🌊 LAUNCH Career - Internship Subsidy Program (2nd Cohort)
Pilot Launch: November 2025
2nd Cohort: Q1 2026
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Program Overview
LAUNCH Career is OceanDAO’s talent development and placement initiative designed to help builders transition from hackathon participation into long-term career paths within the Sui and Walrus ecosystems.
This cohort focuses on technical internships, providing ecosystem teams with a 3-month salary subsidy to onboard and mentor promising developers from hackathons, bootcamps, and accelerators.
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Program Goals
- Create structured, hands-on learning experiences for emerging developers.
- Help ecosystem companies identify and train potential hires.
- Establish a repeatable process for subsidized internship placements within Sui & Walrus.
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Subsidy Details
| Item |
Details |
| Type |
Internship Subsidy |
| Duration |
3 months (fixed) |
| Monthly Subsidy |
Up to USD $4,000 per intern |
| Total Maximum |
USD $12,000 per intern (for the 3-month duration) |
| Payment Frequency |
Monthly (via invoice) |
| Who Pays the Intern |
The company |
LAUNCH Career covers up to 3 months of internship salary, allowing companies to mentor and train emerging technical talent at reduced cost.
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Eligibility Requirements
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For Companies:
- Must be an active ecosystem team within the Sui or Walrus ecosystem.
- Must have completed KYB verification.
- Must be offering technical roles only (e.g., developer, engineer, smart contracts, infra, AI/ML, DevOps, security, etc.).
- Must provide structured mentorship and supervision.
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For Interns:
- Must have participated and placed in one of the following programs:
- Sui Overflow Hackathon (2024 / 2025)
- Walrus “Breaking the Ice” Hackathon
- Sui AI Hackathon
- Sui Developer Bootcamps (Lisbon, Thessaloniki, etc.)
- Hydropower or SuiHub Accelerator
- SUI X BSA HACKATHON
- YGG Palawan Builders Program
- Move FWD Hackathon 2025
- ON THE MOVE - Thailand Move Developer Community Building
- or have provided significant contribution to the ecosystem
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Program Flow
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Step 1: Submit Internship Role
Companies must fill out the Internship Role Submission Form to propose a technical internship position:
đź“ť https://forms.gle/oQRZuRQuNZTNJCU89
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Step 2: LAUNCH Career Review & Approval
The LAUNCH Career team will review the submission for:
- Technical relevance
- Clarity of scope and mentorship plan
Once approved, the company will receive confirmation, and we’ll proceed to post the internship opening
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Step 3: Recruitment & Hiring
Companies may:
- Recruit from the LAUNCH Career applicant pool, or
- Hire their own candidate (provided they meet eligibility requirements).
When a candidate is confirmed, the company must notify the team via email:
📧 [email protected]
Include:
Intern’s details:
- Full name
- Internship title
- Email address
- Role/position
- Start date
- End date
- Agreed monthly salary (please ensure this reflects the intern’s country of residence)
- Country of residence
Company details:
- Legal company name
- Company address
- Type of entity
- Signatory name
- Signatory role/title
- Signatory email address
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Step 4: Subsidy Payment Method
Company Invoicing
- The company pays the intern directly.
- The company sends LAUNCH a monthly invoice for the subsidy amount (up to $4,000/month).
- Invoices must be sent within 10 days after each completed month.
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