# \[APPROVED\] Unblock Hackathon Sponsorship - India \[APPROVED - $4k\]

**URL:** <https://gov.near.org/t/approved-unblock-hackathon-sponsorship-india-approved-4k/771>\
**Category:** Community Fund\
**Created:** [February 26, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/approved-unblock-hackathon-sponsorship-india-approved-4k/771 "2021-02-26T05:16:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![waverlymaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/waverlymaven/32/54646_2.png) [@waverlymaven](https://gov.near.org/u/waverlymaven)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/approved-unblock-hackathon-sponsorship-india-approved-4k/771/1 "2021-02-26T05:16:46Z")

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**TLDR of the proposal:**

Sponsorship of a virtual hackathon in India.

**Detailed proposal - max 450 words, if more info is needed link to docs:**  
This hackathon is divided into 3 phases:

**1. Learn** - where devs will learn about partner blockchain platforms

**2. Imagine** - this is where teams get together and pitch their ideas

**3. Create** - a 10-day long hack.

**Potential ROI/impact on the NEAR Ecosystem:**

The idea here is to generate awareness about various projects that are built on blockchain and get more and more developers involved. The entire hackathon will wrap in 3 weeks.

One of the developers is in our education program. It’ll be an interesting experiment to see whether smaller hackathons can become self-sufficient.

**Amount of funding:**  
$4,000 (that’s $3,000 for the sponsorship and $1,000 for bounties)

**Project lead (internal/external):**  
Dani

_Poll ([view on site](https://gov.near.org/t/approved-unblock-hackathon-sponsorship-india-approved-4k/771/1))_

```
 Voting and quorum thresholds:

- <2K$ - 1X Yes - no minimum quorum (* quorum defined as min number of members needed for the vote to be valid)
- 2-10K$ - 2X Yes - no min quorum
- 10-30K$ - 3X Yes - min quorum 4 of 7 - 4X members should vote in either direction
- Above 30K$ requires Erik or Illia's additional approval
- Above 100K$ requires NEAR Foundation Council approval
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**Author:** ![nima](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/nima/32/10_2.png) [@nima](https://gov.near.org/u/nima)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/approved-unblock-hackathon-sponsorship-india-approved-4k/771/2 "2021-03-08T11:56:19Z")

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Hey Dani! When is this hackathon happening (exact dates)? 🙂

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**Author:** ![waverlymaven](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/waverlymaven/32/54646_2.png) [@waverlymaven](https://gov.near.org/u/waverlymaven)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/approved-unblock-hackathon-sponsorship-india-approved-4k/771/3 "2021-03-08T15:34:18Z")

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It has already started! It’s currently in the learning/conference stage (From March 4th-9th). Then the hackathon will last 10 days.

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**Author:** ![David\_NEAR](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/gov.near.org/david_near/32/43414_2.png) [@David\_NEAR](https://gov.near.org/u/David_NEAR)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://gov.near.org/t/approved-unblock-hackathon-sponsorship-india-approved-4k/771/4 "2021-08-02T18:16:16Z")

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Hey Dani,

How did the Hackathon go (if you can recall/know!) ?

Did we see anything sweet come from the $1k bounty?