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+# META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University
+
+**Status:** Active (50% likelihood as of 2026-03-21)
+**Amount:** $80,007 USDC
+**Duration:** 6 months
+**Proposed by:** m3taversal
+
+## Overview
+
+First academic research proposal to experimentally validate futarchy decision-market governance through controlled laboratory experiments at George Mason University.
+
+## Research Team
+
+- **Principal Investigator:** Dr. Robin Hanson (inventor of futarchy)
+- **Co-Investigator:** Dr. Daniel Houser
+- **Graduate Research Assistant:** Full academic year + summer
+
+## Scope
+
+- 500 student participants ($50 compensation each)
+- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
+- Controlled decision-making experiments testing information-aggregation efficiency
+- First rigorous experimental evidence on futarchy governance mechanisms
+
+## Budget Breakdown
+
+- Hanson summer salary: ~$30,000
+- Houser co-investigator: ~$6,000
+- Graduate Research Assistant: ~$19,000
+- Participant payments: $25,000
+- **Total:** $80,007 USDC
+
+## Disbursement Structure
+
+50/50 split:
+- 50% on execution
+- 50% on interim report delivery
+
+## Market Data (2026-03-21)
+
+- **Likelihood:** 50%
+- **Volume:** $42,160
+- **Pass token:** $3.4590 (+0.52%)
+- **Fail token:** $3.3242 (-3.40%)
+- **Time remaining:** ~2 days
+
+## Significance
+
+This represents the first instance of a futarchy-governed platform funding academic validation of its own governance mechanism. The research creates a feedback loop where production implementation generates resources for rigorous experimental validation.
+
+## Links
+
+- [Proposal on MetaDAO](https://www.metadao.fi/projects/metadao/proposal/Dt6QxTtaPz87oEK4m95ztP36wZCXA9LGLrJf1sDYAwxi)
+- [Announcement Tweet](https://twitter.com/MetaDAOProject/status/[tweet_id])

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 ## Curator Notes
 PRIMARY CONNECTION: [[metadao-fund-futarchy-research-hanson-gmu]]
 WHY ARCHIVED: Live decision market for first academic validation of futarchy mechanism. Decision record created.
+
+
+## Key Facts
+- META-036 requests $80,007 USDC for six-month GMU research engagement
+- Research will involve 500 student participants at $50 each
+- Hanson summer salary budgeted at ~$30K, Houser at ~$6K, GRA at ~$19K
+- Decision market at 50% likelihood with $42.16K volume as of 2026-03-21
+- Pass token at $3.4590 (+0.52%), Fail token at $3.3242 (-3.40%)
+- Disbursement structured as 50/50 split on execution and interim report
+- Proposed by m3taversal and metanallok
+- ~2 days remaining on decision market as of source date