{"schema":"MINI_GRANT","d":{"id":10,"name":"Space Resources and Exploration Grant","organization":{"id":542,"name":"DoraHacks Team","uname":"dorahacksteam","logo":"https://cdn.dorahacks.io/static/files/189f8f1398ad4732d09ce824ea48afa3.png"},"summary":"Introducing the Space Resources and Exploration Grant, a long-term DoraHacks initiative featuring various tracks to empower space enthusiasts and foster space tech innovation. The submission portal is open year-round, supporting you to bring your space dreams to life! 🚀🌟","detail":"# Update\n**July, 2024** - Excited to welcome four new grantees: MEEVA by Polispace, Project Kepler by Imperial College Space Society, WARR Rocketry, and F12. Explore more about their innovative BUIDLs in the [Grantee BUIDLs](https://dorahacks.io/mini-grant/10/grant) tab. Our commitment to fostering space innovation remains unwavering. We aspire to support more space enthusiasts and tech innovators. The submission portal for the grant program stays open year-round, allowing everyone to submit projects at any time. Join us to shape the future of space exploration! 🚀\n\n# Overview\nGet ready to blast off into the world of space resources and space exploration! Introducing the Space Resources and Exploration Grant, a long-term initiative by DoraHacks, designed to foster space tech innovation. Submissions are open year-round, so seize this opportunity!\n\nWe're committed to supporting and empowering innovators in this exciting frontier. With a grant pool of $10,000 for each round, every project with potential stands a chance to win a minimum of $500!\n\nCalling all space engineers and enthusiasts! Let's join forces and shape the future of space exploration together!\n\n# Tracks\n- Space Mining and Robotics\n- Space Computing\n- Satellite Communication\n- Space Manufacturing\n- Private Space Station\n- Space Data and AI Services\n- Experiment and Research\n- **And more**\n\n# Grant\n- **The grant pool for each round is $10,000 USD, with approximately one round every two months.**\n- The grant amount typically ranges from $500 to $1500, while exceptionally high-quality projects may receive even more substantial awards.\n- Projects submitted will be reviewed in a timely manner and the grant winners are selected according to judges’ scoring results.\n\n# Entry Requirement\n- Individuals and organizations are both welcome to participate!\n- This Space Resources and Exploration Grant welcomes all forms of promising space-related research and projects, including, but not limited to, hardware, software, research topics, and community projects.\n\n# Tips for Participants\nSharing more details about your project will truly help our team in grasping its potential and increasing your chances of securing a grant. Apart from vision and general description of your project, here are some key areas that would greatly contribute to our understanding:\n- Important links to your websites, demo videos, documents, etc.\n- Your past accomplishments and milestones reached\n- Insights into any previously secured grants and their allocation\n- A clear outline of your future roadmap\n- Thoughtful consideration of how you intend to utilize the DoraHacks grant\n\n\n# Collaboration Opportunities\nAt DoraHacks, we believe in the power of collaboration and innovation in the field of space. We are actively looking for individuals and organizations in the space tech sector who share our passion and want to join us. Whether you can provide tech support, serve on a judge panel, or offer financial sponsorship, we welcome your involvement!\n\nHere's how you can participate:\n- 🌟 Open-Resource Communities: If you belong to an open-resource community dedicated to space tech, let’s team up to organize workshops, seminars, and other collaborative events.\n- 👩‍🚀 Experienced Professionals: If you are an experienced professional in space-related fields, we warmly invite you to join our judge panel. review groundbreaking projects, and connect with talented minds in inspiring workshops.\n- 💰 Financial Support and Partnerships: If you or your organization is interested in providing financial support or forming a long-term partnership with our Space Resources and Exploration Grant, we would be delighted to discuss further details.\n- 📣 Media Partners: We extend a warm welcome to media partners who want to showcase the latest and most innovative space-related projects featured in our Grant. Gain exposure to cutting-edge advancements and be part of the space revolution!\n\n# Contact\nWe're excited to hear from you and explore the collaboration opportunities mentioned above, or any additional ideas you may have. Don't hesitate to reach out to us using the following contact methods:\n- Email: xibei@dorahacks.com\n- Telegram: [@dorahacksofficial](https://t.me/dorahacksofficial)\n- Discord: https://discord.gg/gKT5DsWwQ5\n\nPlease also feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions.\n\n# About DoraHacks\nDoraHacks is a global hackathon organizer and one of the world's most active developer incentive platforms. It creates a global hacker movement in Blockchain, Quantum and Space tech, and provides toolkits to help developers around the world team up and fund their ideas and BUIDLs via hackathons, bounties, grants and more.\n\nBy far, more than 6000 startup teams from the DoraHacks community have received over $40 million in grants and other forms of contributions from supporters worldwide. A large number of open source communities, and more than 50 major companies and blockchain ecosystems are actively using Dora's infrastructure (http://dorahacks.io) for open source funding and community governance.","prizePool":10000,"weight":0,"techTrees":[2],"infrastructureTags":[],"otherInfrastructures":[],"isActive":1,"visible":true,"createdAt":"2023-08-15T19:23:36.021436+08:00","buidlsCount":93,"buidlsFunded":15,"tracks":[{"id":16,"name":"Default","minigrant":10}],"tabs":[{"id":20,"name":"Workshops & Demos","slug":"workshops-&-demos","description":"**Stay tuned for more updates on workshops and project demos! ✨**\n\nYouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpkpEL9gYGexvkzEycgQcu6cEP-XUb9LX\n\n
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Date	Time (UTC+3)	Type	Speaker	Topic	Channel
6/16/2023	16:00-17:00	Project Demo	Laia Lopez	SpaceRadar, Lunar Mission Control Centre	Youtube
6/20/2023	12:00-13:00	Project Demo	Yue Yu, Imperial College London	ETW System for ISRU Beneficiation	Youtube
8/4/2023	10:00-11:00	Workshop	Paulius Baronas	Taming Particles Demo Session	Youtube
8/23/2023	15:30-16:30	Workshop	George Salazar, NASA	Challenges of Deep Space Human Spaceflight Missions	Youtube
8/24/2023	16:00-17:00	Project Demo	Dennis Silin	WebNova Demo Session	Youtube
9/1/2023	14:30-15:30	Project Demo	Sakthikumar R	OrbitAlD Demo Session	Youtube
10/10/2023	5:00-6:00	Project Demo	Jasper Julian	SpaceGold Demo Session	- Youtube
11/25/2023	10:00-11:00	Workshop	Prabhat Phondekar, PhD in Rocket Propulsion at Birla Institute of Technology	Cryogenic and Green Propellants	- Youtube
11/27/2023	16:30-17:30	Project Demo	Team NMITSat	CANSAT Demo Session	- Youtube

\n\n# Project Demo - SpaceRadar\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDjBUU6QrcI)\n\n- BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/5528\n\n# Project Demo - ETW System for ISRU Beneficiation\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMMhn_AdFW0)\n\n- BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/5515\n\n# Workshop: Taming Particles Demo Session\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNY1ZjGOfiU)\n\n- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O9TjtHH1jcKr0F1WGvIDV9PzVdt0b_4f\n\n# Workshop: Challenges of Deep Space Human Spaceflight Missions\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS75sZBFKhw)\n\n# Project Demo - WebNova\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMBmJRienRI)\n\n- BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/6526\n\n# Project Demo - OrbitAlD\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em4nWR-h-es)\n\n- BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/6921\n\n# Project Demo - SpaceGold \n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoGEGZP9gD4)\n\n- BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/7361\n\n# Workshop: Cryogenic and Green Propellants\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTvzh4DBvS4)\n\n# Project Demo - CANSAT\n\n![youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLkLhfW74pY)\n\n- BUIDL link: https://dorahacks.io/buidl/7784","minigrant":10}]}}