Explore what's possible
The Academic & Community Partners program is a limited pilot supporting educators, researchers, nonprofits, community organizations, and innovators using Niantic Spatial technologies for meaningful non-commercial projects.
Focus Areas
We're interested in projects that fall into one of these three areas.
Education
For students, educators, researchers, classrooms, cohort-based courses, and academic institutions.
Examples include: Teaching, Research, Student Projects, Robotics, GIS, Digital Twins
Participants may receive:
- Academic access to Scaniverse
- Credits for eligible projects
- Opportunities to showcase resulting work
Community
For nonprofits, museums, libraries, preservation groups, arts organizations, and other mission-driven organizations.
Examples Include: Historic preservation, Cultural heritage, Environmental conservation, Community storytelling
Participants may receive:
- Project-based access to Scaniverse
- Credits for eligible projects
- Opportunities to showcase resulting work
Innovation
For hackathons, innovation challenges, civic technology initiatives, and exploratory projects.
Examples include: Hackathons, Experimental prototypes, Workforce development, Cross-disciplinary collaborations
Participants may receive:
- Project-based access to Scaniverse
- Credits for eligible projects
- Opportunities to showcase resulting work
Tell Us About Your Project
Whether you're teaching a course, preserving local history, organizing a hackathon, or exploring a new idea, we'd love to learn more about your project and how you plan to use Niantic Spatial technologies.