Developer Grants Program

Fuse Ember is a new grants program by Fuse Network. This initiative is designed to accelerate developer adoption, user growth, and long-term retention across the ecosystem. Through Ember Points, developer teams can earn rewards for building apps that drive meaningful on-chain and social engagement.

The **Developer Ember **element of the program is backed by 60,000,000 FUSE tokens, to be distributed over three seasons. Season 1 will run until Q1 2026.

What are Ember Points?

Ember Points are reward points earned by teams building on Fuse. Points are allocated based on app category, performance metrics, user engagement, and community alignment.

At the end of each season, developer teams can redeem Ember Points for FUSE tokens. 

The system is designed to:

• Incentivize teams that build long-term value.
• Reward meaningful user engagement.
• Create a competitive but fair distribution structure.

Eligibility

Projects building in the following categories can participate:

Category	Weight
Bridges	5
Lending / CDPs	4
Yield / Tokenization	4
Spot & CLOB DEXs	4
Derivatives / Perps	3
RWAs	3
Payments	3
Fixed Yield	2

A higher weight means greater influence for final Ember Point scores.

How Ember Points Are Calculated

Each app earns a score based on:

• Performance Metrics: On-chain activity, user growth, retention.
• Category Weight: See above table.
• Fuse Exclusivity: Apps built natively or primarily on Fuse receive a boost.
• Points calculation also takes into account time, TVL and actual usage.

Revocation Policy

Ember Points may be revoked if a team:

• Uses FUSE rewards to pump their own token/NFT.
• Distributes rewards disproportionately or non-transparently.
• Misrepresents how rewards are being shared with users.

Join Fuse Ember Grants Program

We’re now onboarding projects for Season 1. If you’re a developer or team building on Fuse and want to apply, submit your project here.

For support, join the Telegram Fuse Chat.

Let’s grow and create the Ember ecosystem together!