Academic Program Scholarship for Students and Entrepreneurs on the Cardano Platform in Venezuela and our Venezuelan immigrants

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

José Erasmo Colmenares

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Individual

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

7

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

Yes

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

The proposal is to offer diplomas in Decentralized Finance and Decentralized Technologies with full scholarships for students that allow the development and strengthening of the Cardano ecosystem.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

Yes

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

The scholarship project will be coordinated in its certification with FUNINTEC and the accreditation. The FUNINTEC is going to work with us in the selection and registration processes of students who will participate in the Decentralized Finance and Decentralized Technology Diplomas in this scholarship program.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

We declare this project is open source in all software and documentation developed will be available under an open source license, which will encourage community contributions and transparency. The current business plan is already open source; we will continue to expand it and keep it publicly available.

[METADATA] Horizons

Education

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

The growing boom in business in Web 3.0 and accessibility to knowledge requires discipline in its exercise and dissemination, so that its applicability develops in a favorable environment, which values and promotes innovation in terms of services and products oriented to real needs. in people's lives and constantly improving. That is why there is a great opportunity to develop a community and ecosystem in Venezuela and Venezuelans immigrants with the Cardano platform, since national companies and industries do not know or have very little use and benefits of the services and products generated by the Cardano platform. In this sense, the project that is presented is aimed at empowering students through the creation and consolidation of decentralized finance. We will offer them training, mentoring and financial support with scholarships to start their on business in Cardano ecosystem using the Cardano platform based on the development of their digital economy proposals in their different lines of work. Within this framework, the student entrepreneurs trained and consolidated by this academic programe could support and increase with the use of the aforementioned platform offering its services and products with Cardano's blockchain technology that can improve business processes and thus consolidate and increase more followers and create a national digital economy with disruptive technologies and decentralized finance based on Cardano. 

Description of the Solutions are:

Milestone 1- Student registration and selection process ( 1 month)

The first step is the translations of the documents and videos that are necessary in the training of Cardano technology in spanish will be carried out so that the information and knowledge transfer is more effective and reaches the participants.

Marketing will be carried out so that students register in the system that will be used for this purpose. Once they are in the database, the students will be selected to be included in the scholarship program with a compliance smart contract.

Those who are selected will receive an induction process of the academic program and the methodology and systems to be used for their training, which will be totally virtual.

The population target is 100 students in order to participate in this programe

Milestone 2- Start of the Diploma Courses in Decentralized Finance and Decentralized Technologies in the Cardano Ecosystem (6 months)

The program begins with the Decentralized Finance Diploma, which will last 3 months

Diploma in Decentralized Finance (128 Academic Hours)

Courses:

• Introduction and Concepts of Blockachain of Cardano
• Legal regime in Venezuela and others countries
• Accounting and tax aspects
• Financial technology in Cardano
• Trading and Investment in Cardano
• Computer crimes in the Defis

Diploma in Decentralized Technologies (128 Academic Hours), which will last 3 months

Courses:

• Fundamentals of Decentralized Technologies
• Cardano Blockchain Structure
• Creation and management of Cardano Wallets
• Programming in Cardano environments
• Use cases
• Definition of Viable Projects
• LAB to developers

Milestone 3- Mentorship of Entrepreneurial Students which will last 1 months

Facilitate the insertion of national mentoring capacities to the processes of competitive improvement of entrepreneurs and ventures in the target population for the formulation of entrepreneurship projects. For this objective, a team of 10 mentors will be formed and created. Target population  

The benefits for the Cardano ecosystem are as follows: 

a- Increase the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate and postgraduate students with the training and mentoring of Cardano Blockchain technology

b- Incorporate the population in the use of Cardano Blockchain technology in ventures

c- Offer greater inclusion and decrease the gaps of young people by sex, gender or ethnicity in Venezuela and our immigrants.

d- Create a space for the development of networks for the generation of knowledge and collective learning with the community that promotes innovation within disruptive technologies e- Promote the creation of Clusters with entrepreneurs that allow the generation of synergies between the different forms of disruptive technologies with the use of the Cardano platform.

f- Greater growth of the Cardano ecosystem in Venezuela with the adoption and use of Cardano cryptocurrencies in the national economic system that allows greater competitiveness.

The proposal through the training and training of the participants of this programe and the Cardano blockchain technology will allow them to have the knowledge and application in the entrepreneurship

2- The opportunity gap and student access The purpose of the proposed solution is for students to have access to knowledge and initial funds to be able to develop and launch their entrepreneurial projects. At this point, it is our proposal that the gender issue be as egalitarian as possible so that they can benefit from the possibilities that Cardano's blockchain technology

The validation of the objectives is proposed as follows:

 • Increase the entrepreneurial potential of students with the training and mentoring of Cardano Blockchain technology.

• Incorporate the population in the use of Cardano Blockchain technology in ventures.

• Offer greater inclusion and decrease the gaps of young people by sex, gender or ethnicity in Venezuela and for our Venezuelan immigrants

• Create a space for the development of networks for the generation of knowledge and collective learning with the community that promotes innovation within disruptive technologies.

• Promote the creation of Clusters with entrepreneurs that allow the generation of synergies between the different forms of disruptive technologies with the use of the Cardano platform.

• Greater growth of the Cardano ecosystem in Venezuela with the adoption and use of Cardano cryptocurrencies in the national economic system that allows greater competitiveness

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

The approach to the solution of the proposal is:

Activities to encourage students who propose Catalyst and blockchain engineers, which in a process of training in the areas of Finance Decentralized and entrepreneurship and Cardano blockchain technology to students who are part of the enrollment as the first impulse where there are a base of 100 students and that they achieve, with the support this programe, the possible concretion and consolidation of entrepreneurship projects linked to Cardano Blockchain Technology. In this sense, the following ways of approaching the solution and expected benefits are proposed, which are: 

1-     Empower and encourage student in Cardano Ecosystem: 

The proposal through the training of the participants of the venture and the Cardano blockchain technology will allow them to have the knowledge and application in its.

2-     The opportunity gap and student access:

The purpose of the proposed solution is for students to have access to knowledge and initial funds to be able to develop and launch their entrepreneurial projects. At this point, it is our proposal that the gender issue be as egalitarian as possible so that they can benefit from the possibilities that Cardano's blockchain technology 

3-     Support for entrepreneurs : In order to be able to have funds to be able to offer them to entrepreneurship projects that are more viable and add value for companies, the development of easier and faster processes is planned to offer them to viable entrepreneurship projects for their consolidation and support. through the incubator.

The benefits for the Cardano ecosystem are as follows: 

a- Increase the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate and postgraduate students with the training and mentoring of Cardano Blockchain technology

b- Incorporate the population in the use of Cardano Blockchain technology in ventures

c- Offer greater inclusion and decrease the gaps of young people by sex, gender or ethnicity in Venezuela and for our Venezuelan immigrants

d- Create a space for the development of networks for the generation of knowledge and collective learning with the community that promotes innovation within disruptive technologies e- Promote the creation of Clusters with entrepreneurs that allow the generation of synergies between the different forms of disruptive technologies with the use of the Cardano platform.

f- Greater growth of the Cardano ecosystem in Venezuela with the adoption and use of Cardano cryptocurrencies in the national economic system that allows greater competitiveness.

The validation of the objectives is proposed as follows:

 • Increase the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate and postgraduate students with the training and mentoring of Cardano Blockchain technology.

• Incorporate the population in the use of Cardano Blockchain technology in ventures.

• Offer greater inclusion and decrease the gaps of young people by sex, gender or ethnicity in Spain.

• Create a space for the development of networks for the generation of knowledge and collective learning with the community that promotes innovation within disruptive technologies.

• Promote the creation of Clusters with entrepreneurs that allow the generation of synergies between the different forms of disruptive technologies with the use of the Cardano platform.

• Greater growth of the Cardano ecosystem in Venezuela and venezuelan immigrants with the adoption and use of Cardano cryptocurrencies in the national economic system that allows greater competitiveness

2- The opportunity gap and student access. The purpose of the proposed solution is for students to have access to knowledge and initial funds to be able to develop and launch their entrepreneurial projects. At this point, it is our proposal that the gender issue be as egalitarian as possible so that they can benefit from the possibilities that Cardano's blockchain technology

The validation of the objectives is proposed as follows:

 • Increase the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate and postgraduate students with the training and mentoring of Cardano Blockchain technology.

• Incorporate the population in the use of Cardano Blockchain technology in ventures.

• Offer greater inclusion and decrease the gaps of young people by sex, gender or ethnicity in Venezuela and our Immigrants.

• Create a space for the development of networks for the generation of knowledge and collective learning with the community that promotes innovation within disruptive technologies.

• Promote the creation of Clusters with entrepreneurs that allow the generation of synergies between the different forms of disruptive technologies with the use of the Cardano platform.

• Greater growth of the Cardano ecosystem in Venezuela with the adoption and use of Cardano cryptocurrencies in the national economic system that allows greater competitiveness

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

Answer:

The metric that will indicate the success of the project is based on the KPIs indicated in the section for this purpose and that are associated with the objectives and goals set out as follows :

Milestone 1- Student registration and selection process ( 1 month)

• Students registered and selected in the program
• Creation of the virtual space on the website.
• Number of student registrations to participate in the academic program .

Milestone 2- Start of the Diploma Courses in Decentralized Finance and Decentralized Technologies in the Cardano Ecosystem (6 months)

• Number of facilitators hired and incorporated

• Number of students in the programme with Cardano's blockchain technology.

• Number of female students in the programme with Cardano's Blockchain technology

• Number of male students in the programme with Cardano's Blockchain technology  Milestone

Milestone 3- Mentorship of Entrepreneurial Students (1 month) 

 Number of mentors incorporated into the projects generated by the student.

• Number of students with Blockchain Cardano technology-based ventures

• Number of ventures generated with Cardano blockchain technology

• Number of ventures approved .

The goals set to meet the success indicators are the following: 

1- Incorporation of ten facilitators and ten mentors to be hired for the development of academic activities and tutoring of entrepreneurs' projects

2- Incorporation of 100 students

3- Development projects and will be possible implementation of 100 entrepreneurship of the students who have managed to complete the phases

Proof:

1- Documentation and monthly reports that give an account of the situation and progress of the project

2- Creation of social networks to keep the community and students informed of the activities and achievements

3- Creation of a space for the technological platform that offers information and summary reports on the progress of the project

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

Milestone 1- Student registration and selection process ( 1 month)

The first step is the translations of the documents and videos that are necessary in the training of Cardano technology will be carried out so that the information and knowledge transfer is more effective and reaches the participants.

Marketing will be carried out so that students register in the system that will be used for this purpose. Once they are in the database, the students will be selected to be included in the scholarship program with a compliance smart contract.

Those who are selected will receive an induction process of the academic program and the methodology and systems to be used for their training, which will be totally virtual.

The population target is 100 students in order to participate in this programe

Milestone Output

 

• Joint work agreement with FUNINTEC
• Design and implementation of the technological platform for training.
• Purchase of computer equipment for the project: Laptops and Desk computers
• Translation into spanish and design of Cardano's entrepreneurship and blockchain technologies curricula.
• Recruitment ten (10) facilitators and ten (10) mentors

Acceptance criteria

 

• Agreement document signed

• Technological training platform implemented

• Curriculums elaborated in Spanish

 

Evidence of milestone completion

• Updated documentation on GitHub all documents and photos
• Screenshots of Platform for training: screenshots of the dashboard and user area

Milestone 2- Start of the Diploma Courses in Decentralized Finance and Decentralized Technologies in the Cardano Ecosystem ( 6 months)

Milestone Output

Diploma in Decentralized Finance (128 Academic Hours) which will last 3 months

Courses:

• Introduction and Concepts of Blockachain of Cardano
• Legal regime in Venezuela and others countries
• Accounting and tax aspects
• Financial technology in Cardano
• Trading and Investment in Cardano
• Computer crimes in the Defis

Diploma in Decentralized Technologies (128 Academic Hours) which will last 3 months

Courses:

• Fundamentals of Decentralized Technologies
• Cardano Blockchain Structure
• Creation and management of Cardano Wallets
• Programming in Cardano environments
• Use cases
• Definition of Viable Projects

Acceptance criteria

• Students selected to participate in the project with gender equality.

• Start academic programe of Diplomas about and blockchain technologies in Cardano for the participants

 

Evidence of milestone completion

• All documentation and photos that demonstrate on GitHub
• 100 selected students trained and qualified to Decentralized Finance

Milestone 3- Mentorship of Entrepreneurial Students (1 month

Facilitate the insertion of national mentoring capacities to the processes of competitive improvement of entrepreneurs and ventures in the target population for the formulation of entrepreneurship projects. For this objective, a team of 10 mentors will be formed and created. Target population  

Milestone Output

• Evaluation methodology of the entrepreneurial projects for their approval for the ten mentors.

• List of business proposals for final evaluation

• Generation of consultancy and support for the development of entrepreneurship projects with the use of Cardano Blockchain technology.

• Creation of clusters with various enterprises that can be supported

Acceptance criteria

• Selection of Cardano Blockchain technology-based entrepreneurship projects.

• Feasible projects and with the capacity to be implemented, developed by the students with the advice of the assigned tutors.

Evidence of milestone completion

All this information, documents video and Projects on the Github

Final Milestone:

In order to be able to have funds to be able to offer them to entrepreneurship projects that are more viable and add value for companies, the development of easier and faster processes is planned to offer them to viable entrepreneurship projects for their consolidation and support. through the incubator

Milestone Output

• Call the 100 entrepreneurship projects selected and approved to be in the incubator.

• Event for the delivery and signing of the agreement for the delivery of joint accompaniment with the Incubator and a commitment to support its management.

• A process of accompaniment and monitoring of the student ventures will begin with the assigned mentors for a period of one month so that they can support them and monitor compliance with the business plans associated with Cardano's blockchain technology.

Acceptance criteria

• Start-up ventures with blockchain technology and offering their services and products.

• Incorporation of students with their ventures in the Cardano ecosystem

•Incorporating potential new students who are recruited by the incubator or referred by entrepreneurs.

• Visibility and growth of the Cardano community in Venezuela

Results

• All this information, documents, video and Projects on the Github

• Visibility and growth of the Cardano community in Venezuela and immigrants

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Answer:

Team Composition:

Project Manager: Prof José Erasmo Colmenares

Role: is the person in charge of directing and managing projects. The project manager is responsible for the definition, planning and execution of a project, for which he/she must coordinate tasks and teams, assuming a leadership role.

LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/josé-erasmo-colmenares-salas-ab0b7919a

Email: ecconsultoresgerencialesccs@gmail.com /Email: funintecvenezuela@gmail.com

Responsibilities: Manage costs and budgets. Manage the quality of the project according to the defined performance standards. Ensure that the three constraints (quality, cost and time) faced by all projects are properly managed. Manage deadlines to achieve on-time project completion.

Academic Manager: Prof. Felix Davila

Their functions are:

a- Coordinate the administrative management of the project in the aspects of hiring human talent and services for the development of the project

b- Carry out the accounting and administrative management of the project

c- Monitoring and control with the elaboration of the pertinent reports that account for the management and achievements. 

Contact: Email: coachingfelix@gmail.com

Marketing Service Provide for FUNINTEC

Role: Leads marketing and community outreach efforts to promote the platform within the Cardano community.

Expertise: Experienced in digital marketing, community engagement, and content creation.

LinkedIn Profile:

Responsibilities: Creating marketing strategies, managing social media presence, engaging with the Cardano community.

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

Answer:

Milestone 1- Student registration and selection process ( 1 month) Resources :

1. Design of the technological platform for the formation and monitoring the academic programe for a total of 2.000 ₳
2. Purchase of computer equipment for the project: Laptops and Desk computers. 10,000 ₳ Procurement of Services for the development of the technological training platform for 2.000 ₳ Hiring specialists in content translation from English to Spanish for ₳2,000
3. Hiring a specialist in writing and presenting curricular content and videos for ₳2,000 Milestone

Total Amount: 20,000 ₳

Milestone 2- Start of the Diploma Courses in Decentralized Finance and Decentralized Technologies in the Cardano Ecosystem (4 months)

1. Recruitment of 10 facilitators that we going to pay each 2.000 ₳ . Total amount of 20,000 ₳

Total Amount: 20,000 ₳

Milestone 3- Mentorship of Entrepreneurial Students (1 month)

1. Recruitment of 10 mentors that we going to pay each 1.000 ₳ . Total amount of 20.000 ₳.
2. Incentive to support the 50 students to become in entrepreneurs with an amount of 100 ₳s each for a total of 5.000 ₳. 
3. Rent place to offer the courses 1,500₳

Total Amount: 31,500 ₳

Administrative management and Funintec Team:

Administrative support activities of the team are 1,000 ₳ for 6 months

Total Amount of 18,000 ₳ 

The total financial resources necessary for the development of the project is 89,500 ₳

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Answer:

The development of the proposal has a great impact for the generation of the expected results based on the investment and the benefit that this may offer to the beneficiaries of the project. The experience that has been had in the context of developing this type of project is of great importance since it allows its elaboration with costs that are the most real possible for its execution. In the context of the Spain economy, the requested investment can cover the expenses and purchases required for the project, they are of great importance for the development of the project and our economy is currently dollarized and the depreciation of the monetary sign allows us to be able to acquire goods and services that other countries with more stable economies are more expensive than Spain. In the cost benefit that will be obtained from milestone 1, it will allow consolidating the process of creating the material and acquiring the necessary equipment for the translation and writing of the training content, as well as being able to have the methodological and academic tools that allow the creation of curricula. suitable for training students. For example,the investment requested for milestones 2 and 3 to hiring the services of facilitators and mentors are focused on being able to have a highlevel staff that allows them to offer relevant training and that add value to student entrepreneurs that leads to the generation of successful ventures. The investment of the Cardano ecosystem in our project will allow it to be consolidated in our country, achieving greater adoption of the use of Cardano in the field of ventures and by the productive sector as a conduit for the acquisition of goods and services. international. In this sense, the requested investment of a total of is well justified because they are the core of the success of the project. We hope that our proposal can be funded in order to take advantage of a great opportunity to implement and consolidate the Cardano ecosystem in Spain