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# Creating voting incentives

Create a voting incentive by selecting a market, reward asset, weekly amount, and distribution period in Aquarius.

Create a voting incentive to fund rewards for voters on a market. For collection, validation, and distribution rules, see [Voting incentives](/for-projects/what-are-voting-incentives.md). To earn voting rewards, see [Voting for markets](/user-guides/how-to-vote-for-markets-on-aquarius.md).

### Before you start

Connect your Stellar wallet and choose the market and reward asset. Check the [minimum size and validity requirements](/for-projects/what-are-voting-incentives.md#requirements-and-validity) before setting your budget.

{% hint style="info" %}
Voting incentives can fund any market. AQUA emissions are limited to assets whitelisted in the [Asset Registry](/governance/asset-registry.md), so a voting incentive does not make a non-whitelisted market eligible for AQUA rewards.
{% endhint %}

### Create a voting incentive

1. **Open** **Incentives** in the navigation and select [**Voting Incentives**](https://aqua.network/voting-incentives/).

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2. **Select** **Add Voting Incentive**.

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3. **Select** the 2 assets in **Select Market**, then select **Next**.

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4. **Set** the **Reward asset** and **Weekly reward amount** in **Set Reward**, then select **Next**.

   <figure><img src="https://3649863591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5QUy59hBUnouBhx8gNSS%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e76c61aa9ef483933901fd6ccbea974aa5a2b314%2Fvoting-incentive-set-reward.png?alt=media" alt="The Set Reward step with AQUA as the reward asset and a weekly amount"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
5. **Choose** **Duration (weeks)** and **Start date** in **Set Period**. The form calculates **End date**. Select **Add Voting Incentive** to review the campaign.

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### Confirm the transaction

1. **Review** the market, reward asset, weekly amount, total amount, and period in **Confirm Voting Incentive**.

   <figure><img src="https://3649863591-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F5QUy59hBUnouBhx8gNSS%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9ed90d30387f273e38620e5cad60d263fc6e8787%2Fvoting-incentive-confirm.png?alt=media" alt="The Confirm Voting Incentive modal showing the market, reward amounts, and period"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
2. **Select** **Add Voting Incentive** and sign the transaction in your wallet.

After submission, the campaign is subject to the [collection and validity checks](/for-projects/what-are-voting-incentives.md#requirements-and-validity). Accepted voting incentives distribute rewards during the selected period; rejected voting incentives are returned to the sender.