{"id":4198,"date":"2026-11-03T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2026-11-03T21:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:05:55","slug":"puneet-sahalot-memorial-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengaluru.wordcamp.org\/2026\/puneet-sahalot-memorial-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Puneet Sahalot Memorial Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n

The Puneet Sahalot Memorial Scholarship comes to WordCamp Bengaluru 2026.<\/strong> Ten people from in and around Bengaluru who are new to the WordPress community and already getting involved will get a complimentary ticket and up to \u20b9300 towards their travel to the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications close by 10 November<\/strong>. The form is in the post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\n

In memory<\/span>WordCamp Bengaluru 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Puneet Sahalot
Memorial Scholarship<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Ten people from in and around Bengaluru will come to WordCamp Bengaluru 2026 with a complimentary ticket and help with their travel to the venue. It carries forward Puneet’s belief in giving people a chance, especially those just starting out. If you live in or around Bengaluru, fill in the form to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Apply for the scholarship<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
How it works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

10<\/b>recipients<\/small><\/span>Up to \u20b9300<\/b>for travel, plus your ticket<\/small><\/span>10 Nov<\/b>applications close by<\/small><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\"Puneet
Puneet Sahalot<\/b><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remembering Puneet<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Puneet Sahalot was an entrepreneur, a visionary thinker, a mentor and a guiding light for many people in the WordPress ecosystem. He helped people find their place in the WordPress community, and everyone who knew him remembers his humility, his generosity and how willing he was to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2012 he founded IdeaBox Creations as a one-person venture in Udaipur. WordPress was still new to many people in smaller cities then, and he helped bring WordPress culture to Udaipur and grow it there. He also laid the foundation for the Udaipur WordPress Meetup, a space where WordPress enthusiasts could meet, learn, share what they knew and grow together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His untimely passing left a void the community still feels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His biggest contribution was people.<\/span>WordCamp Rajasthan 2026<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

2012<\/b>Founded IdeaBox Creations<\/a> as a one-person venture in Udaipur.<\/span><\/span>Udaipur<\/b>Laid the foundation for the Udaipur WordPress Meetup.<\/span><\/span>Remembered<\/b>His name is on WordPress Remembers<\/a>.<\/span><\/span>2023<\/b>WordCamp Udaipur started the scholarship<\/a> in his memory.<\/span><\/span>2026<\/b>WordCamp Rajasthan carried it on<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the scholarship covers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Your ticket<\/small>Complimentary<\/b>A ticket for the weekend: every session on Sunday, lunch on both days, and eligibility for Contributor Day on Saturday, whose seats still go by its own sign-up.<\/span><\/span>Your travel<\/small>Up to \u20b9300<\/b>Towards getting to the venue and back by metro, bus or a shared cab. Keep your receipts, and the scholarship reimburses you after the event.<\/span><\/span>Recipients<\/small>10<\/b>We will choose ten recipients from the applications.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no accommodation, because this round is for people who already live here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who can apply<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

The scholarship is for people who are new to the WordPress community and already getting involved in their own way. You don’t need years of experience or a long list of contributions. We want to know that you’re taking part and that you’d like to do more of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming to meetups<\/span>Volunteering at meetups<\/span>Contributing to WordPress<\/span>Helping others with it<\/span>Starting something in your community<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any of these counts, and so does something that isn’t on the list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n

\/\/ three_conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01<\/b>You live in or around Bengaluru.<\/strong> This round can’t cover anyone travelling in from another city.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

02<\/b>You’ll travel by public transport or a shared cab.<\/strong> That is what the travel support pays for.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

03<\/b>You’re coming as an attendee.<\/strong> Volunteers and the WordCamp Bengaluru team already have complimentary tickets, so they can’t apply for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

04<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How it works<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

By 10 November<\/small>01<\/b>Apply<\/strong>Fill in the form below. Tell us about your journey with WordPress and what the weekend would mean to you.<\/span><\/span>After that<\/small>02<\/b>We read every application<\/strong>Every one of them is read before we choose.<\/span><\/span>By 11 November<\/small>03<\/b>We write to ten people<\/strong>Each recipient gets an email with their ticket code.<\/span><\/span>21 & 22 Nov<\/small>04<\/b>You come to WordCamp<\/strong>Keep your metro, bus or shared-cab receipts. The scholarship reimburses up to \u20b9300 after the event.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\n
\n

05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apply for the scholarship<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you live in or around Bengaluru, fill in the form below. Tell us about your journey with WordPress, how you’ve been getting involved, and what coming to WordCamp Bengaluru would mean to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications close by<\/span>10 November<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n