Validator Awards Program
Why Validator Awards?
Award Structure & Eligibility Criteria
Award Type | Eligibility Criteria | Amount |
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| Phase 1 Award |
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| Phase 2 Award |
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| Phase 3 Award |
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Phase 1 Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- SCF Award received within the past 24 months
- Live integration on Stellar Mainnet
Amount:
- $6K worth of XLM* to cover the cost of running 3 validators that publish history archives for 3 months
Phase 2 Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Phase 1 Award in the previous 8-16 weeks
- Organization listed on https://stellarbeat.io/ with 3 Mainnet validators running the latest Stellar Core release
Amount:
- $6K worth of XLM* to cover the cost of running 3 validators that publish history archives for 3 months
Phase 3 Award
Eligibility Criteria:
- Phase 2 Award in the previous 8-16 weeks
- Organization listed on https://stellarbeat.io/ with:
- 3 Mainnet validators running the latest Stellar Core release
- 99% uptime for at least 3 months
- History archives with no warnings
Amount:
- $12K worth of XLM* to cover the cost of running 3 validators that publish history archives for 6 months
Evaluation Criteria
Eligible submissions will be reviewed by a panel of SDF and community members based on readiness and motivation including the following:
Does the applicant have a reasonable plan to host validator infrastructure?
Has the applicant done a sufficient amount to scope the costs for running validator infrastructure?
Does the applicant seem capable of maintaining validator infrastructure?
Does the applicant have sufficient innate motivation to run validator infrastructure?
If you have trouble accessing the embedded form, you can use this link as well.
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