TL;DR:
We’re excited to announce that the functions are actually 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 expertise throughout the fellowship. This contains every thing from the event of shopper implementations, testing and specs, and collaborating within the newest core protocol analysis.
This system gives fellows with a singular alternative to collaborate with different gifted people, to have interaction with present Ethereum core builders and fellowship friends, and to make a big impression 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 energetic permissionless individuals.
Particulars
- Functions accepted by way of Might 26, 2024 – APPLY HERE
- The fifth cohort runs from June by way of November 2024, with two in-person occasions at EthCC in Brussels and Devcon in Southeast Asia
- Individuals may have entry to mentors from the core improvement neighborhood
- Choose individuals might 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 sources from EPF research group and epf.wiki
We proceed to host some really excellent fellows who’ve made important 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 seek out an inspiration to your personal, discover previous fellows’ work from earlier cohorts.
Functions are actually open and can stay so till Might 26, 2024. For extra data, please evaluation the program particulars within the GitHub repository. On Might 21 at 4:00PM UTC, the EPF crew will maintain a city corridor to debate this system and reply any questions.
Whether or not you are a seasoned developer within the blockchain house, a promising laptop science scholar, or a researcher with an curiosity in cryptography and economics, we encourage you to use!