Following the successful passage of Uniswap Delegate Reward Initiative - Cycle 4 , here’s the application process and application form.
Cycle 4 Proposal Details
Application Eligibility
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There will be a week-long period for candidates to submit their applications. The application window will end Wednesday August 27 at 0:00 AM UTC (8:00 PM ET Tuesday August 26). The top 15 delegates will be determined based on a point system outlined below.
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Delegates from Cycle 3 must apply again for Cycle 4–they will not be automatically included.
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Only delegates who have participated in onchain voting for at least three months prior to the application post are eligible for Cycle 4.
Uniswap Delegate Reward Cycle 4 Metrics
In case there are more than 15 eligible applicants, the top 15 will be chosen by the following objective metrics. The highest number of available points will be 13.
There will only be one wallet used for tracking for such metrics unless a Delegate has communicated on their delegate platform on the forum that the voting address will be changed at the time of change. In case of if the Delegate did not communicate such change on the delegate platform on the forum, the Delegate applicant can only choose one wallet to be used for evaluating for the metrics.
Applicants will also need to agree to follow Principles for Uniswap DAO to be eligible.
1. Voting Participation
Since a delegate’s primary role is to utilize voting power from delegators and vote in Uniswap’s best interest, active participation is essential to ensuring quorums are met and malicious proposals are thwarted. This category carries a total of 7 points, with onchain voting weighted more heavily due to its ability to directly impact governance contracts and direct treasury funds. The voting rate is evaluated based on the past six months.
Offchain Voting (Snapshot)
90% and above: 3
80% to 90% : 2
70% till 80% : 1.5
60% till 70%: 1
50% till 60%: 0.5
50% or below: 0
Onchain Voting
90% and above : 4
80% till 90% : 2.5
70% till 80%: 1.5
60% till 70%: 1
50% till 60%: 0.5
Below 50%: 0
2. Proposal Authorship
Contributing to proposal drafting for Uniswap DAO is valuable, but maintaining quality and preventing malicious proposals is equally important. As a result, only successfully passed votes are counted. This category is worth a total of 3 points, with onchain proposals receiving greater weight once again.
For non-binary proposals, if a “No” equivalent option was available and the final voting outcome was a choice other than “No,” the proposal qualifies for points in this category. For example, the Uniswap Treasury Working Group (UTWG) Election would not be eligible, as there was no “No” vote option. However, the [Temp] Uni Onboarding Package - BSC would qualify, since an “Against” option was present, and the final outcome was “$1M.”
Only the sole author or co-authors explicitly mentioned on the proposal will receive credit.
Authored or Co-authored a proposal that passed offchain (Snapshot) vote before.
Yes, 2 or more: 1
Yes, 1: 0.5
No: 0
Authored or Co authored a proposal that passed onchain vote before
Yes, 2 or more: 2
Yes, 1: 1
No: 0
3. Community Participation
The full point for this category is 1.
Community Calls (March - August 2025)
Attended at least 80% of calls: 1
Attended at least 50% of calls: 0.5
Attended less than 50% of calls: 0
4. Delegate Owned UNI Token
The full point for this category is 1.
Blockchain signatures are required so Delegate can prove that Delegate has ownership of UNI Token. In addition, UNI token delegate claims to own must be delegated to the applicant delegate. One needs to have 1,000 UNI or more and have blockchain signature that verifies ownership from the wallet that holds 1,000 UNI or more by the time the applicant applies to gain extra 1 point in applications.
Ex) If StableLab wants to receive full point for this category, StableLab needs to hold at least 1,000 UNI, share in the application the wallet address where 1,000 UNI is being held, sign blockchain signature that confirms that the wallet belongs to StableLab and from that wallet address must delegate to StableLab.
Here’s an example of blockchain signature of ownership and delegation: https://etherscan.io/verifySig/278580
To qualify for this 1 point, the delegated owned 1,000 UNI must remain at least until the verification process is completed and the application results are announced.
Delegate owns 1,000 UNI and is delegated to Delegate applying
Yes: 1
No: 0
5. Perfect Participation
The full point for this category is 1.
Delegates with participation over the past 6 months: Voted in 100% of the proposals (both on Snapshot and on-chain), submitted rationale for 100% of their votes in time (7 days from the end of each vote), attended 100% of the community calls.
Yes: 1
No: 0
Tie Breaker
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Ties will be decided by the date of the first onchain vote that these applicants cast in order to reward delegates who have been contributing to Uniswap governance for an extended period. The tie-breaking value will be determined based on the end date of the vote in which the delegates participated, not the onchain date when the vote was cast.
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In the event of a tie with the first tie-breaker criterion, priority will be given to the delegate who has cast the most votes in the last 6 months.
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In the event that the tie persists further, the final decision will favor the delegate who was first to present their delegation platform—hence, priority will be given to the individual/entity who first publicly declared their intention to become a delegate
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Application Template
Applicant name:
Specify if you’re applying as an individual or an organization:
Link to Tally onchain voting profile:
Applicant summary–briefly explain why you’re interested in applying for this Delegate Reward Initiative:
Please provide the date and link of the first offchain and onchain Uniswap vote you made:
Offchain:
Onchain:
Have you posted an RFC that passed the offchain voting stage before? If so, please provide links here (only the sole author or co-authors explicitly mentioned on the proposal will receive credit):
Have you posted an RFC that passed the onchain voting stage before? If so, please provide links here (only the sole author or co-authors explicitly mentioned on the proposal will receive credit):
Have you joined the Uniswap Community Call for March - August 2025? If so, what name did you join as? If multiple joined as a team, please note theirs as well.
Do you own 1,000 UNI or more and have Delegated to your Delegate address? (Yes / No)
If Yes, please post link to Blockchain verification (Here’s an example of blockchain signature of ownership and delegation: https://etherscan.io/verifySig/278580 )