GNOME Foundation Announces First Batch of Fellowships
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GNOME Foundation Announces First Batch of Fellowships
The GNOME Foundation has selected the first recipients of its newly established Fellowship program and announced that Peter Eisenmann and Sophie Herold will begin work as the project’s inaugural Fellows this coming July. Both are long-standing contributors to the GNOME community whose upcoming year-long appointments are expected to significantly strengthen the project’s long-term sustainability.
“Sophie and Peter are both long-running GNOME contributors, with many significant contributions as members of the GNOME community.” — GNOME Foundation
The Fellowship program was first introduced in March 2026 with the goal of funding independent and community contributors whose work addresses critical gaps in governance, infrastructure, and core applications. The 12-month grants will fully cover each Fellow’s project contributions during that period.
Meet the First Fellows
Known for developing apps and libraries including Loupe, Pika Backup, Glycin, and welcome.gnome.org, Sophie will focus on establishing a new RFC (Request for Comments) process to strengthen project-level governance, and on modernizing base libraries through adoption of the Rust programming language for improved security and maintainability.
A long-standing maintainer of GNOME Files (Nautilus) and experienced contributor to platform libraries including GTK and GLib, Peter will modernize the Files application — improving thumbnail generation, user directory localization support, and bringing the app fully in line with modern GNOME platform conventions and design standards.
Broader Impact
Beyond individual developer support, the Fellowship program is designed to address long-standing needs in GNOME’s governance processes, infrastructure, and core applications — areas that have historically lacked sufficient dedicated manpower. The Foundation emphasized that this mechanism represents a new model it intends to continue exploring as a means of supporting the project’s long-term evolution.
The GNOME Foundation also acknowledged the strong interest shown in the first application round, thanking all applicants and strongly encouraging those who were unsuccessful to reapply in future rounds.
The work of Peter Eisenmann and Sophie Herold is made possible by the generosity of GNOME’s supporters. Those who wish to help fund future Fellowship rounds are encouraged to consider donating at donate.gnome.org.
