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== Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarships == | == Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarships == | ||
| − | + | As part of Code4Lib's ongoing commitment to reducing economic barriers and ensuring balanced representation from underrepresented groups, we are pleased to announce that we are now seeking applicants for our [https://2025.code4lib.org/general-info/scholarships 2025 Diversity Scholarship program]. The Code4Lib Scholarship Committee seeks to award several Diversity Scholarships based on merit and need. Domestic applicants (in the United States and Canada) can receive up to $1,750 USD. These funds are intended to cover travel expenses, hotel accommodations, and conference fees for the 2025 Code4Lib Conference in Princeton, NJ. The deadline for applications is '''Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:59 PM PST'''. | |
| − | + | Scholarship recipients will have their conference registration covered upfront. Hotel accommodations will be reimbursed. Other incidentals, like local transportation and meals, may be reimbursed depending on the awarded amount. Reimbursements will be processed at the conference. Additionally, there is an option to share accommodations with fellow scholarship awardees or other conference attendees. For inquiries about these arrangements, please contact '''code4lib-scholarships@googlegroups.com'''. Our goal is to ensure that financial concerns do not discourage anyone from applying. | |
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| − | Scholarship recipients will have their conference registration | + | |
We do not expect scholarship recipients to be responsible for being an ambassador for their group or an educator of others during the conference. While learning and exchange may happen as a result of interactions between participants, scholarship recipients are encouraged to focus on getting the most out of their experience and have no special duties or obligations apart from conference attendance, engaged participation to their comfort level, and giving us feedback on their experience. | We do not expect scholarship recipients to be responsible for being an ambassador for their group or an educator of others during the conference. While learning and exchange may happen as a result of interactions between participants, scholarship recipients are encouraged to focus on getting the most out of their experience and have no special duties or obligations apart from conference attendance, engaged participation to their comfort level, and giving us feedback on their experience. | ||
| − | [https:// | + | [https://2025.code4lib.org Code4Lib 2025 Conference] |
=== About Code4Lib === | === About Code4Lib === | ||
[https://code4lib.org Code4Lib] seeks to maintain a vibrant and diverse community of technology-minded folks. We are developers and technologists for libraries, museums, and archives who have a strong commitment to open technologies. Code4Lib began as a simple [https://wiki.code4lib.org/MailingList mailing list] in 2003 and held its first face-to-face meeting in 2005 in Chicago. The first official annual conference was held in 2006 in Corvallis, Oregon. Nowadays, the Code4Lib community gravitates around the same listserv, an annual conference with hundreds of attendees, as well as [https://code4lib.org/irc/ IRC and Slack channels] that are open for anyone to join. We are dedicated to being a diverse and inclusive community of technologists seeking to share ideas and build collaboration. You can [https://github.com/code4lib/code-of-conduct/blob/main/code_of_conduct.md read our Code of Conduct here]. | [https://code4lib.org Code4Lib] seeks to maintain a vibrant and diverse community of technology-minded folks. We are developers and technologists for libraries, museums, and archives who have a strong commitment to open technologies. Code4Lib began as a simple [https://wiki.code4lib.org/MailingList mailing list] in 2003 and held its first face-to-face meeting in 2005 in Chicago. The first official annual conference was held in 2006 in Corvallis, Oregon. Nowadays, the Code4Lib community gravitates around the same listserv, an annual conference with hundreds of attendees, as well as [https://code4lib.org/irc/ IRC and Slack channels] that are open for anyone to join. We are dedicated to being a diverse and inclusive community of technologists seeking to share ideas and build collaboration. You can [https://github.com/code4lib/code-of-conduct/blob/main/code_of_conduct.md read our Code of Conduct here]. | ||
| − | === Code4Lib | + | === Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarship Eligibility, Criteria, and Requirements === |
| − | * Applicants must be a member of a group that is not well-represented within the Code4Lib community, including but not limited to: women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, disabled persons, etc. We also invite applications from members of underrepresented and/or marginalized groups that do not fit into the categories listed above. | + | * Applicants must be a member of a group that is not well-represented within the Code4Lib community, including but not limited to: women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, disabled persons, etc. We also invite applications from members of underrepresented and/or marginalized groups that do not fit into the categories listed above. |
| − | * Applicants must be interested in actively engaging with the [https:// | + | * Applicants must be interested in actively engaging with the [https://2025.code4lib.org/general-info/about-c4l Code4Lib community]. |
| − | * | + | * The scholarship recipients will be selected based upon eligibility, financial needs, and rationale |
| + | * What you are looking forward to in Code4Lib 2025 | ||
| + | * How it may meet your professional goals | ||
| + | * How you may participate in the conference and/or the Code4Lib community | ||
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| + | === Code4Lib 2025 Conference Registration Details === | ||
| + | Conference registration spots and hotel rooms are being held for scholarship recipients. If your attendance is dependent upon receiving a scholarship, you do not need to register for the conference when registration opens. Code4Lib will facilitate your registration. While hotel rooms are being held, all scholarship recipients must book their hotel rooms. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed for their accommodations. Should you choose to handle your own conference registration, the cost of registration, along with other expenses as detailed in the call for applicants, will be reimbursed within the parameters of the award. Reimbursement for these expenses will be provided to scholarship recipients at the conference. | ||
| − | === | + | === Made Possible by Sponsors === |
| − | + | Currently, a total of 6 scholarships are available. We would like to thank our sponsors for their support of the Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarships. | |
=== How to Apply === | === How to Apply === | ||
| − | Submit your application materials via the Code4Lib online form: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/ | + | Submit your application materials via the Code4Lib online form: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeATjEPzfD2fXuDDLP-fdq9QQIgnCNx95My_mDimDL-8LDzRA/viewform Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarship Application Form] |
| − | Questions can be directed to ''' | + | Questions can be directed to '''code4lib-scholarships@googlegroups.com'''. |
| − | The application deadline is ''' | + | The application deadline is '''Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:59 PM PST'''. |
| − | The Code4Lib | + | The Code4Lib 2025 Scholarship Committee will notify all applicants by '''Monday, February 10, 2025''', regardless of results. |
Latest revision as of 21:01, 19 December 2024
2025 Scholarship Committee Documents
Contents
Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarships
As part of Code4Lib's ongoing commitment to reducing economic barriers and ensuring balanced representation from underrepresented groups, we are pleased to announce that we are now seeking applicants for our 2025 Diversity Scholarship program. The Code4Lib Scholarship Committee seeks to award several Diversity Scholarships based on merit and need. Domestic applicants (in the United States and Canada) can receive up to $1,750 USD. These funds are intended to cover travel expenses, hotel accommodations, and conference fees for the 2025 Code4Lib Conference in Princeton, NJ. The deadline for applications is Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:59 PM PST.
Scholarship recipients will have their conference registration covered upfront. Hotel accommodations will be reimbursed. Other incidentals, like local transportation and meals, may be reimbursed depending on the awarded amount. Reimbursements will be processed at the conference. Additionally, there is an option to share accommodations with fellow scholarship awardees or other conference attendees. For inquiries about these arrangements, please contact code4lib-scholarships@googlegroups.com. Our goal is to ensure that financial concerns do not discourage anyone from applying.
We do not expect scholarship recipients to be responsible for being an ambassador for their group or an educator of others during the conference. While learning and exchange may happen as a result of interactions between participants, scholarship recipients are encouraged to focus on getting the most out of their experience and have no special duties or obligations apart from conference attendance, engaged participation to their comfort level, and giving us feedback on their experience.
About Code4Lib
Code4Lib seeks to maintain a vibrant and diverse community of technology-minded folks. We are developers and technologists for libraries, museums, and archives who have a strong commitment to open technologies. Code4Lib began as a simple mailing list in 2003 and held its first face-to-face meeting in 2005 in Chicago. The first official annual conference was held in 2006 in Corvallis, Oregon. Nowadays, the Code4Lib community gravitates around the same listserv, an annual conference with hundreds of attendees, as well as IRC and Slack channels that are open for anyone to join. We are dedicated to being a diverse and inclusive community of technologists seeking to share ideas and build collaboration. You can read our Code of Conduct here.
Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarship Eligibility, Criteria, and Requirements
- Applicants must be a member of a group that is not well-represented within the Code4Lib community, including but not limited to: women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, disabled persons, etc. We also invite applications from members of underrepresented and/or marginalized groups that do not fit into the categories listed above.
- Applicants must be interested in actively engaging with the Code4Lib community.
- The scholarship recipients will be selected based upon eligibility, financial needs, and rationale
- What you are looking forward to in Code4Lib 2025
- How it may meet your professional goals
- How you may participate in the conference and/or the Code4Lib community
Code4Lib 2025 Conference Registration Details
Conference registration spots and hotel rooms are being held for scholarship recipients. If your attendance is dependent upon receiving a scholarship, you do not need to register for the conference when registration opens. Code4Lib will facilitate your registration. While hotel rooms are being held, all scholarship recipients must book their hotel rooms. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed for their accommodations. Should you choose to handle your own conference registration, the cost of registration, along with other expenses as detailed in the call for applicants, will be reimbursed within the parameters of the award. Reimbursement for these expenses will be provided to scholarship recipients at the conference.
Made Possible by Sponsors
Currently, a total of 6 scholarships are available. We would like to thank our sponsors for their support of the Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarships.
How to Apply
Submit your application materials via the Code4Lib online form: Code4Lib 2025 Diversity Scholarship Application Form
Questions can be directed to code4lib-scholarships@googlegroups.com.
The application deadline is Friday, January 24, 2025, 11:59 PM PST.
The Code4Lib 2025 Scholarship Committee will notify all applicants by Monday, February 10, 2025, regardless of results.
