[REPORT] NEAR Research Collective - April 2024

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NEAR Research Collective | April 2024 Report

Funding and Financials

We received a total of $5,700 in NEAR from the NDC this month on April 20th, 2024.

Budget Utilization:

*Includes funds that are on track to be spent soon; as the KYC process and verification of some guest lecturers is taking longer than expected, and the funds for approved research proposals will be sent after completion of said research.

Expense Budgeted Spent / On Track
Guest Lecturers $1,000 $1,000
Student Earning $1,000 N/A
Operation $1,200 $1,200
Course Facilitators $2,000 $2,000
Research Proposals $500 $100
Total: $5,700 $4,300*

Summary:

  • $250 for each of the 4 guest lecturers we have had in April for the NEAR Certified Researcher course
  • Student earning rolled over to May when the DAO will begin to purchase their final project NFTs
  • $400 each for 3 council members
  • $1,000 for lead facilitator and $500 each for 2 co-facilitators.
  • 1 approved research proposal of $100

Progress and Milestones

Our objectives for the month of April were to:

  1. Retain at least 12 students active in cohort
  2. Bring on at least 3 guest lecturers.
  3. Fund at least 3 research proposals from alumni of the NCR course.

Completed:

  • We have retained 24 active students.
  • Brought on guest lecturers for all 4 classes this month.

In-Progress

  • Accepted research proposals are still being worked on and have not yet received funds.

Impact and Outcomes

Achievements in April:

  • Held our final 4 official classes of cohort 2.
  • Brought on Groggs, Starpause, and Jeff Gold as guest lecturers to share their expertise with students.
  • NCR course lead instructor Chloe has been continually working with students on their final projects.
  • Updated course page to enhance navigation and organization.
  • 4 approved research proposals are currently being worked on by alumni that should yield valuable research papers in the near future.
  • Cohort 1 class videos have been edited and posted to our YouTube channel.

Community and Engagement

Community Growth:

  • Telegram: 279 members
  • Registered students of the NCR Course:
  • before: 350 ; now: 474

Social Media and Distribution Channels:

  • Twitter/X: 190 followers
  • Post impressions: 7,060
  • Engagement rate: 7.7%
  • Link clicks: 41
  • Retweet without comments: 107
  • Likes: 271
  • Replies: 27
  • BOS page: 66 followers
  • Posts: 2
  • Likes: 10
  • YouTube: 15 subscribers
  • Videos: 09
  • Views: 81
  • Likes: 25

Events and Outreach:

  • Weekly Insights Forum every Friday at 3 PM UTC (11 AM EST) on telegram. Participants range from 5-15.
  • Hosted an X Space with a Meta Pool ambassador guest speaker. This session was aimed at educating our community about MP Token Reset and its utility, enhancing our collective understanding of key blockchain components. 31 tuned in.

NRC Team Individual Reports

XVII - Council
Hannah - Council
Earnest - Council
Chloe - Lead Facilitator
Nedlar - Co-facilitator
BGem - Co-facilitator

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