Update on Grants and Grant Winners
Hello everyone! You may be wondering what on earth is going on with our Grants Program. We know that this answer is unsatisfying, but we’re dealing with internal delays and figuring out how to address the process deficiencies for future programs. Our plan for Q4 and beyond is to switch to a more lightweight, nimble […]
The Zcash Foundation Grant Program Returns With New Support
Hot off the heels of our Zcon0 and Community Governance Panel announcements, we are excited to announce the continuation of our Grant Program for the second quarter of 2018. The 2018Q2 Grant Program will function very similarly to our first grant program of the year, with a few tweaks: We’ve clarified our policy on pseudonyms and reporting […]
The Zcash Foundation Grant Program Returns With New Support
Hot off the heels of our Zcon0 and Community Governance Panel announcements, we are excited to announce the continuation of our Grant Program for the second quarter of 2018. The 2018Q2 Grant Program will function very similarly to our first grant program of the year, with a few tweaks: We’ve clarified our policy on pseudonyms and reporting […]
Ten Community Projects Chosen for the 2017Q4 Grant Program Awards
In line with our newfound status as a 501(c)3 non-profit, and our mission to support privacy-preserving spaces online, we’re very pleased to announce that the Zcash Foundation has reached an official decision for the 2017Q4 Grant Proposals. Following the recommendations of the review committee, the Zcash Foundation board has unanimously decided to approve the recommendations, and therefore commits […]
Grant Proposal Spotlight and Roundup
On September 15th, the Zcash Foundation Grant Program Call For Proposals were closed for submission. Since then, public discussion has begun in earnest! By the Numbers The Zcash Foundation and Grant Review Committee were thrilled with the community response. We received 29 Grant Proposals for the $80,000 in ZEC grants, of which 27 remain active and open to discussion from […]
Grant Spotlight: Help Zcash UX, Get Help from IDEO CoLab
The Zcash Foundation Grant Program “Call for Proposals” (CFP) is in full swing, and we’d like to take a chance to talk about the many opportunities to improve the Zcash ecosystem. You can see a full (editable, if you have a great idea worth contributing!) wiki of ideas here. Today we’d like to take a moment […]
Announcing the Zcash Foundation Grant Program
We are proud to announce the first Zcash Foundation Grant Program—a natural extension of the Foundation’s three-pillar Mission to serve the community, protocol, and broader cryptographic science. We are looking for novel, underserved ideas worthy of ZEC grants, best described by the Call For Proposals: “The scope of activities is broad, and can include: software development (e.g., wallet […]