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New Commons Incubator for Indigenous Languages and Cultures 2026

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New Commons Institute / New Commons AI Worldwide 2026

Information

The New Commons Incubator is a six-month capacity-building program that supports Indigenous-led teams in developing a data commons. It provides mentorship, training, and peer learning to help move ideas toward fundable proposals, governance aligned with Indigenous data sovereignty, and connections to experts and funders.

Benefits

Capacity building support; development of a fundable data-commons proposal; governance model aligned with Indigenous data sovereignty; guidance on applying data and AI for public-interest purposes; network access to experts, partners, and potential funders; a pitch-ready proposal by program end.

Eligibility

Intended for individuals or teams who identify as Indigenous or work in close partnership with Indigenous communities; if not Indigenous, applicants must demonstrate a trusted relationship with an Indigenous community and provide a letter of support.

Application

Submit an application via the provided form; include team information, a two-page idea for a data commons, a letter of institutional support, and optional documentation of relationship with an Indigenous community.

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