Community Funding Request: Gitcoin KERNEL Admission Fee

Abstract/Summary:

• Deploy $300 in USDC from the Treasury to refund the Community Ambassador (PhelpsGG) for the Gitcoin KERNEL admission fee.

What is KERNEL?:

"The KERNEL Fellowship is an 8-week program talented builders looking to build relationships, products, and companies in Web 3.

300 talented peers from around the world will join the KERNEL on Jan 2021 and will be surrounded by leading mentors from the Web3 community." More info @ https://gitcoin.co/blog/announcing-kernel-block-2/

Motivation:

The Rally network will benefit from the ideas, relationships, and partnerships that are born during the KERNEL Fellowship Program.

Rally already has a relationship with Gitcoin, and this will continue to strengthen it.

A Yes vote for this proposal would accomplish the following:

• Send $300 in USDC from the treasury to Reimburse Community Ambassador (PhelpsGG) for the KERNEL Fellowship Entry Fee.
• Increase Rally's exposure to the broader Web3/Social Token space
• Bring new Developers into the Rally Ecosystem
• Identify partnership opportunities