Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 4 Recap

TL;DR:
The
EPF
concluded
the
fourth
cohort
and
is
preparing
for
a
fifth
cohort.
Applications
will
be
open
soon.
In
the
meantime,
explore
the
new

EPF.wiki
and

sign
up
to
get
notified
when
they
open.

The
Ethereum
Protocol
Fellowship
recently
completed
its
fourth
successful
cohort,
culminating
with
EPF
Day
at
Devconnect
in
Istanbul.
Its
completion
marked
4
months
of
immersive
learning,
research
and
contribution
to
the
Ethereum
core
ecosystem
from
a
group
of
talented
and
dedicated
fellows.
To
learn
more
about
EPF,
take
a
look
at
some
of
the

past
posts
and

repos.

EPF4
Stats

Applications
for
the
fourth
cohort
opened
on
June
2nd,
2023.
After
reviewing
over
400
applications,
35
participants
were
awarded
a
stipend.
Additionally,
5
retroactive
stipends
were
awarded
to
permissionless
participants.
During
the
4-month
period,
fellows
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
27
core
developer
mentors
from
various
client
and
research
teams
within
the
ecosystem.
Their
work
was
regularly
reported
in
almost
600
weekly
updates.

EPF4
Projects

Altogether,
fellows
proposed
and
contributed
to
35
projects,
some
of
which
are
still
active.
These
projects
not
only
represent
a
valuable
learning
experience
but
also
meaningful
contributions
to
the
Ethereum
ecosystem.

All
resources
of
the
program
can
be
found
in
the

EPF4
repository.
You
can
follow
all
activity
in
the
cohort
there,
checkout
projects
resources,
development
updates
and
fellows’
notes.
Projects
are
not
only
FOSS
contributions
but
all
of
the
work
done
within
the
cohort
is
fully
open,
being
an
actual
part
of
Ethereum’s
open
research
and
resources.

But
it’s
not
all
about
work
and
contributions.
One
of
the
crucial
aspects
of
the
EPF
is
the
opportunity
to
meet
many
of
the
inspirational
people
who
participate
in
core
development.
During
Devconnect
in
Istanbul,
over
half
of
the
cohort
gathered
to
participate
in
EPF
Day,
a
full
day
of
programming
with

project
presentations,
panel
discussions
and
social
time.

Ethereum
Protocol
Fellowship
Study
Group

We
learned
some
important
feedback
at
the
end
of
cohort
4.
Despite
the
focus
on
protocol
development
education
during
EPF,
the
learning
curve
for
aspiring
core
developers
is
still
very
steep.
Based
on
this
feedback,
we
started
a
pre-cursor
program
to
the
EPF
called
the

EPF
study
group,
a
10-week
deep
dive
into
the
various
aspects
of
the
protocol
as
well
as
a
collaborative
knowledge
base
for
developers
at

epf.wiki.
EPF.wiki
has
become
the
place
for
aspiring
core
developers
to
learn
about
the
technical
aspects
of
Ethereum
and
contribute
to
the
wiki
to
reinforce
their
knowledge.

Next
Cohort
Soon™️

As
the
study
group
is
coming
to
an
end,
we
are
gearing
up
for
the
fifth
cohort
of
the
Ethereum
Protocol
Fellowship.
For
anyone
interested
in
diving
into
Ethereum
core
development,
stay
tuned
for
the
application
announcement
in
early
May.
To
get
notified,
join
the
EPF

mailing
list.

Meanwhile,
you
can
prepare
your
application
by
ensuring
a
foundational
understanding
of
the
Ethereum
protocol
(the
EPF
study
group
is
a
great
place
to
start),
contributing
to
open-source
projects
through
your
GitHub
account,
especially
contributions
to
existing
projects
in
the
Ethereum
ecosystem,
and
giving
some
thought
to
the
type
of
project
you
may
like
to
work
on.