Zealynx Audit Grants Season 2
Zealynx covers smart contract audit costs for early Web3 protocols, from a pool of over $100,000. Apply by 4 October 2026.
Zealynx Audit Grants Season 2 pays for smart contract security audits for early stage Web3 protocols. It is not a cash grant. The subsidy is a discount on a real Zealynx audit at the published rate of $6,000 per auditor per week. The Season 2 pool is over $100,000. Every funded report is published in full when the audit is done.
There are three tiers. One Core Grant covers 100 percent of the audit, with a typical value of up to $24,000. Two Growth Grants cover 50 percent, with a typical value of up to $12,000. Builder Grants cover 25 percent, with a typical value of up to $6,000, and there can be several of them. Zealynx can change the exact split. In Season 1, every Builder Grant was raised from 25 percent to 50 percent after the applications were read.
Applications opened on 20 September 2026 and close on 4 October 2026 at 23:59 UTC. Winners are announced on 11 October 2026. You create an account and submit at the grants apply page. A saved draft does not count. The form asks for a frozen commit and an honest line count. A private repository is allowed, and the page says a mutual NDA can be signed from the dashboard.
Web3 protocols with written smart contract code can apply, including individuals, DAOs, and companies. Solidity, Rust on Solana, Cairo, Sway, and TypeScript are in scope, on EVM networks, Solana, StarkNet, and Fuel. At least one team member needs a public identity. Anonymous teams, competitor audit firms, projects with no written code, and forks with no meaningful change are out.
Zealynx scores applications out of 100. Protocol merit is 45 points, product engagement is 40, and independent builder status is 15. Bugs in the code are not scored against you. The page says the grant exists to find them.