Learn How to Apply for Pomelo Funding as a Telos Project!
Unlock the World of Quadratic Funding For Your Public Good
Hey Telos Culture crew! The latest season of Pomelo has begun, and we want to show you all you need to know to submit an application as a Telos project!
Our last article will give you the low-down on public goods, quadratic funding, and all the other things that make Pomelo such a great initiative. Read it here, and then let’s talk about onboarding your Telos project!
Learn more in other Telos Culture x Pomelo articles on our LinkTree!
How To Apply For A Pomelo Grant as a Telos Project
Before we get started, make sure you have an EOS account, social media account, and an idea for how your project could serve as a public good!
Need an EOS account? If you’re using Anchor, a popular wallet in the Telos community, then you can follow the steps in this guide from EOS Nation to create an EOS account.
Okay, we’re good to start! Let’s walk through how to create a Pomelo account.
Step 1: Create a Pomelo Account.
First, go to Pomelo.io/grants and click the green “Create a Grant” button on the homepage.
Next, sign up for an EOS Nation account using a Google, GitHub, Apple, or Webio account.
If you plan to contribute to other projects on Pomelo, now is a good time to link your other social media accounts to complete your Trust Bonus. This is one method Pomelo uses to ensure Sybil resistance — in other words, to prove that you are a real person with just one funding account rather than many.
You should also take some time to add your personal website in your profile.
You’ve created an account — and now you’re ready to start creating your grant proposal!
Step 2: Create Your Pomelo Grant.
Head back to the Pomelo homepage and click the “Create Grant” button. Here’s a list of what you’ll need to submit:
You’ll need a project image at 1024 x 512px sizing. A good image showcases your brand and encapsulates what your public good is trying to achieve.
You’ll need a grant title, summary, and grant URL. The summary will appear on the grants page and should give a high-level overview of what you’re doing and why you’re doing it; the title and URL will let you share your grant with your community.
You’ll need a project description. This will be the bulk of your application — so lay out your vision and the plan to make it happen! Make sure to explain what you’re doing and why it matters to the EOS and EOSIO community.
You’ll need to build trust in your project by filling in the project website, Twitter handle, team members, GitHub repository, and region. Work with what you have — this section will show the Pomelo community that you have a body of work and can mobilise a team.
Add your EOS recipient address. This is where you’ll receive your funds, so make sure you have ownership over this account! If you’re coming to Pomelo from Telos and are using the Anchor wallet, then you can follow the steps in this guide from EOS Nation to easily create an EOS account.
Finally, pick your grant category. You can choose from arts and media, community, DeFi, developer tooling, ecosystem growth, education, governance, infrastructure, privacy, or security.
And with that, you’re ready to submit your application!
But what if you’re stuck on how to turn your project into a compelling public good? Don’t fret — we’ve gathered some questions to ask yourself to draw out the public good from within.
Top Tips For Shaping Your Public Good
Pomelo offers advice for crafting a strong proposal in their wiki. It really comes down to being able to tell a good story about your goals, the benefits of your public good, and show how funds from Pomelo can make your project stronger than before.
And so, perhaps you’ve written a compelling story and submitted it to Pomelo. But then you get a notification — action is required on your proposal! According to Pomelo, that may mean that your proposal needs to have more of a focus on being a public good.
Here’s what Pomelo says you should do.
“Often, when grants don’t qualify at first, the application is focused more on the business rather than the public good. Pomelo is a platform for the EOS community to fund public goods that will be freely accessible and available to all. A business is not a public good, but the core technology a business builds to enable its products and services may be.
Consider the benefits your grant will bring to the community. Ask yourself:
Does my grant support the values that my community cares about?
Will my grant have a lasting impact? Is it achievable and maintainable?
Will my grant benefit the community as a whole and not just an immediate set of users?”
Answering these questions will help you define your public good. Remember, you have a deadline to submit your application, so get started soon!
Conclusion: Submit your Pomelo application!
We’re at the end of another Telos Culture x Pomelo update! We hope you loved reading about the steps you need to take to submit your Pomelo application, and learned a thing or two about drawing the public good out of your business.
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