ScholarChain

Overview

ScholarChain is a blockchain-based platform that revolutionizes educational funding through the use of Soul Bound Tokens (SBTs). By leveraging blockchain technology, ScholarChain creates a transparent, efficient, and secure system for disbursing educational funds based on student achievement milestones.

Core Features

• Soul Bound Tokens (SBTs): Non-transferable tokens representing a student's educational journey and achievements
• Milestone-Based Funding: Automated release of funds when students achieve predefined academic milestones
• Transparent Fund Management: Clear tracking of disbursements and milestone completion
• Secure Document Verification: Tamper-proof storage of academic credentials and achievements
• Direct Fund Streaming: Continuous fund distribution to students as milestones are completed

Technical Architecture

ScholarChain is built on Sui blockchain technology and includes:

1. StudentSBT: Soul Bound Token representing a student's identity and progress
2. Funding Vaults: Smart contracts that hold and disburse funds according to milestone completion
3. Milestone Verification System: On-chain verification of academic achievements
4. Document Management: IPFS-backed storage of academic credentials with cryptographic verification

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Sui CLI
• Node.js (v16+)
• Git

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-org/scholarchain.git
cd scholarchain

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Deploying Contracts

sui client publish --gas-budget 10000000

Usage

Creating a Student SBT

public fun mint(
    recipient: address,
    vault_id: address,
    metadata_hash: vector<u8>,
    document_uri: String,
    initial_milestones: u64,
    ctx: &mut TxContext
)

Verifying Milestones

public fun verify_milestone(
    student_sbt: &mut StudentSBT,
    milestone_id: u64,
    verification_proof: vector<u8>,
    ctx: &TxContext
)

Checking Fund Distribution

public fun check_funding_status(
    student_sbt: &StudentSBT
): (u64, vector<bool>)

Use Cases

• Universities: Streamline scholarship distribution based on academic performance
• Educational Foundations: Ensure transparent allocation of funds to recipients
• Government Grants: Track usage of educational funding with verified milestone completion
• Corporate Sponsorships: Monitor sponsored students' progress through academic programs

Contributing

We welcome contributions to ScholarChain! Please see our CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to participate.

License

ScholarChain is licensed under the MIT License.