Horizon Prizes is a decentralized platform designed to transform research funding by automating and democratizing the process of managing and distributing research prizes. Built on the Stellar blockchain with Soroban smart contracts, it focuses on enhancing transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in funding research, particularly in critical domains like AI safety.
Horizon Prizes leverages blockchain technology to:
- Facilitate transparent prize management: Utilizing customizable smart contracts for creating and managing research prizes.
- Automate distribution: Ensuring fair and timely award distribution through smart contract automation.
- Enhance global accessibility: Making it easy for researchers and funders worldwide to participate through a simple web interface.
- Decentralized operations: All transactions and operations are recorded on the blockchain to ensure transparency.
- Automated award system: Prizes are automatically awarded to winners based on predefined criteria.
- Community-driven evaluations: The platform supports community-driven evaluation processes, enhancing democratic participation in research directions.
Our goal is to accelerate innovation in research by reducing bureaucratic overhead and aligning incentives between funders and researchers. By streamlining the funding process, Horizon Prizes aims to:
- Accelerate research output: Shorten the cycle from idea to implementation.
- Drive collaborative efforts: Foster a collaborative ecosystem that supports and rewards innovative solutions.
We encourage participation from researchers, developers, and potential funders interested in using or supporting the development of the Horizon Prizes platform. For more information or to express interest in collaboration, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
The project and all associated materials are to be released under the MIT License to promote open collaboration.