TL;DR:

Greetings, Ethereum neighborhood!

We’re excited to announce that the applying interval for the fourth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) is formally open!

The EPF is an initiative aimed toward supporting the event of Ethereum’s core protocol by offering a pathway for aspiring protocol contributors to achieve the expertise wanted to make significant contributions. This program is particularly tailor-made towards builders and researchers who’ve an unyielding ardour for Ethereum, its neighborhood, and the chances of decentralized know-how.

In every cohort, we search to assemble a various group of fellows who will work to advance Ethereum’s know-how throughout the 4 month fellowship. This consists of the whole lot from the event of shopper implementations, testing and specs, and collaborating within the newest core protocol analysis.

This system gives fellows with a novel alternative to collaborate with different proficient people, to have interaction with present Ethereum core builders and fellowship friends, and to make a big influence on the Ethereum ecosystem. Whether or not you are a seasoned developer within the blockchain area, a promising pc science scholar, or a researcher with an curiosity in cryptography and economics, we encourage you to use!

Particulars

• Purposes accepted June 1st by way of June 18th, 2023 – APPLY HERE
• The fourth cohort runs from July by way of November 2023, culminating with an in-person occasion at Devconnect in Istanbul
• Contributors can have entry to mentors from the core growth neighborhood
• Chosen individuals will probably be supplied with a month-to-month stipend to permit them to concentrate on this system

The EPF is absolutely permissionless program. Anybody is welcome to take part in this system with the identical advantages and assist supplied to the chosen fellows. A portion of the stipend finances is allotted to rewarding lively permissionless individuals.

Within the previous cohorts, we have had some actually excellent fellows who’ve made vital contributions to Ethereum, and we’re thrilled to see what the fourth cohort will accomplish. To grasp precisely what sort of initiatives have been labored on and to seek out an inspiration on your personal, you’ll be able to examine fellows’ work from the first, second and third cohorts.

Purposes are actually open and can stay so till June 18, 2023. For extra info, please evaluation the program particulars within the GitHub repository. On June twelfth at 4:30PM UTC, the EPF group held a city corridor to debate this system and reply any questions.

Collectively, let’s proceed to construct the way forward for Ethereum. We will not wait to see what you will create.