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Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship

WORDPRESS FOUNDATION

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.

    Eligibility

  • 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

    Award Details

  • 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

    Past Recipients

  • 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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

womentechnology

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