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Hacker Initiative 2025 Grant Cycle Theme: Sensing and Perception Technology
San Francisco, March 15, 2025 — The Hacker Initiative today announced the opening of its 2025
grant cycle, inviting innovative projects that explore new ways of sensing and understanding the
world around us. This year’s program particularly welcomes proposals for both hardware and
software projects that push the boundaries of how we perceive and interact with our environment.
“The ability to sense and interpret our surroundings is fundamental to how we interact with each
other, our world, and universe,” said William Pollock, Chair, Board of Directors at the Hacker
Initiative. “We’re excited to support projects that expand these capabilities and contribute to our
mission of growing the global hacking community.”
The 2025 grant cycle seeks proposals that could include these and many others:
Interested applicants can find submission guidelines and application materials at
https://hackerinitiative.org. Hacker Initiative welcomes applications from individuals and teams
worldwide, subject to exclusions listed on the Hacker Initiative website.
About: Hacker Initiative is a California registered 501 (c) 3 non profit, dedicated to fostering
innovation and collaboration within the global hacking community. We support projects that push
technologies’ boundaries and that strengthen and enrich the universal network of hackers and
makers.
Media Contact: Communications Department, media@hackerinitiative.org