A promotional image used in the announcement of Oculus’ Launch Pad funding initiative. (credit: Oculus / Twitter)

Back in March, Oculus announced the creation of Launch Pad, a workshop and funding initiative created in part as a way to attract the development efforts of “women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and anyone who is willing to share how their perspective adds to the ‘diversity of thought’ in our community.”

Now, in the wake of reports of Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey’s funding of a controversial pro-Trump “shitposting” group, some participants in that initiative are having doubts about their involvement with the company.

The 100 fellows chosen for the Launch Pad program took part in a one-day bootcamp to develop their project idea in May and have received feedback and mentorship from the company via online forums over the summer. Participants are also competing for scholarships of $5,000 to $50,000, the winners of which will be announced in October.