Aptos Experience Builder Scholarship: The Ultimate, Paid Builder Immersion

Introducing the Aptos Experience Builder Scholarship: a sponsored opportunity for students, recent grads, and early builders to join us at Aptos’ flagship summit. Think of it as your all-access pass to the future of tech — with your travel, stay, and ticket covered by us.

The future of this ecosystem will be written by the next generation of builders: entrepreneurs, visionaries, people like you. This scholarship, with support from Aptos Labs, is our way of opening doors to emerging talent and empowering them to learn, connect, and shape the next wave of innovation on Aptos.

Why Apply?

The Aptos Experience isn’t just another conference. This is your chance to:

• Get inspired: The brightest minds in crypto share the latest tech & alpha

• Get connected: Founders, investors, and creators swap new ideas and proven playbooks

• Have fun: 2 jam-packed days to be part of crypto culture and let your creativity soar 

What You’ll Get

• 🎟 All-Access Pass — every talk, every workshop, every event

• ✈️ Travel + Lodging — we’ll cover your roundtrip flight and hotel in NYC

• 📸 Community Spotlight — chances to share your story, your projects, and your perspective

• 🔁 Ongoing Builder Support — connections that last beyond the summit

What We Ask Back

We don’t just want you to attend. We want you to be part of the story. To enrich participation, awarded scholars will be asked to:

• Share your Aptos Experience journey on socials (Tweet, TikTok reels, LinkedIn)

• Complete 1 of 3 post-Aptos Experience Community Challenges:

  • Guest speaker on a post-event AMA to give behind-the-scenes insights into what you learned and loved

  • Post-Event Write Up: Be a contributing writer for the Aptos Foundation Blog and write a post-event opinion piece on “Why Aptos is for Builders Like Me” or similar topic of choice, i.e. “Top Aptos Entrepreneurs at Aptos Experience”, etc.

  • Join the Aptos Collective to help lead and grow the builder community

Who Should Apply?

This scholarship is a great opportunity for:

• Students + recent grads studying fields related to Crypto, Technology, Business, and Design

• Previous hackathon participants

• Technical developers and non-technical builders of all levels 

• Entrepreneurs & business professionals

• Anyone ambitious and innovative with the drive to build something real

Key Dates

• Applications Open: Friday, September 12, 2025

• Applications Close: Monday, September 22, 2025

• Winners Notified: Wednesday, September 24, 2025

• Aptos Experience NYC:

  • Inbound Transit: October 13-14, 2025

  • Conference Days: October 15–16, 2025

  • Outbound Transit: October 17-18, 2025

Apply Today

Be in the room where it all happens, in the city that never sleeps, with the crypto community that can make your dreams a reality.

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