Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Opens Applications for Fifth Cohort

The
Ethereum
Protocol
Fellowship
(EPF)
has
officially
opened
applications
for
its
fifth
cohort,
according
to

blog.ethereum.org.
The
fellowship
program
aims
to
provide
a
structured
pathway
for
aspiring
protocol
contributors
to
make
meaningful
advancements
in
Ethereum’s
technology.

Program
Overview

The
EPF
is
designed
to
assemble
a
diverse
group
of
individuals
who
will
work
on
various
aspects
of
Ethereum’s
development.
Participants
will
engage
in
activities
such
as
client
implementation
development,
testing,
specification
drafting,
and
core
protocol
research.
The
program
also
offers
a
unique
opportunity
to
collaborate
with
other
talented
individuals
and
engage
with
current
Ethereum
core
developers.

Program
Details

Applications
for
the
fifth
cohort
are
open
until
May
26,
2024.
The
cohort
will
run
from
June
through
November
2024,
featuring
two
in-person
events:
one
at
EthCC
in
Brussels
and
another
at
Devcon
in
Southeast
Asia.
Participants
will
receive
mentorship
from
members
of
the
core
development
community,
and
select
participants
will
be
provided
with
a
monthly
stipend
to
support
their
focus
on
the
program.

For
more
comprehensive
details,
prospective
applicants
can
review
the
program
guide
available
in
the

EPF5
repo.

New
Features
in
EPF5

The
fifth
cohort
introduces
several
new
features:

• Extended
  timeline
  from
  four
  to
  five
  months
• Two
  in-person
  events
  (EthCC
  and
  Devcon)
• New
  resources
  from
  the
  EPF
  study
  group
  and
  epf.wiki

The
EPF
program
is
permissionless,
meaning
anyone
can
participate
with
the
same
access
and
support
as
the
selected
fellows.
A
portion
of
the
stipend
budget
is
also
allocated
to
rewarding
active
permissionless
participants.

Past
Contributions
and
Future
Prospects

The
fellowship
program
has
previously
hosted
outstanding
fellows
who
have
made
significant
contributions
to
Ethereum.
To
gain
insights
into
the
types
of
projects
that
have
been
undertaken,
interested
individuals
can
explore
the
work
of
past
fellows
from
previous
cohorts
on
the

third
and

fourth
cohort
GitHub
repositories.

Applications
for
the
fifth
cohort
are
currently
open
and
will
remain
so
until
May
26,
2024.
On
May
21
at
4:00
PM
UTC,
the
EPF
team
will
hold
a
town
hall
to
discuss
the
program
and
answer
any
questions.
The
town
hall
can
be
accessed
on

YouTube.

Whether
you
are
a
seasoned
developer,
a
promising
computer
science
student,
or
a
researcher
with
an
interest
in
cryptography
and
economics,
the
EPF
encourages
you
to
apply.

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source:
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