# How to Participate in a Round
## Joining a Round
1. Navigate to the **Funding Rounds** view in your group
2. Click **Join Round** directly from the list of Funding Rounds
3. See the **Submission Criteria** for projects
4. Explore the chat room and engage in discussion about the Round
### Submitting a Proposal
1. During the Submissions phase, click **Submissions and then + Add Submission**
2. Fill out the submission paying attention to the Submission Criteria.
3. Include **budget** details if required
4. Submit your proposal
### Participating in Discussion
* Comment on proposals you're interested in
* Engage in conversations in the chat space about your submission and those of other participants.
* Edit your own submission based on feedback (until voting begins). To edit, click the three vertical dots on your submission.
* Help refine ideas and build collaboration
### Voting Process
1. Once voting opens, you'll receive your token allocation
2. Browse all submissions in the round
3. Allocate tokens to projects you want to support
4. Adjust your allocations anytime during the voting period
5. Submit your final votes before the deadline
You will see the total tokens you have to allocate at the top
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