KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America
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Scholarships +
Travel Funding

The Dan Kohn scholarship program exists to support individuals who may not otherwise have the opportunity to attend CNCF events in three categories:

Diversity

Applicants must be from traditionally underrepresented and/or marginalized groups in the technology and/or open source communities who are unable to attend without assistance. Including, but not limited to persons identifying as: LGBTQIA+, women, persons of color, and/or persons with disabilities.

Need-Based

Applicants should be active community members who are not being assisted or sponsored by a company or organization, including anyone experiencing recent job loss or budget freeze, and are unable to attend for financial reasons.

Maintainer

Applicants must be active CNCF project maintainers who are not being assisted or sponsored by a company or organization, and are unable to attend for financial reasons.

Registration Scholarship recipients will receive a complimentary registration pass. Registration Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of need and impact. Selection will be made by an assembled group of reviewers who will assess each applicant’s request.

Application Deadline
September 30, 2025
At 11:59 PM Pacific
notifications by
October 10, 2025

Please note: Travel expenses are not covered under this Registration Scholarship. If you require travel funding in order to attend this event, please fill out the Travel Fund Request Form prior to submitting this Registration Scholarship application.

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide Travel Funding for all requests received. If you require Travel Funding in order to attend this event, we ask that you wait for confirmation that your request has been approved before completing the Registration Scholarship request.

We place an emphasis on funding applicants who are from historically underrepresented or untapped groups and/or those of lower socioeconomic status. If you work for a company that has the ability to fund your travel, we ask that you not apply, to save funds for those in need.

We receive thousands of requests for funding each year. CNCF is trying to use funds to assist as many people as possible. As such:

  • We are often unable to fund one person across multiple events in a year
  • Lower cost travel funding requests are more likely to get approved
  • We typically do not fund the same person two years in a row

Please fill out the form below to have your funding request considered. In order to maximize spend, travel fund assistance may only be used for:

  • Coach airfare tickets
  • Accommodation for the dates of the event plus one night prior to the event start date
  • Ground transportation to/from the airport

Note: Travel funding is a reimbursement program. Reimbursements are made after the event. If your travel fund application is approved, you will be required to show proof of attendance in order to be reimbursed.

CNCF recommends that Registration Scholarship and Travel Funding applicants check with the event host country’s visa and application requirements prior to application submission.

Application Deadline
September 12, 2025
at 11:59 PM Pacific
applicants notified by
September 22, 2025
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