{"id":4201,"date":"2025-07-07T07:08:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:22:19","slug":"apply-now-for-the-kim-parsell-memorial-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/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 2025. Applications are due by July 25th, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-base-three-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:48px;margin-bottom:48px;padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">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 decoding=\"async\" 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%\" \/><\/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<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who qualifies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be one scholarship recipient in 2025.&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 2025<\/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>July 25th, 2025<\/strong>. All applicants will receive notification by August 7th, 2025.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a79cdbe6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:36px;margin-bottom:36px\">\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\/wcus-2025-kim-parsell-scholarship-application\" 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<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/files\/2024\/05\/kim-jose.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3259\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Parsell (left) at WordCamp San Francisco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Help Spread the Word!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/tickets\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13\">Tickets<\/a> are now on sale, get yours before they sell out!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/volunteer-apply\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2197\">applications<\/a> close July 11, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/call-for-sponsors\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1584\">Sponsorship Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WordPress Foundation will once again offer the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for travel to WordCamp US 2025. 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