Neon Open Source Program

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Neon commits at least $200,000 a year to cash sponsorships for open source maintainers, paid as a fixed monthly amount through GitHub Sponsors for a six-month term. Any public repository under an OSI-approved license with active development and a GitHub Sponsors profile can apply; the project does not need to use Neon or Postgres. In return the project shows a Neon sponsorship logo in one agreed place.

Apply on the program site

Who can apply

  • a public repository under an OSI-approved license with recent releases, commits or issue triage
  • an active GitHub Sponsors profile for the maintainer or project

What the form asks

  • Project website: your project website link
  • GitHub repository: the public GitHub repo link

Rules

  • No deadline is stated; the application form is at the top of the program page and Neon follows up by email.
  • Eligibility: a public repository released under an OSI-approved open source license; active development with recent releases, commits or issue triage; an active GitHub Sponsors profile. Your project does not need to use Neon or Postgres.
  • Sponsorships are a fixed monthly amount through GitHub Sponsors for a six-month term. Neon sets the amount during review based on project popularity, uniqueness and repository activity; no range is published.
  • Neon reviews each sponsorship near the end of its term; sponsorships do not renew automatically.
  • In return, show the Neon logo with a link in one agreed place, labeled as a sponsorship (for example "Sponsored by Neon"), keep it live for the full term, and tell Neon if it moves or the project changes ownership. Neon asks for no exclusivity, endorsements, editorial control or say in your roadmap or license.
  • Supported projects can also receive up to $5,000 in Neon credits and up to $5,000 in Neon AI Gateway credits.
  • The form itself loads in the browser and was not readable by EarnKit; the page says to submit it with your project website and GitHub repository.

What they want now

Neon Open Source Program wants Actively maintained open source projects, Any language or stack, Postgres not required

All programs

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