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Introducing the Radius Fellowship.
Receive advanced training for new web3 protocols. Make friends. Work on grant-funded projects.
The first Radius Fellowship cohort is focused on developing smart contracts with the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM).
Applications are now closed. Email us at fellowship@radius.space if you’re interested in learning more!
What is the Radius Fellowship: FVM Edition?
The Radius Fellowship is a protocol-specific, cohort-based, part-time program. If accepted, you’ll join 30 builders starting January 2023 for a deep dive into creating smart contracts with provable storage on Filecoin’s new virtual machine (FVM).
- Join an elite community of builders
- Receive advanced protocol training
- Receive funding to work on projects during the fellowship
- Support in receiving additional grant funding to build new products
- For engineers & no web3 experience required
- The Fellowship costs $500 and starts Jan 2023 (4-week program)
- Taught by Protocol Labs’ former Head of Product & Filecoin Product Lead and other technical leads
- Powered by Radius
Learn more about the program structure, dates, and cost in the FAQ below.
What is the FVM?
Filecoin, the world’s largest decentralized storage network, now has user-programmable smart contract functionality. Developers can leverage provable storage in smart contracts with Filecoin’s native VM, the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM).
FVM unlocks tremendous new use cases for web3 devs: minting and storing NFTs on the same chain, endless variations of storage and data markets, novel DeFi primitives, and more.
Learn more about FVM use cases, the Filecoin Improvement Proposal introducing FVM, recent updates, and the FVM program.
Meet your instructors
Pooja Shah, Lead Instructor
Your lead instructor for the FVM cohort is Pooja Shah. Pooja is the founder and CEO of Tephra Labs and Radius, and was formerly Filecoin Product Lead and Head of Product at Protocol Labs. Pooja co-led the Filecoin team through the 2020 mainnet launch, and led the product teams building nft.storage, web3.storage, L2 reputation systems, Filecoin storage and retrieval protocol improvements, Slingshot, and many more Filecoin product and protocol initiatives. Pooja is extremely passionate about helping builders build impactful careers, and is dedicated to getting you paid gigs in web3 after you complete the fellowship!
Rohan Agarwal, Technical Content Lead
Rohan Agarwal is a founding engineer at Tephra Labs, and is the technical content lead for the Radius Fellowship: FVM Edition. Rohan has been going deep into the web3 rabbit hole himself over the last year, after several years as a senior software engineer at LinkedIn and ActionIQ. Rohan knows firsthand that it can be challenging to get your start in web3! Rohan is passionate about building coordination mechanisms, reputation systems, and supporting builders in developing their skills and careers in their chosen fields.
FAQ
The Fellowship is geared towards engineers with 3+ years of experience. No time zone or geography requirement. For the FVM edition, we’re looking for builders who are excited about the potential of smart contracts + provable storage, and who want to dramatically accelerate their web3 careers. Those who are not selected for the initial FVM cohort will be kept on a waitlist and will be notified if we run more cohorts in the future.
The Fellowship is a 4-week, part-time, cohort-based program. Accepted participants should expect to commit 15-20 hours/week. The program will include (among other things): curriculum, mentorship, and receiving funding to work on grants during the program.
The fellowship is not for the faint of heart, but it’s designed to get you a meaningful gig in web3. If you’re ready for the challenge and ready to start a high-impact career in web3, apply today!
The program design is still in progress, but planned topics include:
- Web3 principles, fundamentals & technical foundations
- Filecoin protocol foundations
- FVM architecture review and design
- Training with existing FVM developer tools
- FVM dapp project assignments
- Team formation to work on more complex projects
- Mentorship with current and former Filecoin and FVM project leads
- Web3 portfolio development
- Hands-on support, preparation, and matchmaking to grant funding opportunities post-cohort
- A community of builders
- Mentorship
- Educational content
- Work on paid grant projects during the fellowship
- We’ll help you get grants to continue building on FVM
- A soulbound token (SBT) credential certifying you completed the FVM fellowship training
The cost to participate in the pilot cohort is $500 per participant. If you’re concerned about the cost but have been accepted to participate in the fellowship, you can apply for a fee waiver.
The pilot cohort starts January 2023. These dates are rough, and are subject to change.
Contact
If you have any questions, send us a note at fellowship@radius.space. We’re excited to learn from and build with you.
