Updated Call & Resources
Hello Allo community,
We’re excited to share some important updates about our research initiative. Originally launched as the Cookie Jar Research Raid, this program is evolving into Allo Research Quests (ARQ). Below you’ll find details on the new timeline, selection process, funding structure, and reading materials to help you craft a strong proposal.
What’s changing?
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New name: So we’re adopting the name - Allo Research Quests (ARQ).
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Extended deadline: To allow more teams to participate, the application deadline has been extended to 15 August 2025.
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New Kickoff date - August 16
Opening Participation and Commitments
For future interations
- We’re exploring how a utility token ($ARQ) could create a more broad and inclusive process, where we recognize a diverse set of contributions upfront and coordinate incentives with an ecosystem approach.
- Simplified selection process: Instead of a complex review, we plan to use a signaling pool as registry in an ARQ Gardens community to prioritize proposals. This process will govern interactions between the Cookie Jar mechanism, vouchers, and Sarafu liquidity pools.
- Sarafu pools integration: We envision two Sarafu pools—one for matched funding and one for community commitment tokens.
- Retroactive funding through liquidity to distribute resources in a regenerative, ecosystemic manner.
Additional Resources
To help you ground your proposals in solid theory and practice, we’ve compiled a list of peer‑reviewed articles and reports.
| Topic | Reference & Link | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Design Science for IS research | “Design Science in Information Systems Research” by Hevner et al. (2004) – MISQ article | Explains how design science extends human and organisational capabilities through the creation and evaluation of artefacts. Provides guidelines for executing and assessing research prototypes. |
| Data governance frameworks | “Data Governance: A Conceptual Framework, Structured Review, and Research Agenda” by Abraham et al. (2019) – International Journal of Information Management | Defines data governance as the exercise of authority and control over data, aiming to increase its value and reduce risks. Offers a six‑dimensional framework and identifies key research questions. |
| Public funding allocation | “Science policies: How should science funding be allocated?” by Meirmans et al. (2019) – PMC article | Argues for a targeted funding strategy that balances small grants for many with a few large interdisciplinary awards. Discusses advantages of both consortia and individual-led projects and emphasises long‑term research. |
| Crypto‑economic evaluation of grant programs | “Crypto‑Economic Analysis of Web3 Funding Programs Using the Grant Maturity Framework” by Biedermann et al. (2025) – ArXiv (summary here) | Introduces the Grant Maturity Framework (GMF), a mixed‑methods rubric for evaluating Web3 grant programs. Demonstrates how the GMF informs improvements to grant platforms and highlights variations across L2 ecosystems. |
| Regenerative finance & governance | “An Evaluation of the Regenerative Claims of Web3’s ReFi Movement” by Jung et al. (2025) – Frontiers in Blockchain | Finds that many ReFi projects are still centralized, with community participation limited to implementation. Points out gaps in transparency and alignment between token design, governance and ecological outcomes. |
Your participation and feedback are critical. Whether you’re an academic, developer, designer, or community organiser, we encourage you to review the materials, refine your ideas, and submit your proposal, the top proposals by 15 August 2025 will be selected.
If you want to contribute to the design of the new process, with the $ARQ token, and Sarafu pools, please reply to this thread or reach out to via DM on telegram @growecosystems.
Excited about the proposals we’re already receiving. Let’s make the Allo Flow! 