Funding for mobile app development in the UK
Inspired by @Ew4n's talk at the last Twitter Devnest, i.e. where he mentioned iPhones aren't the only places where you can make money building apps for, I went and look for these pots of money that other companies are offering developers.
If you're a developer, especially for mobile, looking for potential sources of dough, here are some leads:BlackBerry Partners Fundhttp://www.blackberrypartnersfund.com/Vodafone App Star
http://widget.developer.vodafone.com/appstarNokia Calling All Innovators
http://www.callingallinnovators.com/Open Screen Project (Nokia + Adobe)
http://www.openscreenproject.org/developers/get_started.htmlIt's worth checking out specific handset manufacturers also, especially those that are coming out with their own 'app store'. For example, Samsung had a funding programme last year.Here's a couple of non-mobile-specific ones (I'm sure there are loads of these out there):http://developers.facebook.com/fbFund.php?tab=about
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/futurecalls/grant.aspxIf you know of more, please add in the comment!
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