Proponent: Tribe/AngelHack 13Ghf2T883ZobjngC1BAgR1BWvK2P7qP37gGxHDVFf3fjbmw

Date: May 30, 2022 - July 11, 2022

Requested Allocation: $297,000 USD 

**Short description:** 
Continuing the success of Polkadot Hackathon: APAC Edition (in collaboration with Web3 Foundation and Parity Technologies) that took place in Quarter 4 2021, AngelHack aims to continue with the organisation and execution of the Polkadot Global Series with the focus on the North America region next.

Bringing the North America edition to new heights, the hackathon will focus even more on the following four categories - **creating an understanding of technology**, **bridging gaps in the Web3 space**, **incentivising with larger prize pool** and **tightening operations**. 

This is to ensure a seamless and positive experience for the participants, while aiming to achieve the following goals

- Attract more developers to the Polkadot ecosystem

- Encourage community participation

- Promote building and participation across parachains

- Provide learning opportunities for builders and developers

- Increase the amount of Substrate developers

**Full proposal link** [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjiyXKLj27ab72GkbjoQtSeh6CfnO-Goqs51uTYwF50/edit?usp=sharing).


- AngelHack wants to organize a hackathon called Polkadot Global Series in North America.
- The hackathon will focus on technology, bridging gaps in the Web3 space, larger prize pool, and tightening operations.
- The goals of the hackathon are to attract more developers to Polkadot, encourage community participation, promote building across parachains, provide learning opportunities, and increase the number of Substrate developers.
- The requested allocation for the hackathon is $297,000 USD.
- You can find the full proposal by clicking on the provided link.

#1029 Proposal: Polkadot Hackathon: North America Prize Pool