Stellar Community Fund
Funder
Stellar Community Fund
Type / status
other · open
Amount
up to 150,000 XLM · ≈ $27k
Deadline
rolling
“Provides small, accelerated funding and incubation opportunities via local Stellar Ambassador Chapters to help committed early-stage builders execute focused work and accelerate progress toward larger ecosystem opportunities.”
Ecosystems
stellar
Categories
dev toolingdefiinfrastructureecosystem
Tech stack
solidityrusttypescript
Apply
Source
Fit
11% · poor fit · The Venture23 Aleo team works exclusively in the Aleo ecosystem with a tech stack of Rust, Leo, and ZK, making them an outsider to the Stellar blockchain and its supported categories.
Trust
96% · model self-report 85% · first seen 2026-09-09 · v2
Verified
2026-09-15 · page still up, no closing language
The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) provides funding and support for teams building on the Stellar blockchain, from ideation to launch and growth. It offers multiple award tracks including Instawards for early-stage builders via local Ambassador Chapters and Build awards of up to $150,000 in XLM for validated projects transitioning to mainnet. Applicants can indicate interest through the SCF website and apply via specific program links. The fund is community-driven and supports ecosystem growth through grants, incubation, and connections to accelerators and enterprise programs.
Eligibility: Early-stage builders and committed teams looking to build on Stellar, with opportunities for concept-to-launch transition and ecosystem integration.
Pipeline
Trust breakdown (3/4 checkable facts verified)
| Signal | Weight | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| deadline | 0.35 | 100% | source says rolling |
| amount | 0.25 | 100% | figure appears in source |
| apply link | 0.075 | 0% | link not in source |
| funder | 0.075 | 100% | named in source |
| source quality | 0.15 | 100% | official page or repo |
| model confidence | 0.1 | 85% | model self-report |
| corroboration | bonus | +5% | 2 sources |
Fit breakdown (against the ORG_* profile)
| Signal | Weight | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| model fit | 0.5 | 10% | model rated 10% |
| ecosystem overlap | 0.25 | 0% | stellar vs aleo |
| category overlap | 0.15 | 17% | dev_tooling, defi, infrastructure, ecosystem vs zk, privacy, infra, dev_tooling, security, interoperability |
| tech overlap | 0.1 | 33% | solidity, rust, typescript vs rust, leo, zk |
Sources (2)
| Role | Document | From | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary | Stellar Community Fund | Blockchain Grants & Web3 Funding | Stellar Community Fund | 2026-09-09 |
| primary | Stellar Community Fund | Blockchain Grants & Web3 Funding | Stellar Community Fund | 2026-09-10 |
History (2)
| v | Changed | Fields |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2026-09-10 | summary, amountMin, amountMinUsd, amountMaxUsd |
| 1 | 2026-09-09 | created |
Extracted text
 Instawards  Provides small, accelerated funding and incubation opportunities via local Stellar Ambassador Chapters to help committed early-stage builders execute focused work and accelerate progress toward larger ecosystem opportunities. [ Learn more ](https://stellar.gitbook.io/scf-handbook/scf-awards/instawards) Build  Apply for up to $150,000 in XLM\* to transition your validated project from concept to launch on Stellar through 3 award tracks. Benefit from ongoing support and seamless integration into the Stellar community and ecosystem. [ Learn more ](/awards) Grow Support doesn’t end with development—as you launch on Stellar’s mainnet, you’ll have the opportunity to pursue various paths of growth, including the SDF Marketing, Matching, and Enterprise Fund, as well as connections to accelerators. [ Learn more ](https://stellar.org/grants-and-funding)  # 42M Awarded in XLM  # 656 Awarded Submissions  # 242 Startup Camp Teams  # 7.6K Community Members ## What's the latest    SCF #40 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-40-round-recap-c01b44d85a04)  SCF #39 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-39-round-recap-e211cdd5eb80)  SCF #38 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-38-round-recap-3fe56da23b48)  SCF #37 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-37-round-recap-9e0304ac6985)  SCF #36 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-36-round-recap-b35e675dee10)  SCF Kickstart #11 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-kickstart-11-recap-517e73caea61)  SCF #35 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-35-round-recap-b8ebfb84f33f)  SCF Kickstart #10 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-kickstart-10-recap-851a85e74639)  SCF #34 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-34-round-recap-ea0ea6564d3a)  SCF #33 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-33-round-recap-c2f9d2e57543)  SCF #32 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-32-round-recap-5edccb149f66)  SCF #30 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-30-round-recap-3da4be482add)  Introducing Stellar Community Fund 6.0 [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fintroducing-stellar-community-fund-6-0-9bf48dd407e9)  SCF #29 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-29-round-recap-f105a8038c29)  SCF #28 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-28-round-recap-1bb0174b13ca)  SCF #27 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-27-round-recap-ebb806ee0616)  SCF #26 - Recap [  View ](/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fstellar-community%2Fscf-26-round-recap-bc9b3f9529be)  SCF’s Implementation of NQG–on Mainnet! 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