// community support
Small CTFsrun for free.
Every approved event starts with 30,000 credits. Student, club and non-profit events that need more can get extra support from the sponsor credit pool.
- 01 · included 30,000 credits
Added as soon as we approve your event, nothing extra to apply for. They cover a campus-sized CTF (40 teams, 24 h) on their own.
every approved event · no extra application - 02 · extra support up to $250
If you need more than that, apply separately. Events that meet the criteria below get up to 625,000 credits from the sponsor credit pool.
student, club and non-profit events · reviewed
01 community support
Need more than the included credits?Apply for sponsor support.
Many CTFs are run by students and volunteers who pay for servers themselves. If you need more than the included 30,000 credits and meet the criteria below, we cover instance costs from a credit pool funded by sponsors and by chall.run, up to 625,000 credits ($250) per event. That is enough for the mid-size preset in the calculator.
- Prize pool
- US$2,000 or less in cash, or no prizes
- Organizer
- student club, university, nonprofit, or volunteer team
- Entry
- free, with open registration
- We ask
- use the sponsored instance plugin we provide. It may show the credit pool sponsors' logos in small print under the start-instance button.
Sponsorship goes entirely to instance costs for community CTFs. In supported events, sponsor logos appear in small print under the start-instance button of the sponsored instance plugin.
- supporter $500 about 4 mid-size events
- backer $2,500 about 18 mid-size events
- founding $10,000+ a year of the pool, plus a seat on grant reviews
Early access is paused.Reach us by email.
$ contact
We're not taking early-access requests while we get the beta ready. For event plans or any questions, send us an email.
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