Please provide the following:
- If the name of your project is not descriptive, a tagline (one sentence summary)
- A brief description of your project
- An indication of how your project relates to / integrates into Polkadot
- An indication of why your team is interested in creating this project
- (Optional but huge bonus points): 1-min video pitch
We expect applicants to have a solid idea about the project's expected final state. Therefore, please submit (where relevant):
- An overview of the technology stack to be used
- Documentation of core components, protocols, architecture, etc. to be deployed
- Any PoC/MVP or other relevant prior work or research on the topic
- Mockups/designs of any UI components
- Data models / API specifications of the core functionality
- What your project is not or will not provide or implement
- This is a place for you to manage expectations and clarify any limitations
Help us locate your project in the Polkadot landscape and what problems it tries to solve by answering each of these questions:
- Where and how does your project fit into the ecosystem?
- Who is your target audience?
- What need(s) does your project meet?
- Are there any other projects similar to yours in the Polkadot ecosystem?
- If so, how is your project different?
- If not, why might such a project not exist yet?
Note: We prioritize projects building on Plaza/Polkadot Hub, games, and DeFi applications, though all types of projects will be considered.
- Team Name: Name of your team. If you apply as a legal entity, please use its name.
- Contact Name: Full name of the contact person in your team
- Contact Email: Contact email
- Website: Your website, GitHub org, blog, or similar
Please list the legal name of all grant beneficiaries. Solo developers (1-person teams) are eligible for funding.
- https://github.com/{your_organisation}/{project_1}
- https://github.com/{your_organisation}/{project_2}
Please also provide the GitHub accounts of all team members:
Please describe the team's relevant experience, including any previous blockchain projects or contributions to the ecosystem.
If you've already started implementing your project, please provide a link and a description of the code. Otherwise, please provide some documentation on the research and other work you have conducted before applying.
This section should break the development roadmap down into milestones and deliverables. Since these will be part of the agreement, please describe the functionality we should expect in as much detail as possible, plus how we can verify and test that functionality.
Important notes:
- Each milestone is capped at $5,000 USD
- Milestones must be delivered within 3 months of approval
- The maximum grant amount is $10,000 USD per application (up to $15,000 USD per project in exceptional cases)
- You will only receive payment after successful milestone delivery
- Estimated Duration: Duration of the whole project (maximum 3 months)
- Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): Average number of full-time employees working on the project
- Total Costs: Requested amount in USD for the whole project (maximum $10,000 USD)
Note that deliverables 0a to 0d are mandatory. Please adapt their specification to your project.
| Number | Deliverable | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 0a. | License | Apache 2.0 / GPLv3 / MIT / Unlicense |
| 0b. | Documentation | We will provide both inline documentation of the code and a basic tutorial that explains how a user can... |
| 0c. | Testing and Testing Guide | Core functions will be fully covered by comprehensive unit tests to ensure functionality and robustness. In the guide, we will describe how to run these tests. |
| 0d. | Article | We will publish an article that explains what was done/achieved as part of the grant. |
| 1. | Feature X | We will create a feature that will... (Please describe in detail) |
| 2. | Feature Y | The Y feature will... (Please describe in detail) |
| 3. | Feature Z | The Z feature will... (Please describe in detail) |
Please provide a breakdown of your budget by milestone:
| Milestone | Deliverables | Cost (USD) | Estimated Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Features X, Y | $5,000 | 1.5 months |
| 2 | Feature Z | $5,000 | 1.5 months |
| Total | $10,000 | 3 months |
Make sure you show clearly what the funding is going towards (e.g. 30 hours of a full time employee at $X / hour).
Please include:
- How you intend to continue development after the Fast-Grant
- Any plans for seeking additional funding (other grants, VC funding, etc.)
- Your vision for the project's growth and impact in the Polkadot ecosystem
Here you can add any additional information that you think is relevant to this application, such as:
- Work you have already done
- If there are any other teams who have already contributed to the project
- Other funding you may have applied for
Remember that the Fast-Grants Programme is designed as a first step for promising projects. We're looking for projects that can continue to grow beyond this initial funding.