TL;DR:
We’re excited to announce that the purposes at the moment are open for the fifth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF5).
The EPF gives a pathway for aspiring protocol contributors to make significant contributions to Ethereum. In every cohort, a various group is assembled to work towards advancing Ethereum’s technology throughout the fellowship. This consists of the whole lot from the event of consumer implementations, testing and specs, and taking part within the newest core protocol analysis.
This system gives fellows with a singular alternative to collaborate with different gifted people, to interact with present Ethereum core builders and fellowship friends, and to make a major affect on the Ethereum ecosystem.
The EPF is a permissionless program. Anybody is welcome to take part with the identical entry and assist provided to the chosen fellows. A portion of the stipend funds is allotted to rewarding lively permissionless contributors.
Particulars
- Functions accepted via Might 26, 2024 – APPLY HERE
- The fifth cohort runs from June via November 2024, with two in-person occasions at EthCC in Brussels and Devcon in Southeast Asia
- Contributors could have entry to mentors from the core improvement group
- Choose contributors shall be supplied with a month-to-month stipend to permit them to give attention to this system
- Evaluation all this system particulars within the EPF5 repo
What’s new in EPF5?
- Prolonged timeline from 4 to 5 months
- Two in-person occasions (EthCC and Devcon)
- New assets from EPF examine group and epf.wiki
We proceed to host some actually excellent fellows who’ve made significant contributions to Ethereum, and we’re thrilled to see what the fifth cohort will accomplish. To grasp precisely what sort of tasks have been labored on and to search out an inspiration to your personal, discover previous fellows’ work from previous cohorts.
Functions at the moment are open and can stay so till Might 26, 2024. For extra info, please overview the program details within the GitHub repository. On Might 21 at 4:00PM UTC, the EPF crew will maintain a town hall to debate this system and reply any questions.
Whether or not you are a seasoned developer within the blockchain house, a promising pc science scholar, or a researcher with an curiosity in cryptography and economics, we encourage you to use!