Ed3 Weekly Issue #175: Money for Nothing?
Hello blockchain enthusiasts,
This week’s stories spotlight how investment in people through scholarships, federal funding, and academic initiatives can accelerate the future of blockchain and AI education.
The One Solana Scholarship blends traditional academic support with decentralized learning. This demonstrates how onchain models can open doors for students while driving ecosystem growth. Also, new collaborations between ARPA and Bella highlight how universities are beginning to prepare talent for blockchain and AI careers, creating direct pipelines into the industries shaping tomorrow’s economy.
In our deep dive this week, we examine how federal seed funding has quietly powered some of the biggest breakthroughs in edtech, from math games to AI literacy platforms. These examples remind us that public investment and targeted scholarships aren’t just financial tools—they are catalysts for innovation, equity, and access.
These threads point to a future where smart funding strategies help ensure students everywhere have the opportunity to thrive in a world defined by blockchain, crypto, and AI.
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⛓️ Blockchain News
🔗 The One Solana Scholarship combines traditional academic grants with blockchain-focused initiatives to drive decentralized education and Solana ecosystem growth. Read
🪙 Crypto News
🔗 AI and blockchain are creating some of the highest-paying, most dynamic career opportunities available to new graduates. Read
🪙 Web3 News
🔗 The University Crypto Research Alliance will foster academic collaboration and provide students with hands-on Web3 experience and professional growth. Read
🤿 Deep Dive
This article explores how federal seed funding has quietly driven some of the most significant breakthroughs in education technology. These include math games and AI-driven literacy tools, as well as teletherapy platforms serving rural schools. Through the SBIR program, the Department of Education invested $92M between 2012–2022, seeding innovations that have now reached over 130 million students at a cost of just 70 cents per learner. These public investments often start with teacher-driven ideas and catalyze private growth, showing how scholarships and federal funding can shape the future of learning in blockchain, AI, and beyond. But as grants face freezes and cuts, the nation risks losing the innovation pipeline that makes advanced technologies accessible to all students. Read
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