TechFlow news: The Ethereum Foundation, in collaboration with Aztec, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, and zkSync, is launching the ZK Grants program to encourage research and development of zero-knowledge proofs and ZK L2 standards. Each contributor and the Ethereum Foundation has donated $150,000 to a shared funding pool, totaling $900,000.
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Focus areas: Evaluate proof system performance, improve ZK developer experience, establish security and risk benchmarks, develop forced inclusion tools and front-ends for ZK L2s, provide transpilers and hardware acceleration, implement multi-prover systems.
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Application requirements: Submit a proposal in PDF format including detailed description, budget, timeline, applicant bio, and links to public repositories or published work.
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Deadline: March 18, 2024. Decisions will be communicated via email within 6–8 weeks after the deadline.
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Eligibility criteria: Projects must be open-source, aligned with the current round’s goals, and contribute to the advancement of the Ethereum ZK L2 ecosystem.
