# Timeline

| Date                                    | Milestone                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Monday 19 May 2025** 11:00 GMT        | **Finalists confirmed**                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Monday 19 May 2025** 13:00 GMT        | <p><strong>Backing opens</strong> — start locking Autonomi tokens to earn Pledge Points.<br><br>Only <strong>Week 1</strong> backers are eligible for <a href="/pages/w680K5fzn8cGUFttJvd7">cash prizes.</a></p> |
| **Monday 26 May 2025** 12:59 GMT        | **End of Week 1!** Backers are no longer eligible for cash prizes, but still in the running for a split of the [Rewards Pool](/impossible-futures-a-guide/how-it-works-for-backers/rewards-pool.md).             |
| **Thursday 12 June 2025** 13:00 GMT     | **Backing closes** — no more Autonomi tokens can be locked after this date.                                                                                                                                      |
| **Wednesday 13 August 2025**            | **Voter Reward Airdrop**                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **Thursday 21 August 2025**             | **Deployment deadline** — only apps deployed by this date are eligible for prizes and backer rewards.                                                                                                            |
| **Friday August 22 – September 5 2025** | **Judging Period** — Our panel of judges will closely evaluate and score deployed apps.                                                                                                                          |
| **Tuesday 16 September 2025**           | <p><strong>Award Winners Announced!</strong><br><br><strong>USDC prizes distributed</strong> — backers of prize-winning apps (Week 1 only) receive their cash rewards.</p>                                       |
| **Saturday 13 June 2026** 13:00 GMT     | **ANT and reward tokens unlocked** — returned to the wallet used for backing.                                                                                                                                    |


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