# On-Chain Onboarding Models— Reference Examples
**URL:** https://forum.elixir.xyz/t/on-chain-onboarding-models-reference-examples/117
**Category:** Ideas Lab
**Created:** [June 4, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.elixir.xyz/t/on-chain-onboarding-models-reference-examples/117 "2025-06-04T15:31:33Z")
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### Author:  [@GOMPANG](https://forum.elixir.xyz/u/GOMPANG)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.elixir.xyz/t/on-chain-onboarding-models-reference-examples/117/1 "2025-06-04T15:31:33Z")
| Type | Core Structure & Benefits | Reference Projects |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Delegate / Steward Program** | • Community members submit an _application_ → Snapshot vote elects delegates.
• Season-based rewards if activity KPIs (voting rate, reports) are met. | [Optimism “Season” delegate program](https://gov.optimism.io/t/guide-to-season-5/6894) |
| **Bounty & Bug / Task Board** | • DAO posts micro-tasks (bug fixes, docs, meme design).
• Anyone can claim → instant payout; low barrier for newcomers. | [Balancer “Maxis Bounty Board”](https://medium.com/balancer-protocol/the-balancer-report-balancer-maxis-bd0e130f1cb8) |
| **Grant / Residency Cohorts** | • 6–12-week cohort with mentoring + mini-grants.
• Demo Day funnels graduates into core teams or DAO roles. | [Uniswap Foundation Builder Residency](https://www.uniswapfoundation.org/grants) · [Gitcoin Kernel / Steward](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/rfp-gg22-onboarding-education-retrospective/19582) |
| **Core-Unit / Committee Model** | • Function-specific units receive budget & mandate; re-elected quarterly.
• Onboarding via proposal + Snapshot vote. | [MakerDAO MIP-39 Core-Unit Framework](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP39) |
| **Grant RFP / Hackathon** | • DAO publishes Requests for Proposals; teams build solutions.
• Deliverables are reviewed and rewarded. | [Gitcoin RFPs](https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/introducing-stewards-governance/41) · [Uniswap Foundation Impact Grants](https://uniswapfoundation.mirror.xyz/gz4aF9whSFXQjYcfePXCK9maMAERYI96yA8csmCJ9c0) |
There are other well-known on-chain onboarding models, but I’ve left out too older ones and those that overlap with Elixir’s PDS. As with the proposal at [Treasury for Maxi&PDS](https://forum.elixir.xyz/t/onchain-community-treasury-for-maxi-p-d-s-or-eip-01/112), we can adapt or selectively borrow elements that best fit Elixir’s needs.
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### Author:  [@GOMPANG](https://forum.elixir.xyz/u/GOMPANG)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.elixir.xyz/t/on-chain-onboarding-models-reference-examples/117/2 "2025-06-04T15:54:57Z")
Note that the examples above focus on minimal cost and community building, they overlap a bit with our Ritual and Spell, but easier to understand if you see them simply as on-chain onboarding models.