Talk:FOSS4G 2016 Travel Grants
--Christoph Baudson (talk) 05:25, 9 February 2016 (PST)
just to keep track of the progress.
Grant Programs
| Program | Description | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internationales Büro | Das Internationale Büro bietet deutschen Hochschulen, außeruniversitären Einrichtungen sowie kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen bezogen auf ausgewählte Partnerländer und forschungspolitisch prioritäre Themen aus Wissenschaft und Forschung Zuschüsse zu Sondierungsmaßnahmen und zur Vorbereitung von Projekten einschließlich Machbarkeits- und Pilotuntersuchungen | Processing | Got a confirmation mail, application has been forwarded to the responsible person |
| Google Travel And Conference Grants | Inquired | Again because Google is now a sponsor | |
| Stiftung Mercator | Die Stiftung Mercator ist eine private Stiftung, die Wissenschaft, Bildung und Internationale Verständigung fördert. | Inquired | - |
| YY Foundation | Foundation for Social Business | Inquired | - |
| Braun Stiftung | Wissenschaft und Internationaler Austausch | Inquired | - |
| Hertie Stiftung | Im Bereich Hochschule werden Projekt im Bereich gesellschaftliche Veränderung (u.a. Migration) gefördert | Inquired | - |
| Canonical | Company behind Ubuntu | Inquired | - |
| Stiftung Universität Bonn | Förderung der Wissenschaft, Vergabe von Studien-, Forschungs- und Reisestipendien | Denied | Only for projects of Bonn University |
| DFG | Die DFG fördert die internationale Projektkooperation, die internationale Mobilität von Wissenschaftlern von und nach Deutschland und die Internationalisierung der Hochschulen in Deutschland. | Denied | They have a program (Förderprogramms "Internationale wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen") for stuff like this, but you must have applied 6 months before the conference. We're too late. |
| Kapor Center For Social Impact | The Kapor Center is relentlessly pursuing creative strategies to leverage tech for positive, progressive change. | Denied | Only US, focus on Bay area |
| DAAD | Der DAAD bietet im Rahmen der Internationalisierung der deutschen Hochschulen Förderprogramme, darunter auch ein Kongress- und Vortragsreiseförderprogramm | Denied | Funds only for conferences outside of Germany |
| Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) | Denied | No suitable program | |
| Fritz-Thyssen Stiftung | Die Förderung internationaler wissenschaftlicher Zusammenarbeit gehört mit zu den Zielen der Stiftung. | Denied | No suitable program |
| Volkswagenstiftung | Förderung wissenschaftlicher Zusammenarbeit (kooperative Forschungsvorhaben) mit unterschiedlichen Schwerpunktregionen | Denied | No suitable program |
| Humboldt Stiftung | Die Humboldt Stiftung stellt Forschungsstipendien für Wissenschaftler aus dem Ausland, die nach Deutschland kommen und umgekehrt bereit, bietet aber auch Förderung für Kooperationsprogramme, wie Institutspartnerschaften | Denied | No suitable program |
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Sponsors
The travel grants program is currently sponsored exclusively by OSGeo and private donors. As the demand for travel grant funds is always higher than the supply, we need your help to get as many applicants to Bonn as possible. We aim to fund at least one applicant by private donations. In order to reach this goal we need at least 1000 Euro.
Please consider donating 25 EUR (or more) to this cause! (Hall of fame for donors? Raffle?)
(A progress bar would also be nice)
Tax returns for donations
The money is going to FOSSGIS e.V. (the german chapter of OSGeo). As FOSSGIS e.V. is a charitable organization, donors will receive (if needed) a written confirmation of their donation in order to claim a tax return.
Applicants
Coverage
Travel grants only cover the cost of a conference pass and accomodation in Bonn during the conference.
Please understand that travel cost like airfare is not covered by the travel grants program! Applicants are solely responsible to make travel and visa arrangements.
For students who need help with covering their travel cost, we offer the studentship programme, where students volunteer to help out during the conference. Applicants whose travel grants application has been accepted can earn a few hundred Euros (exact amount?) in order to cover for their travel cost. This compensation will be paid in cash after the conference. If interested, please also register for the [studentship program](http://2016.foss4g.org/attending.html=studentship).
Acceptance criteria
In order to guarantee a transparent and fair allocation of funds, the travel grants program uses a points system for ranking applications. Points are awarded if applicants match specific criteria, see below. After the application phase is over, all applicants are ranked by points, and the applicants with the most points will receive funding. The point system allows a maximum of 9 points.
Applicants receive points for the following criteria
Origin
The allocation of points is based on the [world bank country rating by income](http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups).
Applicants from Low-income economies receive 3 points. Applicants from Lower-middle-income economies receive 2 points. Applicants from Upper-middle-income economies receive 1 point.
Please note: Only applicants from countries in these three groups are eligible for the travel grants program! (nationality or residence?)
Gender
In order to create a more diverse community, women applicants receive 1 point.
Students
Students in general receive 1 point. (maximum age?)
If a student also participates in the [studentship program](http://2016.foss4g.org/attending.html=studentship), 1 point is awarded additionally.
Submitted and accepted talks
The Local Organizing Committee values applicants who are willing to contribute to the success of the FOSS4G. Therefore we award points for people who are willing to present at the conference.
A talk submission that is denied earns 1 point. A talk submission that is accepted earns 3 points.
Apply
(How can applicants apply?)
Timeline
Applications can be handed in during the month of May. The decision will be made and announced in the first week of June. (Timeline?)
Interesting links
Template mails
Google/english
Hello Google,
OSGeo, the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, is hosting its annual FOSS4G conference in Bonn, Germany, in August 2016. It is the main meeting place and educational outreach opportunity for OSGeo members, supporters and newcomers - to share and learn from one another in presentations, hands-on workshops and a conference exhibition. We are expecting around 900 participants from all over the world.
We are trying to encourage women who work or study in the geospatial domain to join the conference. We have come across your grants programme, and wanted to ask if it was possible to get funding from Google.
https://www.google.com/edu/scholarships/google-travel-and-conference-grants/
Please let us know if Google can help us.
Thank you for your consideration :)
german
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
im Namen der OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation), eine Non-Profit Organisation die sich für die Förderung von Freier und Open Source Software in der räumlichen Datenverarbeitung einsetzt, möchte ich die Humboldt-Stiftung um Unterstützung bitten.
Unsere Organisation veranstaltet seit 2006 die jährlich stattfindende FOSS4G Konferenz, die 2016 zum ersten Mal in Deutschland (in Bonn) stattfindet (https://foss4g2016.org/home.html). Diese Konferenz hat die Schwerpunkte Freie Geodaten, Fernerkundung, Katastrophenmanagement und Landinformation, und ist mit etwa 900 Teilnehmern aus der ganzen Welt ein einzigartiger Treffpunkt für Produzenten und Nutzer freier Software für geographische Informationssysteme aus Wirtschaft, öffentlicher Verwaltung und Forschung.
Um ein möglichst diverses und damit interessantes Teilnehmerfeld ermöglichen zu können, suchen wir Sponsoren die dazu beitragen auch benachteiligten Personen Zugang zur Konferenz verschaffen können. Wir würden insbesondere Studenten, Frauen und Menschen aus Schwellenländern den Zugang zur Konferenz erleichtern. Wir suchen Sponsoren, die zum Beispiel Flug-, Hotel- oder Konferenzkosten übernehmen können. Für eine einzelne Person würden im Durchschnitt etwa 1500€ an Kosten anfallen.
Die Humboldt-Stiftung ist uns als Förderer von internationalen wissenschaftlichen Veranstaltungen bekannt. Wir würden uns über ihr Engagement freuen.
Bei Rückfragen stehe ich jederzeit zur Verfügung.
Herzliche Grüße,
Christoph Baudson
Canonical
OSGeo, the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, is hosting its annual FOSS4G conference in Bonn, Germany, in August 2016. It is the main meeting place and educational outreach opportunity for OSGeo members, supporters and newcomers - to share and learn from one another about Open Source software in presentations, hands-on workshops and a conference exhibition. We are expecting around 900 participants from all over the world.
We are setting up a travel grants program in order to encourage people from third world countries and women who work or study in the geospatial domain to join the conference. We want to help participants with airfare, accomodation and conference passes. In past years demand for travel grants has always exceeded supply, so we are currently looking for sponsors who are active in Open Source to help us with the travel grants program. We would need around $1500 per participant.
We are already avid users and promoters of Ubuntu, for example for several years we are handing out OSGeo Live, containing the whole OSGeo software stack, running on an Ubuntu CD and VM!
Please let us know if Canonical can help us.