Grant opportunity
CNCF Ambassador Program 2026
CNCF is accepting applications for its 2026 Cloud Native Ambassador cohort, recognizing experienced cloud-native community contributors, organizers, mentors, speakers, and content creators.
- Funder
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
- Application deadline
- Application deadline: Jul 5, 2026
- Award
- Ambassador recognition, community support, training, event discounts, and program benefits
- Applicant
- Professionals / Community leaders
- Discipline
- Computer Science, Open Source & Technology
- Region
- Global
- Posted
- May 18, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The Cloud Native Ambassador program recognizes credible advocates for the cloud-native ecosystem who have made significant, sustained contributions to CNCF technologies, projects, events, education, mentorship, or community growth.
Who can apply
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old and agree to the CNCF Ambassador Standards of Excellence annually.
- CNCF evaluates applicants against evidence such as active CNCF project contribution, community leadership, public speaking, mentorship through programs such as LFX/GSoC/Outreachy, and content creation aligned with open-source principles.
What it supports
- Ambassadors help CNCF engage and enable the community through events, content, mentoring, feedback, collaboration, and community onboarding.
- The 2026 application window opened to the general public on 18 May 2026 and closes on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 pm PDT.
Funding and duration
Ambassadors receive recognition and are eligible for ambassador-specific support, training, mentorship, guidance, rewards, event discount codes, and community benefits; this is not a cash grant.
Application deadline
Application deadline: Jul 5, 2026
How to apply
Review the responsibilities, requirements, evaluation criteria, and important dates on the official CNCF application-process page, then submit the official application before 5 July 2026.
Call details
About the opportunity
The Cloud Native Ambassador program recognizes credible advocates for the cloud-native ecosystem who have made significant, sustained contributions to CNCF technologies, projects, events, education, mentorship, or community growth.
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) lists this opportunity for Professionals / Community leaders, Computer Science, Open Source & Technology, Global.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Computer Science, Open Source & Technology grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Global contexts.
Eligibility
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and agree to the CNCF Ambassador Standards of Excellence annually.
CNCF evaluates applicants against evidence such as active CNCF project contribution, community leadership, public speaking, mentorship through programs such as LFX/GSoC/Outreachy, and content creation aligned with open-source principles.
Funding and benefits
Ambassadors receive recognition and are eligible for ambassador-specific support, training, mentorship, guidance, rewards, event discount codes, and community benefits; this is not a cash grant.
Themes and supported activities
Ambassadors help CNCF engage and enable the community through events, content, mentoring, feedback, collaboration, and community onboarding.
The 2026 application window opened to the general public on 18 May 2026 and closes on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 pm PDT.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Application deadline: Jul 5, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Review the responsibilities, requirements, evaluation criteria, and important dates on the official CNCF application-process page, then submit the official application before 5 July 2026.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.