Ahrefs Grant Program for OCaml

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Ahrefs is excited to announce a new Ahrefs Grant Program for OCaml to support projects in the OCaml ecosystem. This effort comes in addition to the other sponsorships we do (such as the OCSF, the ICFP and Fun OCaml conferences, github sponsoring, and various other projects) We are allocating money to fund one or multiple initiatives that help advance OCaml and its tooling.

You can learn more about our engineering culture and opensource support work at https://ahrefs.com/tech

Call for Applications

We invite individuals, teams, and organizations working with OCaml to submit proposals for funding. Our goal is to support meaningful, practical improvements to the ecosystem, whether through new tools, libraries, infrastructure, education, or long‑term maintenance of existing projects.

Applications should be submitted through this google form.

The deadline for submissions is January 20th 2026.

What We Are Looking For

We welcome proposals that:

  • Strengthen the OCaml compiler or core libraries

  • Improve developer experience (tooling, documentation, debugging, profiling, packaging, …)

  • Expand the OCaml ecosystem through new libraries or modernization of key dependencies

  • Enhance reliability, performance, or safety of OCaml‑based systems

  • Support education, community infrastructure, or long‑term maintenance

Both small and large initiatives are welcome. We will prioritize projects that will have lasting impact and will be maintained.

The selection of proposal will necessarily be subjective and depend on our priorities and interests.

Funding

Applicants may request up to USD 50,000 in support per project. We may award a single project or distribute among several proposals.

How to Apply

Your application should follow the format below and be sent through this google form.

Please be short and to the point in your answers; focus primarily on the what and how, not so much on the why. If English isn’t your first language, don’t worry — our reviewers don’t care about spelling errors, only about great ideas. You can be as technical as you need to be. Do stay specific.

1. Contact Information

  • Name

  • Organization (if applicable)

  • Email address

  • Country

2. General Project Information

  • Title

  • Abstract (up to 1200 characters) Explain the whole project and its expected outcome(s).

  • Yourself or the team (2500 characters) Who is participating? Have you been involved with similar or related projects? Please provide background information and describe your past contributions.

  • Website (if any)

  • License Under which license will the project be distributed? It must be an open source license.

3. Requested Support

  • Requested Amount (up to USD 50,000)

  • Budget and Breakdown (up to 2500 characters) Explain what the budget will be used for. Are there other funding sources? Include a breakdown of tasks, estimated effort, and explicit rates.

  • Describe your project and its technical challenges (up to 5000 characters) What are significant technical challenges you expect to solve during the project, if any? Compare your own project with existing or historical efforts. E.g. what is new, more thorough or otherwise different.

  • Ecosystem and Outreach (up to 1200 characters) Describe the project ecosystem and how you will engage with relevant actors or promote the adoption.

Questions

If you have questions prior to submitting an application, feel free to reach out at grants@ahrefs.com.

We look forward to support the work that will move the OCaml ecosystem forward.

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