Keseb Democracy Innovation Lab 2026 (With up to $10,000 in Seed Funding)

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About Keseb Democracy Innovation Lab

Keseb’s Democracy Innovation Lab catalyzes promising early-stage innovations reimagining the building blocks of democracy. The theme of the inaugural iLab is “reimagining community-building for inclusive and resilient democracies.”

• Sponsor Organisation: Keseb

Benefits of Keseb Democracy Innovation Lab

Program Benefits

• Seed Funding: Selected projects receive $10,000 in seed funding to kickstart their innovation.

• Visibility & Recognition: Being chosen among the 10 solutions provides credibility and exposure in the democracy entrepreneurship space.

• Community Support: Access to a network of peers, advisors, and collaborators working on inclusive democracy initiatives.

• Capacity Building: Guidance and resources to strengthen project design, implementation, and long-term sustainability.

• Cross-Group Belonging: Opportunity to contribute to solutions that foster inclusivity and resilience in diverse societies.

Long-Term Value

• Scaling Potential: Early-stage innovations can grow into larger movements or organizations with the backing of Keseb.

• Global Reach: Projects gain visibility across Keseb’s transnational convenings and collaborations.

• Institutional Backing: Supported by Keseb and fiscally sponsored by the Fund for Constitutional Government, ensuring organizational stability.

Keseb Democracy Innovation Lab Requirements

• We are looking for Innovators from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. You might be a:

• Democracy practitioner
• Grassroots activist
• Journalist or storyteller
• Organizer
• Researcher or academic
• Technologist
• Artist
• or something else entirely.

• Project is focused on the theme of “Reimagining community-building for inclusive and resilient democracies”
• The project is an early-stage, a nonpartisan, and a not-for-profit solution that meets one of the following classifications:

• Idea stage: The project has been designed but has not been implemented.
• Pilot/implementation stage: The project is currently being piloted, or is in the process of implementation, and is less than 2 years old.
• Post-pilot redesign stage: Project has been in existence for more than 2 years, but is either being relaunched or is taking on a new strategic direction to pilot a new innovation.

• Project Lead is committed to - and currently spends a meaningful amount of time on - the project
• Project Lead is able to participate in virtual and in-person Lab gatherings
• Project Lead is sufficiently proficient in English to be able to participate in an English-conducted Lab. Project Lead is expected to be able to read, understand, and converse in English with confidence. Full fluency is not required.

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

16 January, 2026

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