W3C opens Inclusion Fund and Invited Expert Fund for TPAC 2025

As 68% of the world is now online, we want and need to reflect the diversity of the whole world as more people continue to access, use and create the web. We believe that more diversity means better representation, which leads to better and more inclusive design. More diversity also brings higher quality results. 

W3C opened today, at the same time as registrations for TPAC 2025, the applications to two funds available as part of the W3C Community Engagement Support Program: The TPAC Inclusion Fund and the W3C Invited Experts Support Fund. This is designed to support people from under-represented groups who wouldn’t be able to attend or meaningfully contribute to TPAC without financial support.

TPAC is our major event of the year. It gathers our work groups and community for thought-provoking discussions and coordinated work to to develop open standards that enable a World Wide Web which connects and empowers humanity. TPAC 2025 is on 10-14 November, in Kobe (Japan) and online.

Applications are open until 8 August 2025. You can read more about this program on the TPAC 2025 registration page.

Sponsoring the funds

The TPAC Inclusion Fund and the W3C Invited Experts Support Fund contribute to W3C stakeholder strategy, as outlined in the 2025-2028 Strategic Objectives and Initiatives.

The amounts available for the funds are based on W3C member dues, funding from the Community Engagement Champions sponsorship plus donations.

We encourage you to contribute generously.