Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship
Funding Amount
Covers event ticket, round-trip flight, and lodging
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship
Overview: The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship provides annual funding for WordPress contributors who identify as women to attend flagship WordPress community events.
Mission Context: The WordPress project's mission is to democratize publishing with open source ideals that require volunteers from diverse backgrounds. This scholarship recognizes the under-representation of women in STEM fields.
- Must identify as a woman
- Must be a WordPress contributor
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Must have never previously attended the specific flagship event they are applying for
Eligibility
- Coverage: Event ticket, round-trip flight, and lodging during the event
- Scope: One scholarship per year per eligible event
- Events: Limited to WordCamp US, WordCamp Asia, or WordCamp Europe only
- Announcement: Recipients announced 3 months in advance of the event
- Funder: WordPress Foundation
- Administrator: Global community team
Award Details
- 2025: Eleni Stergatou (WCEU), Zeel Thakkar and Pooja Derashri (WC Asia)
- 2024: Cynthia Norman
- 2023: Yumi Nishioka (mimi)
- 2022: Margherita Pelonara, Simona Simionato, Pooja Derashri
- 2019: Carol Gann
- 2018: Nidhi Jain
- 2017: Bianca Welds
- 2016: Elizabeth Shilling
- 2015: Anyssa Ferreira
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