Global Diversity & Inclusion
We believe that diversity, inclusion and empowerment is transformitive for both individuals and organizations. Droidcon’s ethos has always been to gather together motivated Android developers from diverse backgrounds, interests, abilities and personalities to learn, meet and collaborate. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community where all members feel comfortable engaging and expressing themselves.
Our global diversity scholarship program is guided by a commitment to building a more diverse Android developer community and investing in the next tech industry leaders. We celebrate diversity, acknowledge inequality in the tech sphere and aim to combat this. We believe a great way to do this is by sponsoring members of underrepresented communities based on gender, sexual preference, physical and mental ability and ethnicity, as well as helping people who would otherwise be unable to afford a ticket in having access to the same opportunities.
To this end, droidcon is working with corporate partners as well as our global network of droidcon organizers across the globe to offer a range of scholarship options to over 25 droidcon events taking place each year.
What We Are Offering
Based on eligibility, availability and funding, droidcon will be offer a combination of scholarhip options for each event including:
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Free Ticket
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Full Ticket w/ Travel
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Full Ticket w/ Travel + Hotel
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Discounted Ticket
If you think you qualify for this and would like to attend, then please don’t hesitate to fill out the form below. We’d love to hear from you.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the scholarship you must be 18+, be an active member for the Android community and be able to attend both days of the event.
AND
You are a member of an underrepresented community, that includes but is not limited to
women, LGBTQIA+, persons of color, disabled persons, indigenous persons, aged 56+.
OR
You are finding it hard to make ends meet because you work for a non profit, recently graduated, are going through any current financial hardship or similar.
Our applications will be reviewed anonymously by a panel of judges. Any falsified applications will be disqualified. We look forward to reading them!
Application Deadlines
Applications are due 1.5 months before the droidcon event you are applying to. Following this a panel of judges will decide on successful scholarship beneficiaries and all successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified 2 weeks later.
