The Stellar Development Foundation outlines seven current and upcoming developer programs for Soroban, ranging from content bounties and hackathons to educational challenges and coding puzzles, with awards up to $150,000 XLM for builders creating end-to-end products.
The Stellar Development Foundation has launched seven programs to support developers building on Soroban ahead of mainnet launch. Sorobounty Spectacular offers $300-$1,500 XLM for educational content and dapps (July 31-August 25). Sorobanathon: Road to Mainnet is a hackathon with $21,000 in total awards (August 28-September 15). The Stellar Community Fund provides up to $150,000 XLM for fully-formed projects on monthly rounds. SCF Kickstart is a quarterly four-day bootcamp for aspiring builders. The Soroban Dapps Challenge offers free evergreen courses on dapp development. RPCiege features coding puzzles teaching Rust and Soroban fundamentals. Soroban Quest is a gamified learning experience with NFT badges. Together, these programs support developers at all levels from beginners to experienced builders.
