{"id":3190,"date":"2024-05-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/?p=3190"},"modified":"2025-07-02T07:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:49:20","slug":"apply-now-for-the-kim-parsell-memorial-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/apply-now-for-the-kim-parsell-memorial-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply Now for the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordpressfoundation.org\/\">WordPress Foundation<\/a> will once again offer the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for travel to WordCamp US 2024. Applications are due by May 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Who was Kim?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/Kim-parsell-twitter-image.webp\" alt=\"Kim Parsell holding her badge from WordCamp Dayton 2014\" class=\"wp-image-3191 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/Kim-parsell-twitter-image.webp 400w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/Kim-parsell-twitter-image-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/Kim-parsell-twitter-image-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>At each in-person WordCamp US, the WordPress Foundation honors Kim\u2019s commitment and valuable contributions to the WordPress open source project. The Foundation\u2019s goal is to further the efforts of contributors who demonstrate Kim\u2019s spirit, by helping to ease the financial burden of travel to <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/\">WordCamp US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">If you didn\u2019t know Kim, please take a minute to learn more about her and her love of WordPress through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2019\/memories-of-kim-parsell\/\">these memories gathered in 2019<\/a>&nbsp;from those who knew her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/wpdocs-team.webp\" alt=\"Kim Parsell stands among members of the WP Docs team.\" class=\"wp-image-3192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/wpdocs-team.webp 604w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/wpdocs-team-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/wpdocs-team-490x300.webp 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Parsell (center) and the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/\">WP Docs team<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Who qualifies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be one scholarship recipient in 2024.&nbsp;<strong>To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is a woman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is an active contributor to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">WordPress project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has never attended WordCamp US before<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requires financial assistance to attend WordCamp US 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you meet the above requirements and would like to be considered, please apply soon. The application is open through <strong>May 30, 2024<\/strong>.  All applicants will receive notification by June 21, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, please visit the WordPress Foundation\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpressfoundation.org\/projects\/kim-parsell-memorial-scholarship\/\">Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship<\/a>&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-98935462 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-2-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wordcampcentral.survey.fm\/kim-parsell-2024\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Apply for the Kim Parsell Scholarship Today!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/kim-jose.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/kim-jose.webp 500w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/kim-jose-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/kim-jose-450x300.webp 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Parsell (left) at WordCamp San Francisco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WordPress Foundation will once again offer the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for travel to WordCamp US 2024. 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