Stellar Community Fund

Build, Engage, Launch & Grow

The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is an open-application grant program that distributes up to 24M XLM annually to Stellar-based developers, startups, and full-fledged companies based on community input.

198M+

XLM awarded

395+

Winners

2,300+

Community members

How SCF works

SCF has two rounds per year, with each round consisting of four phases outlined below. Reference the SCF Handbook to learn more.

01

Submission

Companies and developers building on Stellar submit their projects

02

PANEL SELECTION

A selection panel chooses the strongest submissions for community review

03

COMMUNITY DISCUSSION

Selected candidates engage with the community to receive feedback on their submissions

04

COMMUNITY VOTe

Verified community members vote on the submissions they think deserve a grant

Get
Involved

Apply to the SCF

Can you imagine a change that would make the world a better place? Apply to the SCF with your Stellar-based project and request you need to realize your vision.

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Check out SCF’s talent

Submitting to SCF? Gather valuable insight from the winners and candidates of prior rounds to increase your chance of success.

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Engage with the community

Throughout the year, lively discussions take place on the SCF Discord, which allows the community to engage with SCF submissions.

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Become a verified member

Interested in supporting and voting for SCF submissions? Become an SCF verified member and influence the growth of the Stellar ecosystem!

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Winning the SCF #10 wasn’t just about getting a grant, we had the opportunity to build and scale our mission with a community that really cared about what we were building and supported us every step.

Emmanuel Evarist

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Be open minded and flexible! Any startup building on Stellar should think of submitting to the SCF, which is without doubt the most welcoming and constructive fund we’ve ever worked with.

Steve Walker

the blue marble

The SCF is a great way to validate your product, get in touch with the community AND get a chance to collect funding to take your product to the next level. You'll always get value out of it!

Wouter

Beans APP

To potential submitters I'd say: Apply! Even if you don't win, the visibility and feedback can be beneficial on their own. You never know what connections might come out of the experience.

Tori samples

Leaf Global Fintech

SCF gives you that initial push to bring your idea to life, but if you already have a product with traction, it can be the rocket that takes your project to the next level 🚀

Mariano morales

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Latest SCF News

Blog Post

SCF#11 Startup Bootcamp — The Results!

Blog Post

SCF#11 — Community Discussion (officially) begins!

The Community Discussion is beneficial for both the contestants and the community: contestants get to advocate for their projects, and the Stellar community can interact directly with developers and entrepreneurs to help them hone their pitches and refine their submissions.

Blog Post

The Future of Community Funding

We’ve iterated on the fund a lot over the years based on community feedback, and we will continue to do so as we strive to make SCF as effective and valuable as possible for those submitting projects and for the rest of the community.

Blog Post

The History of the Stellar Community Fund

The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) and its predecessor, the Stellar Build Challenge (SBC), have supported Stellar-based businesses and developers since 2016. This makes the fund one of the oldest in the blockchain industry!