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 creating areas to attend the most important annual gathering within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Now in its second yr, the Devcon Students Program gives full scholarships to many around the globe to study, 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 around the globe to take part in this system. The chosen students characterize varied walks of life, in addition to wide-ranging ranges of blockchain information. Their ability units embody design, software program engineering, academia, coverage expertise and way more. Recipients are supplied journey and convention lodging, unique programming, skilled networking alternatives and particular person steerage from a gaggle of wonderful volunteers. Students are invited to publish articles on the transformative potential of blockchain expertise and afterward their experiences on the convention. We hope that every Devcon Scholar finds a house within the Ethereum group and that the chance to attend Devcon helps to jumpstart a future profession on this dynamic ecosystem.
Demographics of 2019 Cohort
We imagine that working to extend range in our group is an funding in the way forward for Ethereum. The Devcon Students Program goals to advertise range and inclusion inside our burgeoning business and to democratize entry to Ethereum schooling.
The 2019 Devcon Students cohort represents people from 15 totally different nations together with Afghanistan, Argentina, Egypt, Nigeria, Sweden and Syria amongst others. The demographic breakdown of the cohort is as follows:
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50% of Students self-identify as blockchain newcomers, with the opposite 50% figuring out as intermediate or specialists in Ethereum expertise.
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Roughly 80% of Students are between the ages of 18 and 34 years outdated, and a majority of Students are feminine.
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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 academic programming and certification alternatives supplied by ConsenSys Academy
UNICEF Innovation: UNICEF’s Increase (BST) Token is getting used on the Bounties Community to show blockchain ideas and encourage multinational engagement and to deliver new voices to the ecosystem. There have been over 140 bounty submissions in July 2019 alone.
Bounties Community: Developed the bespoke ETHScholars surroundings and is funding the gasoline charges for all Students’ transactions all through this system.
Within the coming weeks, the Ethereum Basis will acknowledge a lot of Scholarship Supporters as we unveil this yr’s Devcon Sponsors.
Lastly, following Devcon, Bounties Community will launch Devcon Scholar Movies to spotlight their experiences in Osaka.
For extra info on the Devcon Students Program, take a look at the Ethereum Devcon Students Medium, which might be authored by the Students themselves and managed by program companions.
Please be part of us in congratulating this yr’s class of Devcon Students. We sit up for 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 might be on a comparatively small scale since we’re making an attempt out this method for the primary time, however might increase in years to come back. The primary is on chain public sale that can make use of a small payment as a Sybil resistance measure, and it’ll start two days following this publish and final for 48 hours. Keep tuned for extra particulars, coming Thursday through weblog and Twitter!
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devcon staff