Are you an eBPF contributor creating tutorials, improving documentation, translating technical resources, organising workshops or helping more developers enter the ecosystem? The eBPF Foundation is offering a six-month fellowship with a $1,500 monthly stipend to support exactly this kind of community-building work. Applications are now open for the 2026 eBPF Foundation Community & Advocacy Fellowship, providing an opportunity for active members of the eBPF community to dedicate focused time to education, documentation, translation, outreach and advocacy. The fellowship runs for six months, with selected fellows receiving a US$1,500 monthly stipend, financial and institutional support, and opportunities to have their work amplified through eBPF Foundation channels. Applications are open from 7 August to 11 September 2026. An Open Source Fellowship Beyond Code Open source ecosystems depend on much more than software development. While code is fundamental, communities also need people who can explain complex technologies, write accessible documentation, create tutorials, translate resources, organise workshops and help newcomers become contributors. The eBPF Foundation’s Community & Advocacy Fellowship recognises this essential work. The programme is designed to support individuals already contributing to the eBPF ecosystem but who are not paid to work on eBPF full time. Rather than requiring fellows to become full-time developers, the fellowship creates space for contributors to strengthen the ecosystem through education, community engagement and accessible resources. This makes the opportunity particularly relevant to technical writers, educators, developers, community organisers, advocates, documentation contributors and other members of the eBPF community. What Is eBPF? eBPF is a technology that enables programs to run within the Linux kernel in a way that supports powerful capabilities across areas such as networking, observability and security. Its growing ecosystem includes developers, maintainers, researchers, educators and organisations building tools and resources around the technology. However, technologies can only reach their full potential when people can understand and use them. That is where community and advocacy work becomes critical. A well-written tutorial can help a beginner understand their first eBPF concept. Better documentation can help an experienced developer solve a difficult problem. A translated resource can make technical knowledge accessible to a new audience. A workshop can turn passive interest into practical participation. The fellowship is intended to support precisely these contributions. What Does the Fellowship Provide? Successful fellows will receive several forms of support during the six-month programme. $1,500 Monthly Stipend Each fellow receives a US$1,500 monthly stipend for six months. This provides financial support for contributors who want to dedicate focused time to a project that benefits the eBPF ecosystem. Financial and Institutional Support Beyond the stipend, fellows receive financial and institutional support from the eBPF Foundation. This can provide additional credibility and structure for projects designed to strengthen community participation and education. Visibility for Your Work Selected fellows can have their work amplified through eBPF Foundation channels. For contributors building educational resources, community projects or advocacy initiatives, this visibility can help their work reach a wider technical audience. What Projects Can Fellows Work On? The fellowship is deliberately broad. Potential projects include: Tutorials and educational materials Technical guides Example code Documentation improvements Translation projects Interactive learning tools Conference talks Technical workshops Community advocacy Content for emerging language ecosystems Other projects that positively impact the eBPF community This flexibility allows applicants to propose projects based on their existing expertise and understanding of community needs. A strong application should therefore not simply demonstrate technical knowledge. It should explain what problem the proposed project addresses, who will benefit and how the project could strengthen access to eBPF. Who Is Eligible? The fellowship is open to individuals from all regions and backgrounds, subject to the programme’s eligibility requirements. Applicants must: Be 18 years or older at the time of the grant award. Be from any region or background. Not be paid to work on eBPF full time. Have an existing track record of contributions to the eBPF ecosystem through code, content or community involvement. The existing-contribution requirement is particularly important. This is not simply an opportunity for someone discovering eBPF for the first time to receive funding for an untested idea. The programme is intended for people who are already contributing to the ecosystem and have demonstrated an interest in helping it grow. What Will Fellows Be Expected to Do? Being selected comes with responsibilities. Fellows are expected to establish clear project milestones and work towards achieving them throughout the six-month fellowship period. They must also share progress updates with the wider community and publish two blog posts documenting their fellowship experience and outcomes. For projects involving code, fellows are expected to open source code developed during the programme and, where possible, upstream it to relevant projects. Educational and non-code materials should also be made publicly accessible. These requirements reinforce the fellowship’s central philosophy: the work supported by the programme should ultimately benefit the wider open source community. A Strong Opportunity for Technical Communicators One of the most attractive aspects of this fellowship is that it recognises forms of contribution that can sometimes receive less attention than software development. A person who can take a complex technical concept and turn it into a clear tutorial is making an important contribution. So is someone who translates documentation into another language. So is a community organiser who brings developers together through workshops. So is an educator who creates an interactive learning environment that helps newcomers experiment with eBPF. The fellowship creates a formal support mechanism for this work. Lessons From Previous Fellows The programme’s previous fellows demonstrate the type of projects that can emerge from the fellowship. In 2025, Teodor Janez Podobnik, creator of eBPFChirp, used the fellowship to expand multimedia educational content and launch interactive online labs, helping learners explore eBPF directly through their browsers. Another 2025 recipient, Yusheng Zheng, worked on the modernisation and expansion of the bpf-developer-tutorial, incorporating technologies including libbpf, libbpf-rs and ebpf-go while expanding bilingual English and Chinese documentation and interactive learning resources. These projects illustrate the programme’s broader objective: lowering barriers to entry and making eBPF knowledge more accessible. Why Apply for the 2026 Fellowship? For an existing eBPF contributor, this fellowship offers more than financial assistance. It provides an opportunity to transform a community project that may currently be pursued alongside other responsibilities into a focused six-month initiative. The combination of funding, institutional backing, visibility and structured milestones can help contributors develop resources with broader and more sustainable impact. It can also provide a platform for contributors to demonstrate leadership within an important open source ecosystem. Important Application Deadline Applications for the 2026 Community & Advocacy Fellowship are open from 7 August through 11 September 2026. Prospective applicants should prepare a clear proposal that demonstrates: What are you building? Who will benefit? Why is this needed by the eBPF community? What will you accomplish during six months? How will you measure the project’s impact? A strong application should connect the proposed project to a genuine ecosystem need rather than simply describing an activity. How to Apply Interested contributors should review the official fellowship information and application requirements before submitting their application. Application deadline: 11 September 2026 Fellowship duration: Six months Monthly stipend: US$1,500 Eligibility: Applicants aged 18+ from all regions and backgrounds who are not paid to work on eBPF full time and have an existing record of eBPF contributions Apply for the eBPF Community & Advocacy Fellowship Build the Community Behind the Code Open source technology needs builders—but it also needs teachers, writers, translators, organisers, advocates and community leaders. The eBPF Foundation’s 2026 Community & Advocacy Fellowship offers an opportunity for existing contributors to dedicate meaningful time to this work while receiving financial and institutional support. For those already helping the eBPF ecosystem grow, US$9,000 in total stipend support over six months could provide the time and resources needed to turn a community idea into a lasting open source contribution. If your work helps more people understand, use and contribute to eBPF, the 2026 Community & Advocacy Fellowship could be your opportunity to take that work further. VISIT OFFICIAL WEBSITE HERE For more opportunities such as these please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and WPChannel Disclaimer: Global South Opportunities (GSO) is not the organization offering this opportunity. Applicants should independently verify eligibility criteria, funding conditions, chapter-specific requirements and application procedures through the official platform before applying. JOIN GSO WHATSAPP CHANNEL NOW