Thank you to everyone who contributed to the [discussion around payout bounties](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/discussions-on-improving-the-current-treasury-spending-management-mechanism/2252). Several curator candidates have already expressed their interest and this post has the aim of collecting those candidacies in clear form.

Anyone interested in becoming a curator is invited to post their candidacy as a comment on this post in whatever form you see fit. It would be great to speak as to what you bring to the table, the time you are able to commit to the effort as well as possibly your expectation for remuneration.

The initial payout bounty will serve as a Proof of Concept around the idea. It makes sense to collect and include community feedback at every step of the way in order to make it the best it can be. Community is encouraged to provide feedback on the candidates.

Any feedback shared by experienced bounty curators is also much appreciated in order to guide the candidates.

- People are discussing how to improve the way money is given out in a group called Polkassembly.
- They want to find people to be curators and help decide who gets the money.
- They are asking people to say if they want to be a curator and what they can bring to the group.
- They will give some money to start and see how it goes.
- They want feedback from the community and experienced curators to help choose the best candidates.

#2528 Payout Bounty Curation Candidates