ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, New York's Chaincode Labs has awarded 17-year-old Ishaana Misra the inaugural Bitcoin Scholarship, making her the youngest core code contributor in the 15-year history of Bitcoin technology. The scholarship was selected from 232 applicants worldwide, covering her tuition for one year and potentially renewable each year to support her entire undergraduate education.Misra started programming at the age of 12 and entered the Bitcoin space after reading the Bitcoin whitepaper before high school. She transitioned from running nodes to contributing to the Bitcoin Core codebase by self-learning C++. Misra stated that the Bitcoin community values work results over age, creating an environment that is particularly friendly to young developers.Chaincode Labs CEO Adam Jonas said that this scholarship aims to encourage young people to engage in Bitcoin open-source development and provide them with experience and educational support.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official blog, the EcoDev research team of the Ethereum Foundation has announced the launch of five six-month research fellowship positions, which are now open for applications. This fellowship provides participants with the opportunity to deeply explore underdeveloped Ethereum application scenarios, identifying potential obstacles and driving factors that may affect their development. The Ethereum Foundation invites researchers, developers, community members, and professionals from other industries to apply by submitting background information and a one-page research proposal, looking forward to receiving innovative ideas focused on emerging Ethereum application scenarios that should: substantially and uniquely benefit from Ethereum's capabilities; focus on application scenarios that can create positive outcomes and real-world benefits; and have not yet received significant attention or in-depth exploration within the Ethereum ecosystem.The fellowship focuses on researching broader, underexplored application areas rather than specific products or pre-commercialization development. Proposals for incremental improvements in areas that have already received ample research and funding support, such as automated market makers (AMMs), lending protocols, digital art, collectible intellectual property, prediction markets, domain names, etc., will not be accepted.Fellows will receive a monthly stipend to support their work; they are required to submit progress reports each month and a final report summarizing their findings at the end of the six months. Additionally, fellows will need to present their work to the EcoDev research team and have the opportunity to share insights at public events.

ChainCatcher news, Consensys has announced the 16 award-winning projects of the inaugural "Fellowship Program," which are:Decentralized social platform Common Ground;DAO governance protocol Butter;Smart contract integration tool Bonadocs;Wallet recovery service Tezoro;Payment protocol Denota;One-stop DeFi platform Toaster Finance;Data service PADO;Data service Noves;Privacy-focused stablecoin zkUSD;Payment protocol Epoch Protocol;Wallet service Greg;ZK SaaS service Taigalabs;Web3 marketing platform Relayer;Web3 marketing platform Holder;Trading routing optimization service Xtremely;Wallet service Caddi.

ChainCatcher news, CoinDesk reports that Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal, along with the venture capital firm Symbolic Capital he co-founded, has announced the launch of a new Nailwal Scholarship to provide financial support for early builders transitioning from Web2 to Web3.Nailwal has committed to donating his own money to 10 builders selected each year, with a total amount of $500,000. The scholarship focuses on individuals rather than teams. The program is open to all Web3 builders, regardless of age or location. The Nailwal Scholarship accepts applications from May to early June each year. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Binance Charity announced that in 2023, it will provide 30,665 scholarship spots through the Binance Charity Scholars Program (BCSP) for students eager to start their careers in the Web3 field. The program has currently received over 82,000 applications.Since its launch in June 2022, Binance Charity has funded 36,500 spots and donated over 2.2 million BUSD to support free Web3 education globally.It is understood that the Binance Charity Scholars Program (BCSP) will offer free Web3 education and training courses, giving students the opportunity to learn about many key cryptocurrency topics such as decentralization, the metaverse, NFTs, and trading. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Waterdrip Capital has announced the launch of a $10 million special investment fund to support university Web3 entrepreneurs. The fund will select hundreds of student entrepreneurial projects globally over the next 1-2 years to provide cash support and assist projects in starting up in the Web3 field.Waterdrip Capital will also launch the first phase of the global Web3 university entrepreneurship leadership program "Waterdrip Web3 Entrepreneurship Program," aimed at students aspiring to start businesses in the Web3 field. Applications are now officially open, with the deadline for the first phase of the program set for February 5, 2023.It is reported that the project plans to support aspiring Buidlers in the Web3 development space to grow into star entrepreneurs through a six-month training program consisting of five major modules. The first phase of the project is expected to select 50 young talents globally, who can participate for free and have the opportunity to receive substantial scholarship support. (source link)