A Constitutional Logic: Supporting Blockchain Projects to Navigate Constitutionalism
Exploring and developing governance principles for blockchain communities, this research project assesses when and how constitutionalization can enhance legitimacy and effectiveness in decentralized governance.User Review
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Reviewed on 15 Feb 2024 06:51 AM
You are a researcher. To qualify for this round you need to have a track record of research. This can be as part of an academic affiliation or as an independent researcher. If you are applying for a grant for your first research project, email hello@metagov.org with more info on why you are the right person to conduct this research.
The project team consists of postdoctoral and doctoral researchers part of the BlockchainGov ERC Project, indicating a significant track record of research and academic affiliations.
Governance focus for the research. We will only accept grants that have a clear focus on governance. As noted in the description, you don’t necessarily need to focus exclusively on DAO or web3 governance, but your research needs to be applicable to decentralized governance broadly. A focus on Arbitrum or Uniswap is appreciated but not required.
The project involves researching the constitutionalization of blockchain communities which pertains directly to digital and decentralized governance, also mentioning specific blockchain protocols such as Optimism and Arbitrum.
No for-profit funding. If you have received VC funding or any other kind of funding that requires a return on investment, then it will not qualify. It is ok if you’ve received other grants.
The provided description does not specify if the project has received VC funding or funding that requires a ROI. However, it is part of an ERC research project, which suggests that it might be primarily funded through grants.
No retrospective funding. The research must either be launched soon or currently ongoing. Completed projects are not eligible for funding in this round.
The project description indicates that it has conducted some initial work but plans to deepen empirical research and test guidelines with pilot communities, suggesting that it is an ongoing project.