Mobile grants, hackathons and bounties
15 open mobile funding programs, each checked against the organizer's official page. 3 close in the next 7 days and 8 take applications on a rolling basis.
Money for people who build mobile apps: platform hackathons, app accelerators and programs run by phone makers and mobile ecosystems.
4YFN27 Awards: startup competition at MWC Barcelona 2027
The 4YFN27 Awards give the winning digital startup €20,000 at MWC Barcelona in March 2027. Applications close 26 October 2026.
Expo App Awards 2026
Expo's yearly awards for the best apps built with Expo. App of the year wins $1,000 in Expo credit. Submit by 31 October 2026.
YouCam API Skin AI & eCommerce VTO Hackathon 2026
Perfect Corp. offers $6,000 in prizes for web or mobile apps built on its YouCam APIs for beauty, fashion and online shopping. Submissions close 2 November 2026.
On-Device Multimodal Perception call for proposals: Fall 2026
Amazon funds on device perception research with gifts of no more than $80,000 on average, plus AWS credits. Proposals close 4 November 2026.
Learn AR with SPECS 2026
Online Devpost hackathon with $2,500 in cash for a new AR Lens for Snap SPECS glasses, built by an AI coding agent. Submit by 9 November 2026.
Kotlin Multiplatform Contest 2027
Students and recent graduates can build a Kotlin Multiplatform app and win one of three trips to KotlinConf 2027 in Kraków. Submit by December 7, 2026.
Apple Developer Academy @ POSTECH 2027 Cohort
The Apple Developer Academy @ POSTECH 2027 is a free nine month app development program in Pohang, South Korea, with a monthly stipend of KRW 1.1 million. Apply by 9 December 2026.
Apple Security Bounty: rewards up to $2 million for Apple platform flaws
Apple pays up to $2 million, and over $5 million with bonuses, for proven security flaws in iPhone, Mac, iCloud and other Apple platforms. Reports are accepted at any time.
Android and Google Devices Security Reward Program
Google pays up to $1,500,000 for exploit chains against Pixel, Nest and Fitbit devices, and up to $25,000 for strong single bugs. Rolling, no deadline.
Solana Mobile Security Grants
Solana Mobile pays grants in SKR for security research on the Solana Mobile ecosystem. Applications are open at any time through an online form.
Cronos Ult app bug bounty on HackenProof: up to $20,000
Cronos pays up to $20,000 in USDC or USDT through HackenProof for security bugs in the Ult trading app and its backend API.
German EUDI Wallet bug bounty on HackerOne: up to $40,000
Common Codes pays up to $40,000 for security bugs in the d-you app and backend of Germany's EUDI Wallet. The HackerOne program opened September 16, 2026.
Solana Mobile Builder Grants
Solana Mobile funds mobile apps, tooling, content and research built on the Solana Mobile Stack. Applications can be sent at any time.
Hotcoin Web and Mobile bug bounty on HackenProof
Hotcoin pays up to $1,000 through HackenProof for security bugs in its website and its Android and iOS apps.
Solana Mobile Bug Bounty Program
Solana Mobile pays up to $75,000 in SKR for critical vulnerabilities in Seed Vault, the SKR onchain programs and the Seeker Genesis Token backend. Reports are accepted on a rolling basis.