<h1>Take Superteam &amp; Solana IRL in your city!</h1>
<p><strong>Get upto $200 USDC to organize a Solana and Superteam adjacent meet-up in your city, as per the guidelines given below.</strong></p>
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<p>Superteam now supports Solana Foundation Community Grants program and recommends applicants with the ability to galvanize the community with in-person events for community grants. Community dinners, meet-ups, experiences, weekend hackathons, etc., if you&rsquo;re doing anything to (a) bring the community closer together, and (b) onboard those on the sidelines into crypto, feel free to apply. <strong>Currently, only Superteam members can be hosts but anyone can attend. If this format works, we will drop the host restriction and open it up to anyone in the Superteam ecosystem.</strong></p>
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<h2>🤝 Events playbook</h2>
<p>The meetups are supposed to be a lot fun, but its not all there is to a valuable meet-up. To have a higher chance of success, and to get more from the Pizza Fund down the line, we recommend doing as many of these as possible:</p>
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<li>⛺ Limited attendees: Invite a small group of not more than 8-10 people. Focus on a size and venue that enables everyone to talk to everyone else at least once. A generic web3 meetup isn&rsquo;t the best fit for this, we&rsquo;re only looking to support meetups where attendees are:
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<li>Developers</li>
<li>Artists</li>
<li>Creators (writers, researchers, Youtubers, etc.)</li>
<li>Investors (both Angels and VCs)</li>
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<li>🗨️ Primer on crypto: Depending on how much is necessary, you help folks find their way into the Superteam and Solana ecosystem. Make them feel at home!</li>
<li>😎 Merch (optional): Coordinate with the Superteam Global team to get merch &mdash; T-shirts, stickers, bags, etc., for attendees to take back as a souvenir.</li>
<li>🍣 Food &amp; Coffee: This is what the bulk of the $ should go towards. Ideally meet over breakfast, brunch, lunch or coffee. Make sure everyone has a good time. An ideal meal is one where (1) everyone can talk to each other, (2) reasonably priced and prudently ordered without wasting food or money.</li>
<li>📥 Invitations: You ideally invite everyone there who is now curious about Solana and Superteam. Once they join you should also act as their buddy &amp; show them around the Discord, Open Projects, Bounties, and Grants, so that they can do their first contribution as early as possible.</li>
<li>🤝 Onboarding: The dinner is an opportunity to invite specific people who you already know have a clear path to valuable contribution to the Solana ecosystem. Ideally, this interaction is a turning point in their career, bringing them onto the Solana ecosystem:
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<li>Digital artists and community founders,</li>
<li>Founders of a crypto projects looking to expand to Solana,</li>
<li>Investors looking to invest in crypto projects in India,</li>
<li>Developers already considering looking for jobs and gigs in crypto, etc.</li>
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<li>📷 Proof of meet-up: You ideally take picture and put them up on your social media of choice with a short caption with your experience, learnings, or thoughts. Tag @SuperteamDAO and we might share it as well!</li>
<li>💬 Follow up group: Everyone who attends, invite them into a private Telegram / Whatsapp group that you&rsquo;re an admin of. This way you can be in touch, and help make happen more plans that were discussed at dinner!</li>
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<p><strong>Note</strong>: Getting approved for a grant is in no way to be understood as an endorsement or partnership. Your event will be a community event and in no way should you represent to 3rd parties that it&rsquo;s a &ldquo;Superteam event&rdquo; or in any sense <em>official</em>. For more feel free to get in touch with Neil at @neilshroff on Twitter.</p>
<h2>⚙️ How It Works:</h2>
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<li>Submit the <a href="https://airtable.com/shrgf6Bs0jVw7Ooel" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">application form</a>.</li>
<li>Solana Foundation will usually reply within ~72 hours.</li>
<li>If approved, you'll receive confirmation email and the amount in the next payout cycle!</li>
<li>Add your event to the <a href="https://lu.ma/superteam" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Superteam Global Events Calendar</a> and DM srijani#6888 in <a href="https://discord.superteam.fun/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">our Discord</a> to get it approved so that other community members can attend as well!</li>
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<h2>❓<strong>Frequently asked questions</strong></h2>
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<li>Who is eligible to apply for event grants?
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<li>This program is currently in beta and only open for Superteam Members.</li>
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<li>How fast is "Instant"?
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<li>We try our best to get you a decision within 72 hours.</li>
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<li>What criteria will the panelists use to evaluate grants?
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<p>We prefer to support teams that have some prior experience in organizing events (regardless of how small) and events that are primarily focused on developers, artists, and investors.</p>
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<li>Will I receive feedback on my proposal if it is rejected?
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<p>Unfortunately, our sponsors do not have the bandwidth to provide individualized feedback at this time.</p>
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<p>🚁&nbsp;<em>Have a question that isn't answered here? Drop an email to&nbsp;<a href="mailto:support@superteam.fun">support@superteam.fun</a>&nbsp;for help.</em></p>

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