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Comprehensive list of diversity scholarships including travel stipend opportunities and student discounts.

Diversity-Scholarships

Comprehensive list of diversity scholarships including travel stipend opportunities and student discounts.

Here is a list of scholarship and travel stipend opportunities to attend tech conferences around the globe. I also included a few links for educational workshops. Please look through each event and be sure to watch for the upcoming deadlines, some are as soon as tomorrow, February 22nd.

Most of these events are based in the US and throughout Europe. However, I can research for those hosted in other countries. If you have an event that you want to attend but aren’t sure if there is a scholarship available, please reach out to me and I will do my best to get one established. I can also refer you to a sponsor but please note sponsorship isn’t a guarantee.

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2018 Scholarships

Scholarship	Opens	Deadline	Location	Eligibility	Includes
RWDevCon 2018 Student Scholarship	Open Now	February 22, 2018	Alexandria, VA	You must be enrolled in a full-time educational program (such as high school, college/university, or a full-time immersive boot camp). You also must be able to attend the conference and the pre-conference fun day (Apr 5 – April 7, 2018). You must be able to pay for your own travel and hotel expenses.	The scholarship includes a ticket to the conference and an invitation to the team-only pre-conference fun day only.
SHIFT FORUM DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION	Now	February 22, 2018	SAN FRANCISCO	Graduate Students and Founders, leaders and CEOs of innovative companies using technology to improve the quality of their communities with efforts in sustainability, education and finding solutions to some of the most intractable problems of our day are encouraged to apply.
MongoDB World Scholarship	Now	May 4, 2018	New York	Applicants must be 18 years old or older, and must belong to a group that is underrepresented in the technology industry. This includes Black, LatinX, women, people with disabilities, people from low-income backgrounds, and individuals from the LGBTQ community.	Scholarship recipients will receive: Complimentary admission to MongoDB World. Complimentary admission to a pre-conference workshop of your choice (if applicable). Invitation to a lunch session with other Scholars. Speed mentoring with MongoDB speakers at the event. A MongoDB certification voucher applicable for both developer and DBA certification exams. Six-month access to on-demand MongoDB University courses. Lifelong membership in the online MongoDB Diversity Scholars community. A feature in a blog post
ChefConf	Now	March 12, 2018	Chicago, IL		Includes all the keynotes, track sessions, meals, social activities, and even a Chef Certification Exam.
O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference Scholarship	Now	March 1, 2018	New York	Requirements: Be a member of a group not well-represented within the tech community or at technical conferences, including but not limited to: women, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBT+, veterans. Must be able to attend the conference for which you are applying. If employed, your employer will not cover the cost of your conference attendance. Must be 18 years old or over to apply.	Conference pass that includes workshops/tutorials, plus the video compilation (Gold Pass or equivalent); training courses are not included in the scholarship. $599 (USD) prepaid gift card to help offset the costs related to attending the conference such as travel, lodging, food, and child care; gift card will be awarded to recipient onsite at the conference.
O'Reilly Fluent Conference Scholarship	Now	April 12, 2018	San Jose	Requirements: Be a member of a group not well-represented within the tech community or at technical conferences, including but not limited to: women, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBT+, veterans. Must be able to attend the conference for which you are applying. If employed, your employer will not cover the cost of your conference attendance. Must be 18 years old or over to apply.	Conference pass that includes workshops/tutorials, plus the video compilation (Gold Pass or equivalent); training courses are not included in the scholarship. $599 (USD) prepaid gift card to help offset the costs related to attending the conference such as travel, lodging, food, and child care; gift card will be awarded to recipient onsite at the conference.
O'Reilly Velocity Conference Scholarship	Now	April 12, 2018	San Jose	Requirements: Be a member of a group not well-represented within the tech community or at technical conferences, including but not limited to: women, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBT+, veterans. Must be able to attend the conference for which you are applying. If employed, your employer will not cover the cost of your conference attendance. Must be 18 years old or over to apply.	Conference pass that includes workshops/tutorials, plus the video compilation (Gold Pass or equivalent); training courses are not included in the scholarship. $599 (USD) prepaid gift card to help offset the costs related to attending the conference such as travel, lodging, food, and child care; gift card will be awarded to recipient onsite at the conference.
Cloud Foundry Summit Boston 2018 Scholarship	Now	February 23, 2018	Boston	Applicants must be from a traditionally underrepresented and/or marginalized group in the technology and/or open source communities including, but not limited to: persons identifying as LGBT, women, persons of color, and/or persons with disabilities; and be unable to attend without some financial assistance.	Recipients will receive a travel stipend which can be used for coach airfare, hotel (up to 3 nights), and ground transportation. Recipients will also receive complimentary conference registration.
HashiDays	Now	April 1st, 2018	Amsterdam, NL	Scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria: Applicants must be from traditionally underrepresented groups in technology, cloud, or open source communities. Not limited to: LGBTQ, women, people of color, people with disabilities, military service, people that are without any financial assistance.	The scholarship categories are broken down based on three type of attendees. The categories are as follows: Local Attendee - The person applying lives in the city where the conference will be hosted. They will be eligible for getting a free conference pass. Regional Attendee - The person applying lives in the same country where the conference will be hosted. They will be eligible for a conference pass, hotel, and regional transit (train, bus or airplane). Remote Attendee - The person applying lives in a different country from where the conference will be hosted. The person will be eligible for a conference pass, hotel, and domestic/international transit (airplane).
HashiConf	Now	July 1st, 2018	Amsterdam, NL	Scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria: Applicants must be from traditionally underrepresented groups in technology, cloud, or open source communities. Not limited to: LGBTQ, women, people of color, people with disabilities, military service, people that are without any financial assistance.	The scholarship categories are broken down based on three type of attendees. The categories are as follows: Local Attendee - The person applying lives in the city where the conference will be hosted. They will be eligible for getting a free conference pass. Regional Attendee - The person applying lives in the same country where the conference will be hosted. They will be eligible for a conference pass, hotel, and regional transit (train, bus or airplane). Remote Attendee - The person applying lives in a different country from where the conference will be hosted. The person will be eligible for a conference pass, hotel, and domestic/international transit (airplane).