> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.berachain.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reward Vault Governance

> Whitelisting and managing reward vaults.

While creating a [Reward Vault](/general/proof-of-liquidity/reward-vaults) is permissionless, they must be whitelisted through governance proposals to receive `$BGT` emissions from validators. This process ensures community oversight and alignment over projects joining the Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) ecosystem.

## Request for reward vault

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  The Reward Vault whitelisting process involves 1) submitting a **Request for Reward Vault** (RFRV)
  form **AND** 2) posting on the [Governance Forum](https://forum.berachain.com/c/proposals/).
</Tip>

There are two types of RFRVs - **BEX Pool RFRVs** (For token pairs trading on BEX) and **General (non-BEX) RFRVs** (For other protocol integrations).

### Application Form

Here is the official to submit an application for Request For Reward Vault (RFRV):\
[RFRV Application Form](https://dub.sh/berarfrv)

### 1. BEX pool RFRVs Requirements

These are some of the requirements and more details can be found in the form.

* Pool must be live on BEX
* Incentive tokens must be active on BEX pool
* Recommended to pair with major tokens (BERA, HONEY, BYUSD, USDC, wETH, wBTC)
* Demonstrate economic value through TVL or trading volume
* Meet security and decentralization criteria

### 2. General (non-BEX) RFRVs Requirements

These are some of the requirements and more details can be found in the form.

* Contract must be deployed and live
* Incentive tokens must be live
* Demonstrate economic value and ecosystem synergy
* Meet security and decentralization criteria

Proposals are reviewed weekly (deadline Thursday 00:00 UTC) by the BGT Foundation and Guardians.

For technical implementation details of Reward Vaults, please see the [developer documentation](/build/getting-started/deployed-contracts).