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Financial Aid Programme

PyConDE & PyData Berlin 2022

As part of our commitment to the Python and data science community, we are pleased to announce that we offer special financial grants for attendees to join us in PyConDE & PyData Berlin 2022. Please follow the instructions below to apply for a grant.

We offer financial aid conference grants in these 2 categories:

  1. Free ticket. Get a standard ticket for the conference (in-person or online) for free.
  2. Travel and Accommodation costs. We will reimburse travel and accommodation costs up to 400€.

When applying we will ask you to estimate the travel and accommodation costs.

Grant Eligibility

Our grants are open to all people in need of financial aid. We will specifically take into account the following criteria in the selection process:

Economic factors:

we want everybody to have a chance to join us at PyConDE & PyData Berlin 2022, regardless of their economic situation or income level.

Diversity:

we seek the most diverse and inclusive event possible.

In case you are unlucky and don’t get a free in-person ticket or travel/accommodation reimbursement, you will still be eligible to obtain a free online ticket.

How to Apply

Please fill in the form HERE.

Timeline

  • December 13th (2021-12-13) - open the financial aid grant opportunity
  • January 9th (2022-01-09) - the deadline for submitting the applications
  • January 21st (2022-01-21) - applicants will be notified by e-mail about acceptance or rejection.
  • February 4th (2022-02-04) - deadline for selected applicants' confirmation.

Refund Management

Free ticket

Personalized coupons will be generated to claim a free ticket.

Accommodation and travel grant

All grants involving reimbursements will be reimbursed based on approved receipts (hotel invoice, plane/bus/train ticket) sent to us before the conference. The reimbursement can either be made by bank transfer or PayPal payment after the conference.

Please note:

  • The maximum total amount of grant will not exceed the amount of 400€ per person.
  • If the applicant does not accept the grant before the mentioned deadline, the grant will be considered rejected by the applicant.
  • Not approved invoices will not be reimbursed.
  • Reimbursements before the conference, or via other means such as cash are not possible.
  • The financial aid grants will only be made available to registered attendees actually attending the conference.
  • Transfers to other people is not possible.
  • As part of our efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the conference we expect our attendees to use train rather than airplanes when possible. Thus, we will not refund air travel costs when other means of transportation are easily available. This will be considered on a case by case basis. Please consider this when calculating the estimated costs.

Become a Special Diversity Sponsor!

You or your company can support our diversity and finaid initiative by becoming a sponsor. We have a special “Diversity Sponsor” in the list of sponsor options, that can be booked separately or be included in the sponsor package. Check the sponsor brochure for more information and contact sponsoring@pycon.de.

Thank you. See you at PyConDE & PyData Berlin 2022.

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