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+# META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University
+
+**Proposed:** 2026-03-21  
+**Status:** Active (decision market open)  
+**Category:** Research Grant  
+**Amount:** $80,007 USDC  
+**Proposer:** m3taversal  
+
+## Summary
+
+MetaDAO proposal to fund six-month academic research engagement at George Mason University led by Dr. Robin Hanson (inventor of futarchy) and co-investigator Dr. Daniel Houser. First rigorous experimental validation of futarchy decision-market governance mechanisms.
+
+## Scope
+
+- 500 student participants ($50 compensation each)
+- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
+- Graduate research assistant for full academic year + summer
+- Controlled decision-making experiments measuring information-aggregation efficiency
+- First academic evidence on futarchy governance performance
+
+## 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 academic research proposal to experimentally validate futarchy mechanisms at scale. The research creates a feedback loop where MetaDAO's production implementation funds academic validation of the theoretical mechanisms it simplified for deployment.
+
+The proposal demonstrates MetaDAO's treasury maturity and willingness to fund meta-level research on its own governance mechanisms.
+
+## Links
+
+- Proposal: https://www.metadao.fi/projects/metadao/proposal/Dt6QxTtaPz87oEK4m95ztP36wZCXA9LGLrJf1sDYAwxi
+- Announcement: @MetaDAOProject, 2026-03-21

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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 from MetaDAO treasury
+- Research led by Dr. Robin Hanson (futarchy inventor) and Dr. Daniel Houser at George Mason University
+- 500 student participants at $50 each = $25,000 participant payments
+- Hanson summer salary ~$30K, Houser ~$6K, GRA ~$19K
+- 50/50 disbursement split on execution and interim report
+- Decision market at 50% likelihood with $42.16K volume as of 2026-03-21
+- Pass token: $3.4590 (+0.52%), Fail token: $3.3242 (-3.40%)
+- ~2 days remaining on decision market
+- Proposed by m3taversal