Road to Devcon Grants
Devcon 7 is heading to Southeast Asia in 2024! In an effort to promote education on Ethereum in Southeast Asia prior to Devcon 7, we are excited to offer financial and non-financial support for meetups, events, and other educational initiatives happening along the Road to Devcon. Read on for details.
Applications for the Road to Devcon Grants Round are closed. However, sponsorship applications for Devcon Satellite Events are open!
If you're interested in submitting a proposal for a Devcon Satellite Event, please read the eligibility criteria and apply below.
What are Devcon Satellite Events?
Devcon Satellite Events are an effort to decentralize Devcon, to give the opportunity to foster a community among those who can't make it to Bangkok due to distance, timing, cost, or other constraints, and to boost local Ethereum communities.
Devcon Satellite Events can be just a simple get-together of friends watching the live streams with pizza, bigger meetups to rewatch the recorded keynote talks at a time that's better suited for your community, or a chance to recap and discuss Devcon updates with your local community after Devcon.
These satellite events should take place during or after Devcon Week, between November 11 - January 31, 2025. They are self-organized and totally independent.
Devcon and the Ecosystem Support Program are teaming up to support the 10 best submissions for Devcon Satellite Events around the globe with up to $1,000 each!
The deadline for proposals is January 31, 2025.
Who
We want to hear from organizers of:
- Meetups
- University clubs
- Workshops
- Hackathons
- Grassroots communities
- Local education initiatives or projects
Other community efforts - creative formats are welcome to apply!
Eligibility
To be eligible for a grant, your event should be:
- Ethereum focused, streaming Devcon talks and programming
- Free to attend
- Open to anyone
- Not focused on investment, price or token sales
- Events that have already taken place are not eligible
Some ideas for Devcon Satellite Events
- Small events (5 - 25 people): A meetup to watch the live streams with pizzas
- Medium events (25 - 50 people): Showing recorded keynote talks or the best talks around a specific topic, and in-person discussion rounds, taking place one week after Devcon
- Large events (100 - 200 people): People coming together in a venue with organized tickets and catering, a live broadcast of what's happening, and workshops or discussion panels
How to apply
- Submit this form with your event idea and detailed budget request
- Wait to hear back from the Devcon team about event and budget approval
- If approved, we will notify your team and send an invoice request for the approved budget
- Host your event and document it!
- Take photos of the event showing the number present
- Get a copy of presentation materials and slides to show the themes discussed
- Follow up with the Devcon team with a review of the event and the documentation material from #4
Once you've submitted your application, we'll follow up by email.
Selection criteria
- How big is the audience / how many people will the event reach?
- How does the plan aim to publicize and expand reach?
- Does the group have a history of organizing successful events?
- What is the purpose of the funding requested?
Next steps and support
For any general support questions about your submission, please email support@devcon.org.
