: —
Credit validity: —
Deadline: Rounds every ~6 weeks (SCF #46 closes 2026-11-08)
Status: Open

Apply on official site → Check if I qualify

Verified 2026-10-23 · source