In addition it says people that receive it will have to participate in GitHub events for it (they say a 10 hour per week commitment) and provide material/info f

In addition it says people that receive it will have to participate in GitHub events for it (they say a 10 hour per week commitment) and provide material/info for GitHub to share about the program. So they're going to waste your time (which is already scarce, overworked and limited) so you can do marketing for them. Just cut checks, don't make people act out reality show or circus tricks. Ask maintainers what they need and give it to them--that's how you help, not by adding to their workload.