Little is arguing that Ethereum was endowed by one of the most diverse and most thoughtful communities ever gathered around an open source project. Fucked by what can only be described as a passionate determination, developers from all walks of life have risked their time and their credibility in Pioneer in this field of radical and largely unknown innovation. Indeed, even before Genesis, Ethereum already has hundreds of projects covering everything, from self-stabilizing currency to potential replacements for government services. Today, we are launching a new program to support and thank those who continue to make this trip with us.
Presentation of ðVGRANTS.
Ðvgrants is a program that offers funding for contributions both to Ethereum platform and projects based on Ethereum. Its objectives are triple:
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To provide interested developers to contribute to the Ethereum ecosystem, the possibility of devoting a lot of time to their project, in order to end it.
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To extend the code base with useful components which are not the main objective of ξTHDEV, but which would be very precious for Ethereum users in general.
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To increase our awareness of other communities and the general public.
ÐVgrants will focus exclusively on giving a boost to the efforts already underway. In other words, if you have not already started working on your project, you should do it before trying to apply.
Note that although ξThdev does not biaise against the applications of companies or developers who wish to take advantage of the fruits of the projects funded by ðVGRANT, the ðvgrants must not be considered as a financing platform for new commercial enterprises. Only candidates creating open source public good For a public profitwill be considered.
What ðVGRANTS is not
- It is NOT A venture capital program. We will not invest “or” grant “funding for projects that have no development in progress.
- It is NOT A premium program. We are not trying to describe specific objectives in advance and we do not wish to attribute to them.
- It is NOT A ðApp seed financing program. At this stage of our development process, most ðApps score near the critical value for our development process.
To be eligible, you must:
- Work on a project already;
- Reasonably providing value to the critical components of the basic software Ethereum, its development process or key parts of the ecosystem (common services, API, ABI).
The funding of grants can be used to help provide or maximize the value of personal contributions, for example:
- payment of professional services or equipment;
- payment of expenses incurred within the framework of collaborative work flow;
- Payment to help the subsistence costs of the project members (generally when they take time of employment).
The demand process.
The parties interested in receiving funding should come into contact with the administrator ðVGRANTS (Grants@ethereum.org), submit three elements: a proposal that describes the planned work, a project plan that details the estimated deadlines and hours of work, and a methodology proposed to report the progress and results of the project.
We also ask you to include one or more real -time contact means – ID XMPP / Telegram / Skype, Nick IRC, telephone number, etc. – And your time zone.
ΞTHDEV will make a better effort to assess the new proposals within 2 weeks of reception. Approved candidates will be invited to sign a contract with ξTHDEV and accelerate development as soon as possible. The contract is a legal contract between the applicant selected and ξthdev, and we recommend that all candidates carefully examine the conditions before submitting their request.
How will the evaluation work?
Initial assessment
The initial assessment will be carried out by the administrator ðVGRANTS, consisting of an examination of the request, a high -level survey on the state of the project and an online interview with one or more developers of the project. This evaluation concerns the social and technical merits of the project, including its more wide applicability and advantage to Ethereum ecosystem, the general nature of its developers and the progress made so far.
Final evaluation
The final evaluations will be carried out by the ðVGRANT council, a team made up of founding members of Ethereum, as well as the administrator ðvjgrants. This assessment will examine the summary results of initial assessments of the previous two weeks. Applicants may or may not be invited to certain parts of this discussion for more in -depth review and examination.
What should a proposal describe?
Although we understand that each project will have unique properties to emphasize and underline, all applications will benefit from the fight against the following without ambiguity:
- The objective and the scope of the project.
- The deliverables targeted for the work period.
- Estimated study and hours of work.
- The amount of the funding requested.
- How the project benefits the Ethereum ecosystem.
- The methodology for reporting progress and achievements.
How much funding can be requested and how does payment work?
Although exceptions can be made in some cases, ðvgrants target needs ranging from the USD 10,000 per project, or just enough to cover a few months of subsistence expenses for one or more developers.
ΞTHDEV can offer a disbursement of two different ways, depending on the amount requested, the duration of the development period proposed by the project and the work carried out in advance:
One Option:
Half of the total amount approved at the start of the project and half at the end.
Option two:
Multiple payments, based on significant achievements.
The desired method can and must be requested in the application, but ξThdev ultimately reserves the right to choose.
What about transparency?
All the projects approved by ðvgrants will be made public on behalf and application, on the upcoming website and on the upcoming website and on the @Devgrants Twitter account. In most cases, any financed project will already have a benchmark accessible to the public and, in all cases, must join one or more open source licenses specified.
In conclusion
Again, we thank you, the community, for all your development efforts, criticism and encouragement. We hope that this program will give a small but useful hand to your remarkable work, and we are impatient to read your entire applications.
Comments, questions and applications must be sent to the administrator Grants@ethereum.org. Interested parties can also follow @Devgrants On Twitter for updates on funded projects, changes in evaluation policy, etc.
