Application
Fill out the application form, providing as much detail as possible. We also encourage you to share more information about your validator service in the Polkadot Forum to get nominated by others.
A Delegation Program that Supports
Validators in the Polkadot Ecosystem
The 2nd cohort is launched!
The program aims to select validators that:
The operator can apply with up to two nodes on Polkadot and five nodes on Kusama.
Web3 Foundation will select the validators based on the below criteria.
Each cohort will be nominated for a four-month term.
Answers to the technical questions in the application and during a potential interview (if one is performed)
Prior experience in running validators in the Polkadot and/or other ecosystems with good performance
Legal entities with high experience and expertise that provide professional staking services
The node must meet the minimum hardware requirements at all times
The selected nodes will have diversity in location, provider, and hardware
The operator should apply good monitoring and security practices, session key management, and be responsive
Overall contributions to the ecosystem and active community engagement
Contributions to issues, core tech, or to the program itself
Meaningful historical participation in OpenGov
Fill out the application form, providing as much detail as possible. We also encourage you to share more information about your validator service in the Polkadot Forum to get nominated by others.
Reviewers will go through the applications based on the criteria above. Web3 Foundation may request a call with you if additional information is needed.
The selected nodes will be announced for the second cohort and we will start nominating the validators.
We will update the Program based on our learnings from the previous cohorts and open the application process again.
The selected nodes will be announced for the third cohort and we will start nominating the validators. The duration of the third cohort or the format of the program might change based on our learnings so far.
Help Make Polkadot the Most Decentralized and Secure Network