Eligibility

These criteria determine who can receive a grant from the Glow Program

Individual Contributors

The Glow funding program rewards individual contributors only. Companies and institutions are not eligible.

• Contributors must be over the age of 18.

• Contributors must not be located in restricted regions (Syria, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, or the Crimea, Donetsk, or Luhansk regions of Ukraine).

• Contributors must not be on any sanctions list or act on behalf of sanctioned individuals.

• Contributors must not be employees of Ripple, the Interledger Foundation, XRPL Commons, XRP Ledger Foundation, or any Ripple-affiliated organization.

• Contributors should not serve as Scouts or Judges in the cohort for which they are nominated.

• Nominations can only apply to contributions made in the last 6 months.

• The work must be unpaid (not already funded through other channels).

• Only one grant per individual can be allocated per cohort, but contributors can be nominated multiple times.

• Contributors must connect an XRPL wallet to receive funds.

• Some shirt sizes may require KYC verification before disbursement.

Infrastructure and Core Protocol

Priority is given to projects that enhance the core infrastructure or protocol.

Eligible Projects

Eligible projects include any product, tool, documentation, or other initiative provided to the XRPL ecosystem for free. These can be core open-source projects such as xrpld, explorers, wallets, or standards proposals, or any resource made available to the community at no cost.