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Other ways to contribute
Don't want to apply for a grant? Don't fancy a 72-hour hackathon? Plenty of other ways to help. Some pay; others earn contribution points that unlock compute, reviewing rights, and fellowship eligibility.
Paid · $25–45 / hour
Annotation hours
Several active projects need verified native speakers, domain experts, or trajectory reviewers. Each accepted hour pays cash.
Paid · per review
Mini-grant review
L7+ members can review mini-grant applications. Two reviews per application; paid per accepted review.
Paid · monthly
Fellowship mentor
L8+ members can mentor fellows. One pair per cycle, $400/month for monthly check-ins.
Points
Replicate a paper
Pick a paper from our replication queue. Successful replication: 600 points + $200 honorarium.
Points
Donate GPU time
Our sandboxed contributor stack uses your idle GPU time for opt-in workloads. Points per GPU-hour donated.
Points
Ship a PR
The alphabell stack is open-source. Merged PRs award 50–500 points by scope.
Where to start
- Read the GitHub org: every repo has a CONTRIBUTING.md and a list of good-first-issues.
- Browse active projects — many have open calls for annotators or reviewers.
- Join the Discord. The
#first-shipmentchannel is where new members announce their first contribution. - If you have a specific skill that doesn't match any open call, write to hello@alphabell.com.