Global Encryption Day Events
Forecasted
Global Encryption Day Events supports local and regional organizers with community-led events that promote end-to-end encryption and deepen understanding of its role in privacy, security, and digital trust.
Funder: Internet Society Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Fluxx registration) | July 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: USD $3,000 per grant on average; 22–28 grants intended for the 2026 cycle
Summary: Supports community-led events that promote and defend end-to-end encryption and strengthen understanding of its role in privacy, security, and digital trust.
Key Information: The 2026 eligibility rules require Global Encryption Coalition membership as of June 22, 2026.
Description
The Internet Society Foundation’s Global Encryption Day Events program supports community-led activities that celebrate and defend strong end-to-end encryption as a building block for a safe and trustworthy Internet. It helps local and regional organizers convene communities, elevate local perspectives, and build momentum around Global Encryption Day on October 21.
Supported events encourage adoption of encrypted tools and services, explain the real-world risks of policies that undermine encryption, and bring together civil society, technologists, policymakers, educators, journalists, and other stakeholders. The program promotes public understanding of encryption’s importance to privacy, security, and digital trust, while amplifying calls for governments to protect and strengthen encryption rather than weaken Internet safety.
