Scholarship

Fedora Scholarship

The Fedora Scholarship program recognizes one high school senior per year for contributions to the Fedora Project and free software/content in general.

Benefits

The Fedora Scholarship is intended to assist in the recipient's college or university education. To this end, the recipient will receive $2,000 USD per year for each of the four years that he/she is in college.

Additionally, the recipient will receive funding for travel and lodging at the FUDCon nearest to his/her location each year of the scholarship, should he/she choose to attend.

Recipients

2008: Ricky Zhou

2009 Application

Students who will begin college or university in Fall of 2009 are eligible to apply.

Please review the full terms & conditions of the 2009 Fedora Scholarship program.

Timeline

• September 1, 2008 -- Application window opens.
• February 16, 2009 -- Last day to apply.
• by April 6, 2009 -- Recipient will be notified privately, and preparations for public announcement (interview, press release) will begin.
• by May 19, 2009 -- Public announcement of the recipient, in conjunction with the release of Fedora 11.

How to apply

To apply, email scholarship AT fedoraproject DOT org. Attachments should be provided in .txt, .pdf, or Open Office format. Include "Fedora Scholarship Application" in the subject line.

The application should include:

1. name, age, and Fedora Account System username.
2. a resume, including contributions to Fedora or other free software projects.
3. a personal statement indicating why you would like to be considered for the scholarship. 500-1000 words is an appropriate length.
4. the names and contact information of two references from within the Fedora Project.
5. (optional) the names and contact information of one or two other references you would like the selection committee to contact.

Selection Committee

The selection committee will judge applicants based on quality of contributions made to Fedora and other free software projects, references provided, the amount of time the applicant has been contributing to Fedora, and the quality of the application.

The selection committee is made up of:

• the current Fedora Project Leader, as well as past FPLs who remain active in Fedora.
  • Paul Frields
  • Max Spevack
  • Greg DeKoenigsberg
• past recipients of the scholarship.
  • Ricky Zhou
• Matthew Szulik, Red Hat Chairman
• Chris Tyler, Professor at Seneca College and Fedora Board member
• Luke Macken, Fedora Software Engineer
• Dimitris Glezos, Fedora Localization Leader