Subject: Request for Lido Sponsorship Approval – Engineering Academy in Serbia
Amount request: 10k USD
What Lido Gains from Sponsorship
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Dedicated Lido Education: The curriculum will feature dedicated sessions on Lido technology, giving students a comprehensive understanding of Lido’s staking model and node operations.
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Talent Pipeline: Lido will have direct access to all engineers who complete the academy, creating a potential recruitment pool for positions related to staking, node operation, and smart contract development.
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Brand Visibility: Lido’s sponsorship will be highlighted throughout the academy’s marketing and communication channels, establishing Lido as a leader in Web3 education.
more context:
Hi everyone first time poster here,
a few of us engineers from Serbia decided to establish an educational engineering academy. We have robust industry backgrounds as well as experience in lecturing. We would like to ask Lido DAO to support us with 10k grant.
More about us in PDF below.
Academy Concept Overview (details in PDF)
Monthly Cohorts: Each month, 30 engineers enroll and are divided into three groups.
Curriculum Focus: In Week 3, they plan to cover Lido-specific topics, including:
Lido’s Liquid Staking Model (stETH)
- What sets Lido apart
- Rewards within the Lido validator ecosystem
- Protocol APR and ETH mechanics
- Consensus and Execution Layers
- Protocol fees and slashing
- Security considerations
- Staking and unstaking using the Lido wallet widget
Node Operators and How to Run Them
- How validator nodes operate
- Applying and onboarding as a validator node
- Lido Operator Set Strategy
- Community Staking Module
- Distributed Validator Technology
- Security risks and mitigations
- CMS validator in practice
Link to PDF document:
