Welcome!
The Devcon Students Program is an Ethereum Basis initiative designed to offer a possibility for Ethereum ecosystem-members from underserved communities, distinctive circumstances, or growing areas to attend the most important annual gathering within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Now in its second yr, the Devcon Students Program supplies full scholarships to many all over the world to be taught, join, and develop with others within the blockchain house, culminating in an expertise to attend Devcon 5 in Osaka.
In collaboration with ecosystem leaders together with UNICEF Innovation, ConsenSys and Bounties Community, the Ethereum Basis chosen 50+ students from all over the world to take part in this system. The chosen students signify numerous walks of life, in addition to wide-ranging ranges of blockchain data. Their ability units embrace design, software program engineering, academia, coverage expertise and far more. Recipients are offered journey and convention lodging, unique programming, skilled networking alternatives and particular person steering from a gaggle of wonderful volunteers. Students are invited to publish articles on the transformative potential of blockchain expertise and in a while their experiences on the convention. We hope that every Devcon Scholar finds a house within the Ethereum neighborhood and that the chance to attend Devcon helps to jumpstart a future profession on this dynamic ecosystem.
Demographics of 2019 Cohort
We consider that working to extend range in our neighborhood is an funding in the way forward for Ethereum. The Devcon Students Program goals to advertise range and inclusion inside our burgeoning trade and to democratize entry to Ethereum training.
The 2019 Devcon Students cohort represents people from 15 totally different international locations together with Afghanistan, Argentina, Egypt, Nigeria, Sweden and Syria amongst others. The demographic breakdown of the cohort is as follows:
50% of Students self-identify as blockchain inexperienced persons, with the opposite 50% figuring out as intermediate or consultants in Ethereum expertise.
Roughly 80% of Students are between the ages of 18 and 34 years previous, and a majority of Students are feminine.
The Scholar cohort identifies as 18% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Asian/Pacific Islander, 27% Black or African American, 9% White, with 24% figuring out as multi-ethnic.
The Devcon Students Program is supported partially by beneficiant contributions from many organizations together with:
ConsenSys: $30,000 in instructional programming and certification alternatives offered by ConsenSys Academy
UNICEF Innovation: UNICEF’s Boost (BST) Token is getting used on the Bounties Network to show blockchain ideas and encourage multinational engagement and to carry new voices to the ecosystem. There have been over 140 bounty submissions in July 2019 alone.
Bounties Community: Developed the bespoke ETHScholars setting and is funding the fuel charges for all Students’ transactions all through this system.
Within the coming weeks, the Ethereum Basis will acknowledge quite a lot of Scholarship Supporters as we unveil this yr’s Devcon Sponsors.
Lastly, following Devcon, Bounties Community will launch Devcon Scholar Videos to highlight their experiences in Osaka.
For extra info on the Devcon Students Program, take a look at the Ethereum Devcon Scholars Medium, which shall be authored by the Students themselves and managed by program companions.
Please be a part of us in congratulating this yr’s class of Devcon Students. We look ahead to assembly everybody in Osaka!
P.s. – As talked about in our final Devcon weblog, we’re operating two on-chain ticket distribution mechanisms this yr, with any proceeds to benefiting the Devcon Students Program. These shall be on a comparatively small scale since we’re attempting out this method for the primary time, however could develop in years to come back. The primary is on chain public sale that may make use of a small price as a Sybil resistance measure, and it’ll start two days following this put up and final for 48 hours. Keep tuned for extra particulars, coming Thursday by way of weblog and Twitter!
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devcon staff
