[Encode Club](https://www.encode.club/) educates, supports and backs the next-generation of university and hacker talent coming into blockchain. We work across 75 universities worldwide. We mainly organise educational programmes, hackathons and accelerators.

After the success of Polkadot's involvement in a recent [Encode Club hackathon](https://medium.com/encode-club/encode-hack-club-polkadot-overview-5689abfa62d0), we would like to extend our work, bring more adoption and new talent to the ecosystem.

We propose a year-long programme to build student involvement in the Polkadot ecosystem, including:

- An education series and curriculum
- A dedicated hackathon
- A dedicated accelerator

Please find more details in our proposal deck, attached [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eMwwFDkJS1FrKN1IBD6fuXHrO-bBXpxVrUNOAqt0R4A/edit?usp=sharing).

**Our proposal is split across 5 tranches:**

**For the first tranche, we are asking for 1087.90 DOT** (roughly £30,000) to cover the education series and curriculum. With this first tranche funding, we aim to achieve the milestone of delivering 8 events, with 50 universities participating and 1000-2000 students attending.

There are five tranches in total, these are:

- **Now**: £30k to pay for the education series and curriculum

- **August 2021**: £30k once the education series and curriculum is over to pay for hackathon

- **December 2021**: £30k once the hackathon is over to pay for the accelerator.

- **December 2021** :up to £20k to reward hackers and pay prizes

- **April 2021**: up to £30k to pay grants to the accelerator teams.

All milestone info is in the [deck.](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eMwwFDkJS1FrKN1IBD6fuXHrO-bBXpxVrUNOAqt0R4A/edit#slide=id.gc4baf28d3e_0_847)

- **Problem Statement:** Engaging university students and hackers in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Significance:** Enhancing adoption and cultivating new talent in the blockchain space.
- **Proposed Solution:** Year-long programme with educational series, hackathon, and accelerator.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Increased student involvement with 8 events, 50 universities, and 1000-2000 students attending with a budget of £30,000 for the first tranche.

#79 Encode Club - university engagement programme - Phase 1 (out of 5)

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