{"id":71292,"date":"2023-04-12T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/?p=71292"},"modified":"2023-12-12T08:41:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:41:05","slug":"github-accelerator-our-first-cohort-and-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/news-insights\/company-news\/github-accelerator-our-first-cohort-and-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"GitHub Accelerator: our first cohort and what’s next"},"content":{"rendered":"
In November 2022 we announced GitHub Accelerator<\/a>, an exploration into what sustainable open source could look like. GitHub Accelerator<\/a> is a 10-week program where open source maintainers receive an initial sponsorship of $20K to work on their project, paired with guidance and workshops from open source leaders, with an end goal of building durable streams of funding for their work. Our goal with the program is to help the maintainers and projects wanting to make full-time career in open source take their first leap.<\/p>\n Today, we\u2019re thrilled to announce GitHub Accelerator\u2019s first cohort! The 2023 cohort has 20 projects, with 32 participants from all over the world, including Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK, and the US.<\/p>\n We received over 1,000 applications, and had the honor of looking at many incredible projects throughout this process. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted, and especially for your patience as we selected our first cohort, which was no small feat. We wish we could be working with many, many more of you. Thank you to the selection committee<\/a> who helped guide our choices and broaden our understanding of what topics would be essential to cover. The diversity of projects applying was inspiring: across industries, across the software stack, in project maturity, current funding, and the ultimate goals for sustainability.<\/p>\nMeet the 20 projects in GitHub Accelerator!<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n