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The application for the grant is closed on September 5. Results will be announced by September 11.

 

NEWS: DEADLINE EXTENDED

The Grant Committee has decided to extend the application deadline until 2009 September 5. By this new deadline, the grants are open for applications with the original conditions, for applicants from all regions. 

New results will be announced by 2009 September 11.

Information for those who have submitted their application before August 20:

  • Applicants from regions 1-4 (Europe and Russia) will have their applications accepted or rejected immediately and the results will be announced shortly. NOTE: New applications (those who applied after August 20th) from these regions still participate in the Grant until September 5th and will get results by September 11th.
  • Applicants from region 5 (the World) stay in competition without immediate results, and will have their acceptance results published by 2009 September 11.

 

If you are a Grant Applicant, and you also need a visa to Hungary, we advise to start with your application process immediately, and notify us by email if you want us to send the Letter of Invitation for visa. More information is available here.

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Introduction

While Plone Conference 2009 will be extremely inexpensive for a technology conference, we recognize that cost can be a barrier to participation for some attendees.  Therefore, we're pleased to announce that, thanks to the generous support of Open Society Institute, we will be able to offer over 25,000 EUR in financial support to ~90 conference attendees through Plone Conference 2009 Participation Grants!

Participation Grants will cover the 150 EUR conference registration fee and partially subsidize travel expenses.

Applications are open from July 28th and due by September 5, 2009.

Participation Grant Eligibility

Individuals who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for Participation Grants:

  • Full-time students (student ID required)

  • Individuals who are unemployed, self-employed, or independent consultants

  • Employees of NGOs

  • University teachers and staff members

Non-eligible participants

  • Employees of for-profit companies

  • Government employees (except for teachers/staff of public universities)

 

The grant amount will vary by geographic region, as follows:

Region 1: Hungary

Grant covers conference registration fee of 150 EUR

Region 2: Central and Eastern Europe + South-East Europe

Grant covers conference registration fee of 150 EUR plus travel subsidy of 200 EUR.

Region 3: Russia + Central Asia

Grant covers conference registration fee of 150 EUR plus travel subsidy of 300 EUR.

Region 4: Western Europe

Grant covers conference registration fee of 150 EUR plus travel subsidy of 200 EUR.

 

Region 5: The rest of the world

Grant covers conference registration fee of 150 EUR plus travel subsidy of 800 EUR.

Conference registration grants will be credited directly via the conference registration process; you'll need a valid PayPal account in order to receive travel subsidy payments. We are currently researching alternatives to PayPal for people in countries that PayPal doesn't serve.  We'll announce more details here soon.

Selection Criteria

All Participation Grant applications will be reviewed by a grant committee consisting of representatives from the Plone Conference 2009 organizing team, the Plone Foundation and Open Society Institute.  In the (likely) event that we have more applicants than our resources will support, we'll consider the following criteria in awarding grants:

  • Plone community participation, leadership and contributions

  • Involvement in translation and internationalization

  • What are you doing with Plone?

  • What do you hope to gain from attending Plone Conference 2009?

How to Apply

To apply for a Plone Conference 2009 Participation Grant, simply fill out our painless 10-minute application form.  We will start collecting applications on July 28.

Applications are due by September 5, 2009.  You'll hear back from us by September 11th. 

If you apply for a grant, but do not receive an award, you'll be able to register for the conference at the early bird rate (150 EUR).

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