Account Abstraction Community Grants 2022

The Ethereum Foundation sponsors grants to support layer2 applications, analytics and education. Rollups are layer 2 scaling solutions for Ethereum without compromising on security or decentralization. This grants round has up to $750,000 in total available.

Proposals are due in 6 weeks from TBD.

All of the details you’ll need to apply can be found below.

Introduction

• The Ethereum Foundation is launching a grants initiative to encourage research and development around layer2 applications and education from researching L2 metrics, multi-layer block explorer, compression for rollups, and educating more users on L2.
• Layer2 continues to grow rapidly, and the ecosystem needs more builders - Read below and apply (all genuine applications are reviewed and replied to with feedback).

Ideas

​​​​*Surprise us with your creativity! But here are a few ideas to kickstart your imagination:* 
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​​​​- An open-source block explorer that supports all rollups
​​​​- Better compression for rollups
​​​​- Research and define metrics for better understanding and comparing L2 activity -- e.g. transactions, TVL, etc."
​​​​- Check out a full list [here](https://https://hackmd.io/@BcrNKqoOR1OZEFsNu7su9w/SkdvCP7zs)`

• The goal of this grant round is to foster a community that builds applications, analytics and education.
  • Anyone passionate about building layer2 applications and tools
  • This is especially a good opportunity for builders that want to learn more about zero-knowledge applications.
  • Worldwide applications encouraged
  • This is open to both individuals and teams.
  • For-profit companies can apply, although the work for the grant must be open source, freely accessible and non-commercial.
  • Full wishlist here
    Deadline
  • The grant application window opens for 6 weeks from October 31st, 2022 and closes on December 5th, 2022.

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Submit a proposal at any stage of your project
- Ideas and projects at any stage of development are welcome:
- Idea phase.
- Proof-of-concept.
- Work in progress.
- Fleshed out project.
- Grants are decided case-by-case basis, and you may enter more than one proposal! So long as each proposal is unique and meets the requirements.
- We may contact you to discuss the project in more detail

Requirements
- Proposals must be in English.
- Work must be open source with a free and permissive license.
- If published work, it must be accessible by a URL

Selection criteria
- A few selection criteria considerations (depending on the submission type, some criteria might not be applicable):
- Potential impact on the Layer2 ecosystem
- Relevant team experience for the project
- Clarity, conciseness and organization of documentation
- Timeline of project

Next steps and support

• For general support questions about your submission, please email communitygrants@ethereum.org

FAQ
What is the budget available for this round?
- This grants round has up to $750,000 in total, which is to be distributed among selected projects.

​​​​When can I expect to hear back?
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​​​​- Project submissions will be evaluated on a rolling basis, and contact will be made with each applicant to inform them about the evaluation outcome.
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​​​​What makes a good proposal?
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​​​​In short, we need enough information to understand your objectives, the problem you’re aiming to tackle, the output, information on previous research work, who’s involved and estimation regarding time and budget. 
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​​​​The more details you provide, the more likely we’ll be able to help.
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​​​​For example - what could be included in the grant proposal:
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​​​​- Clearly showing the research area, you’re digging into.
​​​​- Outlining the output.
​​​​- Clearly state the impact your research will have and how you foresee your findings being used by the Ethereum community.
​​​​- A detailed description of your project, milestones, the people involved and how much time you think it will take to complete with a budget.
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​​​​There is no template for a proposal.
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​​​​What if I miss the deadline?
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​​​​- The Ethereum Foundation has a general grants initiative called the [Ecosystem Support Program (ESP)](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/).
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