[foss4g2014] On Travel Grants/Scholarships

[Angie Rudolph]

What is the deadline for applying for a grant?   A possibility would be to
divide it equally among the applicants at that deadline.  Another question,
what if a person applies but if they don't get all the funding they need
they will not attend, how are we going track that and re-disperse funds?


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Angie Rudolph
Greenwood Mapping, Inc.
c:(208)-201-5699



On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:16 PM, Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org>wrote:

> > I wonder if there's a way to structure the application so that it's
> possible for applicants to be specific in their ask for support. Something
> like --
> > -- I am able to contribute x towards registration (conversely, I seek
> $650-x in registration assistance)
>
> I think we should take the registration waiver as a given.
>
>
> > -- I need lodging (or not)
> > -- I need assistance with additional travel expenses (or not; if so,
> details required, because we/may not have funding to fly you in from
> Kansas/Austria/whatever)
>
> > I imagine there's some number of folks who would work within themselves
> to share hotel rooms (remember grad school?), or who might prefer to stay
> with friends/family here, or travel regionally ("I live in Salem so if you
> help me come up with the registration fee, I'm happy to commute, have to
> walk the dog every evening anyway" etc). If we can find a way to get more
> details from our folks-in-need, I imagine we'll be able to stretch our
> grant dollar and be able to assist more folks.
>
>
> I know we went around this once at the meeting, but I don't remember all
> of the details of which options we discussed, but I don't think we
> considered the "I would like this much money" option. If people feel we
> should consider that, then we can re-open the discussion.
>
> I like the idea of trying to drum up local "sponsor an attendee" funds at
> something less than the full supporter level.
>
> Darrell
>
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