**Requested Allocation:** $40,000 (milestone 2 hackathon for Polkadot)

*DOT amount calculated via EMA on 9 September 2022 at GMT+0 0845hrs: 1 DOT ~ USD$7.55. USD$40,000 ~ 5,298.01 DOT

**Proponent:** EasyA 5FQqvRHgBEUZG17qs9cNFH6ZSSVyAwhb7D6dKjGWb8xgKFkP

**Short Description:**
We’re thrilled to announce our report on the successful completion of the EasyA x Polkadot hackathon (check out the highlight reel [here](https://youtu.be/vo4McHKpchY))! We held the hackathon on 30-31 July in London and are delighted that we exceeded all our targets. Overall, 27 awesome projects were created by 250 students from 30 universities. We educated them on how to build parachains/dApps in Dotsama, and we raised huge awareness of the Polkadot ecosystem amongst thousands of new student developers while we were promoting the hackathon. We have documented the hackathon fully [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10GTdZby0vj1qrmmUKrmWpat2XDsB7W38i52gfTdq668/edit?usp=sharing), along with our key successes and learnings for others to draw on when hosting future hackathons. 

As we have completely fulfilled the objectives of the proposal, we are therefore requesting the reimbursement of Milestone 2 (to reward winners and cover final costs). The prizes will be distributed in DOT to the winners. Although the value of DOT has dropped since the Milestone 1 proposal, the participants were aware token prices fluctuate. This is in accordance with our original Milestone 1 proposal which was approved [here](https://polkadot.polkassembly.io/motion/215).

We’re looking forward to building on this momentum and bringing more students to the Polkadot ecosystem soon!

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- EasyA held a successful hackathon for Polkadot.
- 27 projects were created by 250 students from 30 universities.
- The hackathon raised awareness of the Polkadot ecosystem.
- They are requesting reimbursement for Milestone 2 to reward winners and cover final costs.
- They are excited to bring more students to the Polkadot ecosystem.

#259 Milestone 2 Proposal: Polkadot Hackathon for 200 Students and Educators