Hey @CryptoThayne both of these things have actually been going on for quite some time. We certainly agree it’s a good direction and have been doing it. See examples below:
MLH - program that organizes workshops in universities across the world. I’m not sure the exact number, but many of these workshops have been taking place https://localhost.mlh.io/activities/icon/
ICON Grant Program - this has been ongoing and you can see all approved grants on this very forum under the grants section
https://forum2.icon.community/c/g/31
ICONDAO’s grant for teaching Vietnamese students - https://forum2.icon.community/t/grant-application-integration-of-icon-blockchain-development-course-into-devera-it-academy-and-career-training-center-at-vietnam-national-university/1019
Hackathon by Hyperconnect team - another grant was approved for a hackathon. Check out details here. https://forum2.icon.community/t/grant-application-icon-hyperconnect-icon-p-rep-accelerator-accelerating-icon-applications-growth-at-scale/542
And on top of those things we’re in the process of looking for a public facing developer lead to do more of these initiatives.
As a final note, I’m moving this thread to “General Discussion” as this category is specifically for proposals.