Welcome to the Polkadot Hackathon Survival Guide curated by Web3 Foundation, Parity Technologies and the Polkadot Ecosystem DevRel teams! Whether you're a blockchain pro or just starting with Polkadot, this guide has all the essential info, tips, and resources to help you in your journey building on Polkadot. ✨

From setting up your development environment to presenting your project, we’ve got you covered. The Polkadot ecosystem provides multiple development pathways:

• 👉 Build a smart contract instructions

• 👉 Build a parachain guide

• 👉 Explore what's possible, experiment and build something fun

Need help during the hackathon? The Polkadot community offers multiple support channels to assist you:

• Technical questions and development guidance: official Telegram and Discord channels
• Community forums for discussions and networking: Polkadot Forum and StackExchange
• Documentation and troubleshooting resources: Polkadot Docs

For comprehensive information about all available support channels in Polkadot, refer to the Get Support page.

Here are some additional resources that can help you during the hackathon:

• Polkadot Open Source Stack 🌟 - a list of open-source tools, libraries, and frameworks that were funded by Web3 Foundation grants program and the Polkadot treasury
• Awesome DOT Repository 📚 - a list of resources and projects of the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem
• Free Infrastructure Tooling - OnFinality is providing free access to Polkadot Indexing, Network Prototyping, RPC Endpoints, and AI Agents infra

Looking to get funding post-hackathon? Here's a list of different grant opportunities in the Polkadot:

• W3F Grants: up to >$100k in funding
• Opensource grants: up to $30k in funding
• Fast grants: up to $10k in funding

You can find more information on opportunities on the Web3 Foundation Funding and Support page.

To continue growing with Polkadot, apply to participate in the next Polkadot Blockchain Academy Campus dApp cohort!