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| 4 | +title: Announcing the Seed Grant Program |
| 5 | +seoTitle: Seed Grant Program | Starknet |
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| 7 | +published_date: 2024-05-06T13:09:40.732Z |
| 8 | +image: /assets/seed-grants-page-banner-option-2.png |
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| 14 | +seo_desc: The Seed Grant Program aims to support early stage teams with |
| 15 | + non-dilutive funding to support their go-to-market efforts, accelerating and |
| 16 | + ushering in a new wave of cutting-edge dApps, infrastructure, and tooling |
| 17 | + products across all categories in Web3. |
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| 21 | + Today, the Starknet Foundation is excited to announce the launch of our |
| 22 | + [Seed Grant Program](https://www.starknet.io/en/ecosystem/grant). |
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| 25 | + Designed to provide teams with grants of up to $25,000 USDC, the Seed Grant Program will accelerate and usher in a new wave of cutting-edge dApps, infrastructure, and tooling products across all categories in Web3. |
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| 28 | + ## Who can qualify? |
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| 31 | + The Seed Grant Program aims to support early stage teams with non-dilutive funding to support their go-to-market efforts. |
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| 34 | + This new program is intended for projects that have already developed a minimum viable product (MVP) or proof of concept, but haven’t yet gone to market and acquired a core group of users yet. |
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| 37 | + Consider applying for a Seed Grant if you or your project satisfy the following criteria: |
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| 40 | + * actively involved in the Starknet community and / or participated in a Starknet hackathon, builder program, or other entry-level initiative; |
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| 42 | + * developed an MVP or proof of concept; and |
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| 44 | + * planning on using or building upon existing Starknet tools and integrations. |
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| 47 | + ## Grant Amounts |
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| 50 | + The Seed Grant Program will allocate eligible teams with grants of up to $25,000 USDC for a period of three months. |
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| 53 | + ## Application Process |
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| 56 | + 1. **Application** – apply via our [grant submission form](https://tinyurl.com/snf-seed-grants) to submit your project. |
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| 58 | + 2. **Internal Evaluation** – an internal committee will assess each application based on potential impact, innovation, milestones, community engagement & track record, and embeddedness with the Starknet ecosystem. |
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| 60 | + 3. **Results** – results will be communicated to applicants within two weeks. |
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| 62 | + 4. **Onboarding** – successful applicants (Grantees) will need to complete KYC and sign a grant agreement before receiving funding. |
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| 64 | + 5. **Post Grant Check-in** – after three months, the Foundation will check-in with Grantees and assess the results. The Grantees should share regular updates (blog posts, videos, AMAs etc) with the team to assist in this process. |
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| 67 | + ## Who is Not Eligible |
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| 70 | + This program is not for mature stage projects. If your product has been live on mainnet for over three months and/or has a core group of users already, it will not be eligible for a Seed Grant. |
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| 73 | + We do not accept applications related to: |
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| 76 | + * Gambling |
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| 78 | + * Drugs |
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| 80 | + * Firearms |
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| 82 | + * Illicit trade |
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| 84 | + * Money laundering |
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| 86 | + * Any criminal activity |
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| 89 | + ## About Starknet |
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| 92 | + Starknet is a decentralised layer two building on top of the Ethereum network. From the beginning, Starknet has led innovation with the invention and application of ZK-STARKs as the first validity-proofs to settle on Ethereum. As we continue forward, we believe Starknet will be the first to reach the high transaction rates necessary for a global scale without sacrificing the blockchain first principles lost in the pursuit of scalability. |
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