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+# META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University
+
+**Proposed:** 2026-03-21  
+**Status:** Active  
+**Category:** Grants / Academic Research  
+**Amount:** $80,007 USDC  
+**Duration:** 6 months  
+
+## Summary
+
+MetaDAO proposal to fund the first rigorous academic research on futarchy governance mechanisms, led by futarchy inventor Dr. Robin Hanson at George Mason University.
+
+## Scope
+
+- 500 student participants ($50 each) in controlled decision-making experiments
+- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
+- Graduate research assistant for full academic year + summer
+- First experimental evidence on information-aggregation efficiency of futarchy governance
+
+## Budget Breakdown
+
+- Hanson summer salary: ~$30K
+- Houser co-investigator: ~$6K
+- Graduate research assistant: ~$19K
+- Participant payments: $25K
+- **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:** $42.16K
+- **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 decision-market governance. The engagement brings academic rigor to a mechanism that has been deployed in production (MetaDAO) but lacks controlled experimental validation.
+
+## Proposers
+
+- m3taversal
+- metanallok
+
+## Related
+
+- robin-hanson
+- george-mason-university
+- daniel-houser
+- [[metadao]]

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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 futarchy research at GMU
+- Research budget: $30K Hanson salary, $6K Houser co-investigator, $19K GRA, $25K participant payments
+- 500 student participants at $50 each
+- Disbursement: 50% on execution, 50% on interim report
+- Market data 2026-03-21: 50% likelihood, $42.16K volume, pass $3.4590 (+0.52%), fail $3.3242 (-3.40%)
+- Proposal has ~2 days remaining as of 2026-03-21