The WordPress Foundation The WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software. Find more on wordpressfoundation.org. is once again offering the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for travel to WordCamp US 2023.
Kim was a valued and committed contributor to the WordPress open source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. project, and this is the WordPress Foundation’s way of honoring her. The Foundation’s goal is to further the efforts of contributors who demonstrate Kim’s spirit, by helping to ease the financial burden of travel to WordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. US.
This scholarship is awarded to someone who:
- Identifies as a woman
- Is a WordPress contributor
- Has never attended WordCamp US before
- Requires financial assistance to attend
This Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship is awarded to one recipient, and covers travel to WordCamp US from the recipient’s home city, hotel stay for the duration of the event, and a ticket to WordCamp US.
If you meet these requirements and would like to be considered, please apply no later than Monday, June 12, 2023 at 11:00 pm Eastern Time. All applicants will be notified by June 29, 2023.
For more details, please visit the WordPress Foundation’s About the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship page.
Apply for the scholarship here.
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