n o l o s e 2010: registration info

NOLOSE 2010: Financial Assistance & Scholarships

We're sorry: the application period has closed.

If you applied for either Financial Assistance or a scholarship between April 1 - April 16, you should be hearing from the Financial Assistance Committee soon. If you applied prior to April 1, you should have already heard back.

Questions? Please contact the Financial Assistance Committee.

 

How does this work?
We have two different categories and pots of money to distribute: A) Financial Aid; and B) Scholarships to individuals in underrepresented groups. These are reviewed separately and with different criteria, but you are welcome to apply for both! Only Financial Aid is reviewed on the basis of financial need.

Option A: NOLOSE Financial Aid
We are doing something different for our 2010 conference: we’re basing financial aid on living wage guidelines. [Instructions removed; application period has closed.]

NOLOSE recognizes that this system does have it's flaws, but despite its limitations, this cut-off is is designed to make the FA process as objective and egalitarian as possible, and to ensure that FA goes to the people who need it most. While we would love to be able to offer assistance to everyone who attends the conference (and in the past, we have offered financial assistance to a large majority of conference-goers), the financial aid system is designed to give preference to those with demonstrated financial need. NOLOSE works hard to provide a quality conference while keeping costs low, and has many individuals to thank for raising funds to bring people who would not otherwise be able to attend. For the 2008 conference, we were able to award the full amount of aid to everyone who applied.

More FA info: what, when, how and how much?

  1. We ask that everyone receiving FA contribute at least $50 toward their registration this year. Awards may be tiered, meaning some people will get more aid than others, based on need.
  2. We will start making FA offers after April 1st. To secure aid, you will need to pay the $50 minimum per your offer's instructions. Any remaining balance will be due June 1. FA applications that we receive after April 1 will depend on future fundraising efforts and availability of funding, so please apply early for your best chances.

Option B: Scholarships
This year, we are also offering 12 free full-conference registrations to people in historically underrepresented groups in our community.

We are offering scholarships to two individuals in each of the following groups: people of color, people with disabilities, supersized people, people over 50, folks outside of the US and North America, and trans people (we strongly encourage trans women to apply for this scholarship). You are encouraged to apply for a scholarship if you belong to one or more of these underrepresented groups. These registration scholarships are available regardless of applicants’ income level.

The 12 scholarships cover conference registration fees only; travel and hotel expenses are still the responsibility of the attendee. Please note that those in need should also apply for Financial Assistance (FA) to ensure better chances of aid, but scholarship awardees will not receive additional FA (which applies toward registration fees only).