GG23 Community Round Applications are LIVE! Below you’ll find the process to apply:
TL;DR
Our application process will now run on Grant Ships. Grant Ships is an evolutionary grants framework designed to refine and advance best practices through a dynamic mix of competition, collaboration, and skill-sharing among grant programs. Selected grant programs — known as “Ships” — innovate and engage in a public arena, where they are observed and evaluated by the community and/or designated judges. These assessments set each Ship’s starting position for the next round, rewarding top performers and allowing new Ships to join. This iterative cycle drives continuous innovation, leading to ever-improving strategies and outcomes.
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Application Overview
Ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria for the round.
View the application template here. We recommend copying this document and first draft your responses in a doc before copy and pasting into the application flow on Grant Ships.
Visit https://gg23.grantships.com/
Click on “submit application”.
Application deadline: March 2, 2025
Note: this is an onchain application on Arbitrum, therefore there will be a small gas fee.
Grant Ships process
Stage 1: Judge Election
- The Community Council are the judges
- These judges will evaluate round applications and oversee the process.
Stage 2: Round Selection
- Round operators submit applications on Grantships.fun instead of the governance forum.
- Judges score applications using a rubric to determine eligibility and impact.
- Top applicants are selected as GG Community Rounds.
Stage 3: GG23 Community Rounds
- Selected rounds run their Community Round in GG23.
- Impact and achievements are recorded for review.
- Performance is tracked onchain by Round Operators to ensure transparency.
Stage 4: Review & Future Selection
- Judges and GTC holders review each Community Round’s self-reported success metrics.
- Rounds are scored based on their execution, impact, and engagement.
- The top 3 rounds are automatically selected for the next Gitcoin Grants round.
Support
For support during the process, please visit this TG.