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TL;DR: The EPF concluded the fourth cohort and is preparing for a fifth cohort. Applications will be open soon. In the meantime, explore the new EPF.wiki and ethereum.org/g/protocol-fellowship-group”>register to receive a notification when they open.
The ethereum Protocol Fellowship recently completed its fourth successful cohort, culminating with EPF Day at Devconnect in Istanbul. Its completion marked 4 months of immersive learning, research, and contribution to the core ethereum ecosystem by a group of talented and dedicated fellows. To learn more about EPF, take a look at some of the past posts and eth-protocol-fellows”>repositories.
EPF4 Statistics
Applications for the fourth cohort opened on June 2, 2023. After reviewing more than 400 applications, 35 participants received a stipend. Additionally, five retroactive stipends were awarded to participants without permission. Over the 4-month period, fellows had the opportunity to work with 27 core developer mentors from various research teams and clients within the ecosystem. His work was regularly reported in nearly 600 weekly updates.
EPF4 Projects
In total, fellows proposed and contributed to 35 projects, some of which are still active. These projects not only represent a valuable learning experience but also significant contributions to the ethereum ecosystem.
All program resources can be found at the eth-protocol-fellows/cohort-four”>EPF4 repository. You can follow all cohort activity there, see project resources, development updates, and fellow notes. The projects are not just contributions to FOSS, but all work done within the cohort is completely open and truly part of ethereum open research and resources.
But not everything is work and contributions. One of the crucial aspects of the EPF is the opportunity to meet many of the inspiring people involved in core development. During Devconnect in Istanbul, more than half of the group gathered to participate in EPF Day, a full day of programming with project presentationsround tables and social time.
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We received some important feedback at the end of Cohort 4. Despite the focus on protocol development education during the EPF, the learning curve for aspiring core developers is still very steep. Based on this feedback, we initiated a precursor program to the EPF called EPF study groupa 10-week deep dive into the various aspects of the protocol, as well as a collaborative knowledge base for developers in epf.wiki. EPF.wiki has become the place for aspiring core developers to learn about the technical aspects of ethereum and contribute to the wiki to bolster their knowledge.
Next cohort soon
As the study group is coming to a close, we are preparing for the fifth cohort of the ethereum Protocol Fellowship. For anyone interested in diving into core ethereum development, stay tuned for the app's announcement in early May. To receive notifications, join the EPF ethereum.org/g/protocol-fellowship-group”>mailing list.
In the meantime, you can prepare your application by ensuring you have a fundamental understanding of the ethereum protocol (the EPF study group is a great place to start), contributing to open source projects through your GitHub account, especially contributions to existing projects on the ethereum ecosystem. and give some thought to the type of project you would like to work on.
