General information

About the Champions Program

What it is, goals, a short history and our philosophy of free and open content.

Something about champions.

Program statistics

Cohorts
4
Champions
38
Mentors
33
Workshops taught
1
Projects
15
Outreach activities
18
Participants per cohort Champions Mentors
CohortChampionsMentors
2022-2023910
2023-2024910
2025-2026910
2026-20271111

How it is organized

Roles

Champion, mentor, instructor and director.

1 workshop · 1 track

Workshops grouped in thematic tracks, each with its open material.

Annual call

Every year the call for participants opens for the next cohort.

Opens on February 1, 2027

Projects + outreach

The result: R packages created or reviewed, and outreach activities.

For other communities

How we organize the Champions Program

Open documentation of our process (call, selection, follow-up, budget and lessons learned) so that other communities can replicate it.