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Applications accepted until 21 Aug 2025
Kiwi PyCon provides financial aid to those who otherwise would not be able to attend.
We strongly encourage people to apply for financial aid -- some attendees, speakers, workshop tutors, etc. may have some, or in rare cases, all of their expenses such as travel, accommodation and conference ticket fee provided to them from the Kiwi PyCon budget. The application process is simple, and straight forward. It’s also very liberal -- the only caveat is that speakers at the conference will have a higher chance of getting their application approved, so that we don’t lose a good talk because of financial need. We also don’t ban anyone from applying.
Please understand that we are a relatively small conference with a correspondingly small budget. Financial aid towards travel expenses will most likely be limited to domestic travel.
Every Contributor ticket contributes to the Financial Aid budget - they are essentially "buy one for you, one for somebody else" tickets.
The financial aid programme is the community holding up the community and making itself accessible at this major event through these financial grants. It is the very spirit of the conference; make the information, knowledge, friendships and connection available to everyone.
Timeline
25 May 2025: Financial aid applications open.
21 Aug 2025: Financial aid applications close.
28 Aug 2025: Financial aid grants awarded.
02 Sep 2025: Deadline to respond to accept / decline financial aid.
For any enquiries please email financialaid@kiwipycon.nz.