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Applying to a RetroPGF Round

Applying to a RetroPGF round on Drips allows you to showcase your past contributions and be considered for funding. This guide explains the application process from the perspective of an applicant.

Before You Apply: Your Drips Project

All applications to an RPGF round must be submitted on behalf of a Drips Project. A Project on Drips is a claimed GitHub repository that can receive and split funds automatically.

This means you must first claim your GitHub repository on Drips before you can apply.

How Payouts Work

If your application is successful, any rewards from the round will be paid out directly to your Drips Project. These funds will then be automatically distributed according to your Project's configured splits between maintainers and dependencies.

For example, if your Project is configured to forward 20% of incoming funds to its dependencies, that same 20% of any RPGF rewards will be automatically sent to the open-source projects you rely on.

How to Apply

During a round's application phase, you can follow these steps to submit your application.

1. Start Your Application

Navigate to the round's public page. If the application period is open, you will see an Apply now button in the top-right corner. Click it, then connect your wallet and sign in with a free signature to begin.

2. Select Your Project

You will be asked to select which of your claimed Drips Projects you are applying with. If you haven't claimed your project yet, you can use the Claim new project button to start that process first.

An example application form.
An example application form.

3. Fill Out the Application Form

Fill out the application form fields truthfully. The questions and required information are configured by the round's organizers to help them evaluate your impact.

4. Submit Your Application

Once you have filled out all the required fields, click submit. Submitting an application requires a blockchain transaction to create a permanent, verifiable record of your submission.

  • On supported networks, Drips will cover the transaction fee ("gas") for you.
  • Your application's public information will be uploaded to IPFS and attested to on-chain via the Ethereum Attestation Service (EAS), making it publicly visible on Drips after approval.
  • Information in fields marked as private will not be made public. It will be stored securely and will only be accessible to the round's administrators.

After You've Applied

Checking Your Application Status

After submitting, you can view your application and check its status. Initially, its status will be Pending. The round organizers will review it and change its status to either Approved or Rejected.

  • Approved applications become publicly visible on the round page (excluding any private data).
  • Pending and Rejected applications are only visible to you and the round admins.

To see all your submissions, navigate to the round's main page, sign in, and filter the list of applications by "Own applications".

You can check the status of your submissions by filtering for 'Own applications' on the round page.
You can check the status of your submissions by filtering for 'Own applications' on the round page.

Updating Your Information

Once an application is submitted to the blockchain, it cannot be edited.

If you need to update or correct any information, you must submit a new application. You can submit multiple applications to a round; badgeholders will be able to see all of your approved submissions.

Receiving rewards

Rewards are paid out directly to the Drips project you applied with. Once paid out by the round organizers, the funds sent to your project will be split according to your configured list of maintainers and (optionally) dependencies, and become collectable by their recipients. You can check whether your connected address has any collectable funds by connecting your wallet to the Drips app and clicking the "Collect" button in the top-right corner.