Accepting applications

Supporting ideas as unique
as the people who have them.

NeuroEquity backs neurodivergent makers, researchers, and artists. Grants to finish what you started, selective investment when an idea is ready to grow further, and in-kind support for technical projects: API credits, hardware, software, server time. We pay for the parts, the press time, and the quiet weekends it takes to ship.

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What we fund

The projects stuck somewhere around 80%.

If there's a working version of the thing, and the gap between it and finished is real, talk to us. We read every application.

Grants are the default. $500 to $5,000, no strings, no equity. For ideas ready to grow further, there's also an investment track with terms negotiated case by case. Pick whichever fits, or tell us you're not sure and we'll talk it through.

For technical projects, we can also arrange in-kind support: API credits, hardware loans, software licenses, and server time, through working relationships we already have. Sometimes a $0 line item moves a project further than a $500 one. Tell us what you'd need.

  • Prototypes & hardware

    You built a proof of concept on the kitchen table. Now you need PCBs, components, machining, or 3D prints to make a real one.

  • Art & creative work

    Installations, original albums, experimental film, accessibility-first design, anything you made by hand. Almost-finished work that needs a final push to reach an audience.

  • Tools & software

    Developer utilities, communication apps, open-source libraries, browser extensions. Code that solves a problem somebody actually has.

  • Research & datasets

    Independent research, data collection, corpus building, citizen science. Work that needs a small amount of money to reach a publishable or shareable state.

Apply

Tell us what you're building.

The application is one form. Tell us what the project is, where you're stuck, and what the grant would cover. We read each one. We're not optimizing for polish, we're looking for work that's almost done.

Grant size
$500 to $5,000
Schedule
Rolling. No deadlines.
Reply time
Usually two weeks. Up to four during busy stretches.
Strings
None. No equity, no usage rights, no reporting beyond a short note when you ship. Investment-track terms are separate and only negotiated when both sides want that route.

What is it, where are you stuck, and what would the money cover? A few sentences is fine. Mention if you're thinking investment instead of (or alongside) a grant, or if in-kind support would help more than cash, an API key, a piece of hardware, a software license.

Application received.

We'll read it and reply within two to four weeks. If a month passes without word from us, that's a glitch on our end. Write to luke@lukesteuber.com.

Jury

Help pick what gets funded.

We need readers who've shipped something hard. Engineers, artists, researchers, makers. Neurodivergent reviewers especially welcome, and so are clinicians, librarians, technicians, anyone with taste and a track record. We read applications alongside you.

Load
Three to five applications a month
Format
Asynchronous, on your schedule
Pay
Modest, but real. We don't ask people to volunteer time.
Conflict
Recuse on anything close. We rotate panels.

What do you make? What have you shipped? What domains do you know cold? Links are fine.

You're on the list.

Thanks for offering your time. We'll write back with next steps and onboarding.

Back the fund

We're not taking donations yet.

Before money moves, we're getting a fiscal sponsor in place so contributions are tax-deductible and route cleanly to grants. We'd rather take an extra month to do it right than spend the first year explaining a tax mess to donors. Until that's done, we're collecting names, not checks. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll write back when the donation page is live.

Status
Fiscal sponsorship in progress
Reporting
Public grant list when grants begin
Costs
No salaries. Bank, processing, and tax fees will be itemized and disclosed.
Match & DAF
Available once we're sponsored. Join the list and we'll write when it's ready.

One-time, recurring, corporate match, DAF, in-kind. Anything you're considering. We'll match the right thing to the timing.

Saved your note.

Thanks. We'll write back when the donation page is live and the tax paperwork is clean.