Calling all FreeBSD developers needing assistance with travel expensesto EuroBSDCon 2011.
The FreeBSD Foundation will be providing a limited number of travelgrants to individuals requesting assistance. Please fill out and submitthe Travel Grant Request Application bySeptember 5, 2011 to apply for this grant.
How it works:
This program is open to FreeBSD developers of all sorts (kernel hackers,documentation authors, bugbusters, system administrators, etc). In somecases we are also able to fund non-developers, such as active communitymembers and FreeBSD advocates.
(1) You request funding based on a realistic and economical estimate oftravel costs (economy airfare, trainfare, ...), accommodations(conference hotel and sharing a room), and registration or tutorialfees. If there are other sponsors willing to cover costs, such as youremployer or the conference, we prefer you talk to them first, as ourbudget is limited. We are happy to split costs with you or anothersponsor, such as just covering airfare or board.
If you are a speaker at the conference, we expect the conference tocover your travel costs, and will most likely not approve your directrequest to us.
(2) We review your application and if approved, authorize you to seekreimbursement up to a limit. We consider several factors, including ouroverall and per-event budgets, and (quite importantly) the benefit tothe community by funding your travel.
Most rejected applications are rejected because of an over-all limit ontravel budget for the event or year, due to unrealistic or uneconomicalcosting, or because there is an unclear or unconvincing argument thatfunding the applicant will directly benefit the FreeBSD Project.Please take these points into consideration when writing your application.
(3) We reimburse costs based on actuals (receipts), and by check or banktransfer. And, we do not cover your costs if you end up having to cancel your trip. We require you to submit a report on your trip, which we mayshow to current or potential sponsors, and may include in our semi-annual newsletter.
There's some flexibility in the mechanism, so talk to us if somethingabout the model doesn't quite work for you or if you have any questions.The travel grant program is one of the most effective ways we canspend money to help support the FreeBSD Project, as it helps developersget together in the same place at the same time, and helps advertise andadvocate FreeBSD in the larger community.
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The FreeBSD Foundation will be providing a limited number of travelgrants to individuals requesting assistance. Please fill out and submitthe Travel Grant Request Application bySeptember 5, 2011 to apply for this grant.
How it works:
This program is open to FreeBSD developers of all sorts (kernel hackers,documentation authors, bugbusters, system administrators, etc). In somecases we are also able to fund non-developers, such as active communitymembers and FreeBSD advocates.
(1) You request funding based on a realistic and economical estimate oftravel costs (economy airfare, trainfare, ...), accommodations(conference hotel and sharing a room), and registration or tutorialfees. If there are other sponsors willing to cover costs, such as youremployer or the conference, we prefer you talk to them first, as ourbudget is limited. We are happy to split costs with you or anothersponsor, such as just covering airfare or board.
If you are a speaker at the conference, we expect the conference tocover your travel costs, and will most likely not approve your directrequest to us.
(2) We review your application and if approved, authorize you to seekreimbursement up to a limit. We consider several factors, including ouroverall and per-event budgets, and (quite importantly) the benefit tothe community by funding your travel.
Most rejected applications are rejected because of an over-all limit ontravel budget for the event or year, due to unrealistic or uneconomicalcosting, or because there is an unclear or unconvincing argument thatfunding the applicant will directly benefit the FreeBSD Project.Please take these points into consideration when writing your application.
(3) We reimburse costs based on actuals (receipts), and by check or banktransfer. And, we do not cover your costs if you end up having to cancel your trip. We require you to submit a report on your trip, which we mayshow to current or potential sponsors, and may include in our semi-annual newsletter.
There's some flexibility in the mechanism, so talk to us if somethingabout the model doesn't quite work for you or if you have any questions.The travel grant program is one of the most effective ways we canspend money to help support the FreeBSD Project, as it helps developersget together in the same place at the same time, and helps advertise andadvocate FreeBSD in the larger community.
More...