Grant Opportunities

The Dusk Grants Program helps projects and developers launch to drive mainstream adoption of blockchain and build the future of finance. Opportunities on Dusk Network are endless.

Join the Dusk Mission

Enable any size enterprise to collaborate at scale, meet the highest level of compliance requirements, and ensure that personal and transaction data remains confidential.

Dusk Network is actively looking to fund initiatives in the following areas:

Ecosystem tooling and improved infrastructure

After network launch, the Community Development Fund (CDF) secures the long-term future of Dusk Network. To speed things up, projects can apply for pre-launch funding to create valuable ecosystem tooling and infrastructure.

Hardware Wallets Integration: A hardware wallet stores the user's private keys in a secure hardware device. We find it very important to offer this type of integration for Dusk Network, and we would only suggest integrations with an authentic device manufactured by trustworthy, technically competent security experts with a good reputation.
Mobile Wallet: A mobile wallet comes in the shape of an App on your phone, making it extremely convenient to receive, transfer, and control your stored assets. As we drive for mainstream adoption of blockchain for financial services, we are open to multiple mobile wallets that cater to different user needs and preferences.
Smart Contract Creation Suite: The RUSK Virtual Machine is an environment built with WebAssembly (WASM) in which all Dusk Network smart contracts are run. There are many pieces to this particular puzzle that, when combined, ensure efficiency, security, and user-friendliness. Now we are seeking the development of a smart contract creation suite that captures the entire journey of contract development, and acts as a playground for learning and teaching about Dusk Network. Think Remix or Truffle for Ethereum.

Research proposals for future-proofness of the network

Research and development go hand in hand, and Dusk’s core team understands all too well how challenging it can be to advance cutting edge technologies. That is why we are excited to contribute to the next generation of visionaries capable of pushing technology forward.

Layer-2 Scaling: Today, layer-2 scaling solutions can consist of two main variants: Optimistic Roll-ups (ORUs) and zero-knowledge Roll-ups (zkRUs). Roll-ups bundle enough data from a set of L2 transactions to be capable of attesting to the validity of the state transitions alongside the newest block header into a single L1 transaction. zk^2 Roll-ups are a subtype of zkRUs, and allow users to preserve their confidentiality while transacting on the L2. We are very keen on research and development proposals of potentially interesting scaling solutions based on the L2 types described above to further increase network throughput.

Applications and use-cases that drive mainstream adoption

The usefulness of a layer-1 network can only be measured by the quality of applications that it operates, and the number of end-users that stand to benefit. That is why we fund projects targeting a variety of real-world use-cases and demonstrating a high potential for driving mainstream adoption

Multi-Signature Contracts: Multisig security is part of our mission to drive mainstream adoption. With multisig you fully customize how you manage your assets, with the option to require multiple devices to confirm transactions. It helps individual users and companies to prevent transfer errors and unauthorized access. Multisig should be operable in many ratios on Dusk Network to help directors maintain funds for their organization (2-of-3, or 3-of-5), or have an end-user approving a transaction by mobile and primary computer (2-of-2). Think Gnosis Safe for Ethereum.
Privacy-respecting DeFi: While DeFi has taken the crypto industry by storm, it also demonstrates that there are still hurdles to overcome to be able to replace or strengthen the traditional financial services. We believe that Dusk’s privacy-respecting solution would be an excellent start, and are open to proposals for varying kinds of DeFi applications. Because let’s face it, nobody is happy to share his/her finances publicly.

Surprise us!

We value creativity and innovation, and are well aware there are many opportunities we did not think of ourselves.