Diversity Scholarships

Our mission at Bocoup is to support universal access to information and the tools to understand and transform it. This informs a large part of why and how we operate CSSConf.

We are constantly seeking new ways to make our communities more inclusive. To that end, we are offering 2 diversity scholarships to attend CSSConf! These cover not only the cost of the ticket, but also accommodation and travel to NYC, if needed.

In the spirit of broadening our community, we want to encourage people from under-represented communities in our field to apply. In particular, we would love to see CSSConf become more diverse in terms of ethnicity and gender, as well as welcoming individuals who are members of any other under-represented communities. This may include (but is not limited to), people of color, women, transgender folk, and people of diverse sexual orientation, age, and experience level. We hope this scholarship program can enable you to join us and contribute to our conversation.

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SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

Each scholarship covers the following for a single individual:

• CSSConf ticket: A full ticket to participate in all CSSConf 2015 activities.
• Accommodation: Three night's hotel accommodation for those coming from outside the greater NYC area for the duration of the conference, June 18th-19th.
• Transportation: Approximately $700 to the cost of round-trip transport to NYC for those coming from outside the greater NYC area. We do have some flexibility here so do not be deterred from applying even if you are far away.

The scholarship does not include per-diem / food & local transport expenses in the city during the conference.