Calling all FreeBSD developers needing assistance with travel expenses
to EuroBSDCon 2011.
The FreeBSD Foundation will be providing a limited number of travel
grants to individuals requesting assistance. Please fill out and
submit the Travel Grant Request Application at
http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/TravelRequestForm.pdf by
September 5, 2011 to apply for this grant.
How it works:
This program is open to FreeBSD developers of all sorts (kernel
hackers, documentation authors, bugbusters, system administrators,
etc). In some cases we are also able to fund non-developers, such as
active community members and FreeBSD advocates.
(1) You request funding based on a realistic and economical estimate
of travel costs (economy airfare, trainfare, ...), accommodations
(conference hotel and sharing a room), and registration or tutorial
fees. If there are other sponsors willing to cover costs, such as
your employer or the conference, we prefer you talk to them first, as
our budget is limited. We are happy to split costs with you or
another sponsor, such as just covering airfare or board.
*If you are a speaker at the conference, we expect the conference to
cover your travel costs, and will most likely not approve your direct
request to us. *
(2) We review your application and if approved, authorize you to seek
reimbursement up to a limit. We consider several factors, including
our overall and per-event budgets, and (quite importantly) the benefit
to the community by funding your travel.
Most rejected applications are rejected because of an over-all limit
on travel budget for the event or year, due to unrealistic or
uneconomical costing, or because there is an unclear or unconvincing
argument that funding the applicant will directly benefit the FreeBSD Project.
Please take these points into consideration when writing your application.
(3) We reimburse costs based on actuals (receipts), and by check or
bank transfer. And, we do not cover your costs if you end up having to
cancel your trip. We require you to submit a report on your trip,
which we may show to current or potential sponsors, and may include in
our semi-annual newsletter.
There's some flexibility in the mechanism, so talk to us if something
about the model doesn't quite work for you or if you have any
questions. The travel grant program is one of the most effective ways
we can spend money to help support the FreeBSD Project, as it helps
developers get together in the same place at the same time, and helps
advertise and advocate FreeBSD in the larger community.
Thank You,
The FreeBSD Foundation
