Round 1

Timeline

• Submission Period: June 14, 2025 (00:00 UTC) – August 25, 2025 (23:59 UTC) — a 10-week window for entries
• Donation Period: Open throughout the event for community donations
• Voting Period: August 26, 2025 (00:00 UTC) – October 7, 2025 (07:00 UTC) — community voting after submissions close
• Winners' Announcement: Mid-October 2025 — results announced after voting concludes

Rules and Regulations

Ecosystem Contribution Requirement

Projects must contribute to the Socious ecosystem through either:

• Asset contribution — shares, tokens, revenue percentage, or carbon credits to Treasury
• Platform usage — Socious Work for hiring/payments once funded

Evaluation Criteria

Scoring combines: community votes, community donations, impact points from platform engagement, and user verification status. Winners are determined by the combined score across all criteria, not by vote count alone.

Milestone & Delivery Requirements

Projects must define measurable milestones. Milestone completion is required for fund receipt with progress tracking for accountability.

Impact Accounting Allocation

Projects must allocate a minimum of $1,500 from their total funding request for impact measurement and reporting.

Tracks Distribution

$500,000 matching pool:

Emerging Markets Track

Open to projects targeting developing economies. Over 125 eligible nations qualify for this track.

Women Leaders Track

Open to organizations where women hold at least 50% of key leadership positions (C-level, co-founders, senior strategic roles).

Open Innovation Track

Open to all organizations regardless of location or team composition.