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Accepting Applications Now! The 2022 Diversity Scholarship Committee hopes to award multiple scholarships, based on merit and need. Each scholarship will cover up to $1500 for travel costs, lodging, and conference fees for selected applicants from North America - with the potential for a few international scholarships of up to $3000. The scholarship will cover conference registration and hotel accommodations up front to scholarship awardees. Other incidentals like travel and meals may be reimbursed based on the amount awarded. Reimbursement will be managed independently at the conference. Pairing up housing with other scholarship awardees or conference attendees may also be accommodated. The deadline for applications is Monday January 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET (see below for more details). Please contact [log in to unmask] with any questions. We want to ensure that financial issues do not discourage anyone from applying to this award. The scholarship committee will notify all applicants by February 15, 2022, regardless of award results. Eligibility, Criteria, And Requirements Eligibility Criteria An applicant must be a member of a group not well-represented within the code4lib community, including but not limited to: women, people of color, LGBTQ+, ability/disability, non-binary gender identities, etc. We also invite applications from members of underrepresented and/or marginalized groups that don't fit into the categories listed above. Requirements We expect applicants to be interested in actively engaging with the Code4Lib community. For more information about Code4Lib, see the About Code4Lib Page. The scholarship recipients will be selected based upon their merit and financial needs. We do NOT expect scholarship recipients to be responsible for being an ambassador for their group or an educator of others during the conference. While learning and exchange may happen as a result of interactions between participants, scholarship recipients are encouraged to focus on getting the most out of their experience and have no special duties or obligations apart from conference attendance, engaged participation to their comfort level, and giving us feedback on their experience. Registration Details Registration spots and hotel rooms are being held for scholarship recipients. If you can attend only if you receive a scholarship, there is no need to register for the conference or book a hotel room when registration opens. Code4Lib will assist you with registration and hotel arrangements; however, if you register for the conference or book a hotel room, you will be reimbursed. Reimbursement for expenses will be provided to recipients during the conference. For how to apply, please go to: https://2022.code4lib.org/general-info/scholarships Yongming Co-chair of Code4Lib 2022 Conference Diversity Scholarship Committee -- Yongming Wang Systems Librarian R. Barbara Gitenstein Library The College of New Jersey Email: [log in to unmask]