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# Scholarship

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The Scholarship system lets NFT shoe owners lend their shoes to other players, opening up Meteorn Run to people who want to play without owning an NFT outright. It connects two kinds of players: **owners**, who hold NFT shoes, and **scholars**, who borrow them to play.

### **How it works**

1. **Offer** — An owner makes one of their NFT shoes available for lending and selects a sharing tier.
2. **Borrow** — A scholar borrows an available shoe and can immediately use it in the game.
3. **Play** — The scholar plays using the borrowed shoes, taking part in the full game experience.
4. **Share** — The $GMTO generated through play is split between the scholar and the owner according to the selected tier.

### **Repair Costs — Two Lending Modes**

Shoes wear down through play and require repairs to keep earning. When creating an offer, the owner chooses which side covers repair costs during the loan, and this choice determines how earnings are shared.&#x20;

*Scholar-paid mode* — The scholar covers repair costs from play. In return, the scholar keeps almost all of the $GMTO generated:

| Sharing Tier | Owner Share | Scholar Share |
| ------------ | ----------- | ------------- |
| Low          | 2%          | 98%           |
| Mid          | 3%          | 97%           |
| High         | 4%          | 96%           |

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*Owner-paid mode* — The owner funds repairs by pre-charging a repair deposit onto the shoe. Since the owner carries the running costs, the owner receives the majority of earnings, and the scholar plays with zero expenses:

| Sharing Tier | Owner Share | Scholar Share |
| ------------ | ----------- | ------------- |
| Low          | 97%         | 3%            |
| Mid          | 98%         | 2%            |
| High         | 99%         | 1%            |

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Both modes keep the system accessible: scholars never need an upfront NFT purchase, and in owner-paid mode they can play entirely cost-free.

### **Scholar Rank**

Scholars — players who borrow NFT shoes through the Scholarship program — are assigned one of four ranks based on their play record: **ROOKIE**, **PRO**, **MASTER**, and **LEGEND**.

Your Scholar Rank determines two things:

* **Which shoes you can borrow** — higher ranks unlock higher-rarity shoes.
* **How many times you can play per day** with borrowed shoes.

### Rank Overview

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th width="245.015625">Borrowable Shoes</th><th width="129.05078125">Plays / Day</th><th width="318.2578125">Promotion Requirement</th><th width="281.05078125">Demotion Trigger</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>🥉 <strong>ROOKIE</strong></td><td>Up to <strong>Super Uncommon</strong></td><td>3</td><td>Play 3 consecutive days → PRO</td><td>None (lowest rank)</td></tr><tr><td>🥈 <strong>PRO</strong></td><td>Up to <strong>Super Rare</strong></td><td>5</td><td>Play 7 consecutive days → MASTER</td><td>1 day of inactivity</td></tr><tr><td>🥇 <strong>MASTER</strong></td><td>Up to <strong>Super Epic</strong></td><td>7</td><td>Play 14 consecutive days → LEGEND</td><td>3 consecutive days of inactivity</td></tr><tr><td>👑 <strong>LEGEND</strong></td><td>Up to <strong>Ultimate</strong> (all rarities)</td><td>10</td><td>Highest rank</td><td>7 consecutive days of inactivity</td></tr></tbody></table>

All new scholars start at **ROOKIE**.

### What Counts as a Play Day

A day counts toward your streak only when you **complete a run with a borrowed shoe that has durability remaining**.

* ❌ Runs with shoes you own yourself do not count.
* ❌ Runs with a borrowed shoe at 0 durability do not count.

### Promotion

* Promotion happens **immediately** when your consecutive-play streak reaches the requirement.
* Your streak **keeps accumulating after promotion**. For example, a 7-day streak carries you from ROOKIE through PRO and straight into MASTER as each threshold is met.
* Missing a single day resets your streak back to 1.

### Demotion

* If you stay inactive longer than your rank's allowance, you are demoted **one rank per day** by a daily automatic check.
* Inactivity is counted from your **last play day or your last rank change, whichever is more recent** — so right after a demotion, a fresh grace period applies before the next one.
* You can never drop below ROOKIE.
* You'll receive an in-game message whenever your rank changes.

### **Key Details**

* **No upfront cost for scholars** — Scholars can start playing with borrowed shoes without purchasing an NFT.
* **Owners stay in control** — Owners can recall their shoes to end a loan, either immediately or on a scheduled basis. Ownership always remains with the owner; lending never transfers the NFT itself.
* **On-chain ownership** — Throughout the lending process, the NFT shoe remains owned by the owner and verifiable on Polygon. Scholarship grants the right to use the shoe in-game, not ownership of it.
* **Maintenance** — Shoe repairs during a loan are covered by whichever side the owner selected when creating the offer: the scholar (scholar-paid mode) or the owner via a pre-charged repair deposit (owner-paid mode).

The Scholarship system broadens participation across the community — owners can put idle shoes to use, and new players can join and experience Meteorn Run without an initial purchase.