Qollab Grant Program
The quantum ecosystem's best work is scattered across repos nobody visits and papers nobody re-runs. Bring it to Qollab — port it, fork it, or build something new — and earn compute credits you can spend on real quantum hardware.
Three ways to qualify, reviewed on a rolling basis. We tell you where your project lands before you commit to the work.
Get rewarded for helping quantum grow
Whether collecting dust in GitHub repos hardly anyone visits, or published once in a paper and never touched again, the quantum ecosystem's best work is often scattered and hard to find. Qollab exists to change that: we're building the one place where the open-source community can learn about quantum as well as publish, fork, and run quantum code on real hardware.
To make progress on our mission, we need your help — and we are willing to reward you for it. Port your already published circuits and tutorials onto Qollab, fork and extend some of our existing open-source projects, or bring over new original work, and you'll be eligible for quantum compute credits you can use on any project of your choosing.
How you can earn credits
Port existing work — up to $10,000
You've already developed notebooks, tutorials, algorithms and circuits. Clean them up, have them run natively on Qollab, and you could earn up to $10,000 in compute credits per project. Because the work already exists, review cycles are fast — free access to real quantum hardware in record time.
Fork and extend — up to $10,000
Take an existing open-source Qollab project and build on it: add new features, new circuits, or take it in a meaningfully different direction. If you are unsure about your approach, the original developers are usually a message away.
Publish original work — up to $20,000
Have an itch you want to scratch? Build new-to-the-world tutorials, notebooks and circuit implementations, and earn up to $20,000 in compute credits for content that helps the community learn and grow.
How the process works
- You submit your proposal using this form.
- Our team reviews every submission on a rolling basis.
- We'll tell you where your submission lands before you commit to the work.
- Projects need to be published on Qollab and run natively on the platform.
- All work needs to be under the MIT license, so everyone can fork and build on it.
- Once your project is live and runnable, credits land on your Qollab account.
- Credits expire within 3 months, to make sure they get used rather than banked.
- Your work needs to stay on Qollab for at least a year from the day you published it.
Full terms, including eligibility and how credits are issued and expire, are in the Grant Program Terms & Conditions.
Questions
Reach out at hello@qollab.xyz.
Have a bigger idea?
Running a student club, a research lab, an open-source project, or any other community that wants real quantum hardware access for its members? We build custom versions of this programme for groups, not just individuals. Tell us about your community and what you have in mind.
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