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# 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:*

- 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 [e-mail]

**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?

- Project submissions will be evaluated on a rolling basis, and contact will be made with each applicant to inform them about the evaluation outcome.

What makes a good proposal?

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.

The more details you provide, the more likely we’ll be able to help.

For example - what could be included in the grant proposal:

- 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.

There is no template for a proposal.

What if I miss the deadline?

- The Ethereum Foundation has a general grants initiative called the [Ecosystem Support Program (ESP)](https://esp.ethereum.foundation/).

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