KZG Awards Grant Round | Ethereum Foundation Blog
The Protocol Support team is organizing a grant round to support upcoming projects. Ethereum KZG Awards Ceremony.
The KZG event is a coordinated public ceremony that will provide a cryptographic foundation for Ethereum expansion plans such as: EIP-4844. Learn more about the awards ceremony and participate in a test version. event.ethereum.org. If you would like to be funded for a deeper level of contribution, there are two ways to qualify.
- Write your own implementation
- Submit entropy generated through non-traditional sources or unique processes
→ Apply by January 31st Or learn more below.
Write your own implementation
The best way to avoid bugs affecting the entire event is to have as many different implementations as possible. This eliminates the possibility of a single point of failure due to software implementation bugs and reduces other associated risks. To this end, we are interested in funding a variety of implementations, especially those with the following features:
- Custom/tailored BLS implementation
- Auditable Code
- Easy to use interface
- Generate good randomness
- Proprietary language and compiler
- Ready-to-use implementation early in the contribution phase (starting in early January and running for up to two months)
This event has been specifically designed to make participation as simple as possible. We encourage everyone to take a look together. specification.
The proposed funding request ranges from $500 up to $10,000 for a basic >> fully featured implementation.
A unique way to contribute
Another way to ensure that the final product of your event is unbiased is to collect entropy (randomness) and have it destroyed in creative ways. We welcome the following suggestions:
- A unique form of entropy collection
- We contribute this entropy to the event.
- Destroys entropy later
- Document the above in a reliable and verifiable manner (e.g. video evidence, blog posts with photos, detailed written records).
Submit proposal
Anyone who thinks they can achieve some of the above points is encouraged to apply for this grant round, either as an individual or as a team.
Subsidies are paid sequentially on a case-by-case basis. You can enter more than one proposal as long as each proposal is unique and meets your requirements.
→ Apply by January 31st
Requirements
- Proposals must be written in English.
- The work must be open source.
- Proposals should aim to be completed before the end of the general contribution period.
Selection criteria
Amaze us with your creativity! Here are some selection criteria considerations to help guide your proposal:
- Originality of the proposal
- Quality of work and experience of contributors
- Clarity, conciseness and organization of proposals
- Contributions that help non-technical audiences gain insight into events: why they matter and how they work
deadline
submission deadline January 31, 2023 Something to consider! We will follow up with you via email regarding your submission. The general public donation period will begin in early January and will run for two months, followed by a special donation period for projects funded in this round of grants.
reference Timeline is hereI understand that this may change in the future.
