# Apply for Crowdfunding

You can [submit an application](#ApplyforFunding-SubmitanApplication) to receive financial support from organizations and individuals to grow your community. Submitted applications are reviewed by The Linux Foundation before they're published and visible on the Crowdfunding platform. Projects are reviewed based on the following factors:

* Open source status - projects must be 100% open source
* Community-wide adoption
* Alignment with The Linux Foundation’s support of open source initiative

### Submission Guidelines

Consider the following submission guidelines before you apply:

* GitHub Project and Git Project:
  * Your project is 100% open source, has more than one active contributor, and is not backed solely by a single company
  * Your project has at least 100 stars on GitHub (or a comparable rating on other Git-based sources)
  * You own the public Git-based repository
  * You are responsible for project communications
  * You will be responsible for managing payments from project funds
  * You can determine fundraising goals
* Events and Travel Funds:
  * You are responsible for fund communications
  * You will be responsible for managing payments from the funds
  * You can determine fundraising goals

## Submit an Application <a href="#applyforfunding-submitanapplication" id="applyforfunding-submitanapplication"></a>

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**Important:** The application includes information about you and your project; provide this information if you are authorized to provide it on behalf of your project.
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1. [Sign in](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/sso/sign-in) to [Crowdfunding](https://crowdfunding.lfx.linuxfoundation.org).
2. Click **Apply** from the navigation bar, and then select an **option.**

![Apply to enroll for Crowdfunding](https://3411187760-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M2DCN9UgoRgMEkgnLyP-887967055%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3f7c28896dc54dc41a5cccb95e9a804015177ad0%2Fapply%20project%20for%20crowdfunding.png?alt=media\&token=4fa82370-28e3-4c48-a6be-0ce2f5028bc4)

* [Add GitHub Project](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/crowdfunding/apply-for-crowdfunding/add-a-github-project)
* [Add Git Project](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/crowdfunding/apply-for-crowdfunding/add-a-git-project)
* [Add a Project for Security Audit](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/crowdfunding/apply-for-crowdfunding/add-a-project-for-security-audit)
* [Add General Fund](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/crowdfunding/apply-for-crowdfunding/add-general-fund)
* [Add Event](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/crowdfunding/apply-for-crowdfunding/add-an-event)
* [Add a Travel Fund](https://docs.linuxfoundation.org/lfx/crowdfunding/apply-for-crowdfunding/add-a-travel-fund)