The eBPF Foundation is excited to announce a new “eBPF Foundation Community & Advocacy Fellowship” to reward and support innovative ideas that will grow the eBPF ecosystem for an increasingly global and diverse set of users, contributors, and end users. The program’s goal is to cultivate a vibrant, skilled, and expanding global eBPF community by empowering key individuals to make significant contributions to the eBPF community.
The eBPF Foundation Community & Advocacy Fellowship award is a grant given to active members of the eBPF community who have made meaningful contributions to the eBPF ecosystem, but are not paid to work on the project. During their time in the program, Fellows receive a monthly stipend and are expected to show progress towards their program goal.
Program Details
The fellowship is a six-month grant for individuals who want to dedicate their time to growing and educating the eBPF community. As a fellow, you’ll receive a monthly stipend of $1,500 USD and work toward specific program goals.
We’re looking for individuals who can help with things like:
- Creating educational materials like tutorials, guides, and example code in new languages.
- Translating documentation to make eBPF more accessible worldwide.
- Evangelizing eBPF at conferences and developing content for new language ecosystems.
If you have a project idea that will positively impact the eBPF community, we want to hear from you.
Who Can Apply?
- The eBPF Foundation Fellowships application is open to anyone who will be over the age of 18 at the time of the grant award.
- We welcome applications from prospective Foundation Fellows with different backgrounds from all over the world.
- We cannot consider applications from those who are paid to work on eBPF full time.
- Applicants already have a track record of contributions to the eBPF ecosystem whether through code, content, or community.
How to Apply?
The application window is now open! Please complete the application form by September 19, 2025 to be considered for the inaugural fellowship.
Fine Print
- Fellowships do not come with special eBPF project privileges.
- Fellows are required to set and meet specific milestones. At the midpoint and end of the program, Fellows will be asked to write a blog detailing their experience for possible publication on our website.
- Developed code as part of the program needs to be open sourced and ideally be upstreamed to the related projects. Educational materials and other non-code assets need to be made publicly accessible for everyone.
- 6 months from program start to finish date
- Stipend of $1,500 USD per month
- Fellows are required to sign a contractor agreement with the Linux Foundation and submit a monthly invoice to receive their stipend.
If there are any questions, please reach out to info@ebpf.foundation.