Decentralised science is one of the prominent areas that can propel human advancement. This proposal outlines a way that Zuzalu can become a pivotal hub for the development of open-sourced tooling in DeSci (starting with software and then moving to hardware).

One of the best resources the Zuzalu community has is its talent (web3, ZK, AI, experience running hacker houses and more). This fellowship allows us to utilise this talent for DeSci whilst maintaining a clear focus on producing tangible output. Zuzalians can get involved by taking part in the fellowship or helping run the fellowship (eg mentoring fellows,  delivering talks/QnA sessions, help with technical issues)

It also seeks to address some of the problems Zuzalu /DeSci has encountered so far:

- Building DeSci tooling requires a space where scientists regularly interact with web3 developers, this does not currently exist anywhere.
- Getting scientists to attend in-person events is difficult (MM allows them to engage outside of event times and can also serve as a strong reason for them to attend the in-person event).
- The willingness of web3 developers to help DeSci projects but the lack of clarity on how they can get involved (aside from actually participating in the fellowship, the projects that MM fellows will be working on will build in public with clear prompts so developers can easily see where they can contribute)

The value to the Zuzalu community:
- More engagement from scientists
- More time spent building DeSci tooling (ie a lot longer than a standard hackathon)
- Easier for developers to get involved in DeSci
- Experimentation with hypercerts/retroactive payments