EuroPython 2016: Financial Aid Sponsorship

Marc-Andre Lemburg -

We are very grateful to the Python Software Foundation (PSF) as our financial aid sponsor. Together with the budget we allocated, this has allowed us to provide finance aid to people who otherwise would not have been able to attended the conference or give a talk.

We are glad to announce that funds devoted to financial aid have risen by 30% compared to 2015.

Some statistics

  • Totals
    Total requested applications: 166
    Total accepted grants: 67 (40% of submitted applications)
    Total financial aid budget: EUR 25,000
    EUR 13,310 from the PSF, EUR 11,690 from the conference budget.
  • Grant types
    Ticket grants: 36
    Accommodation grants: 33
    Travel grants: 19
  • Countries
    Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France,
    Germany,  Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain,
    Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
  • Grantees
    Speakers: 42%
    Students: 48%
    Unemployed: 3%
    First time attending EuroPython: 66%

With gravitational regards,
–
EuroPython 2016 Team