Financial Aid

As part of our commitment to the Python community, we offer special grants for people in need of financial aid to attend EuroPython 2026. It is a privilege to support the Python community through our Financial Aid Programme and make attendance more accessible.

If you are receiving a grant, we want you to feel welcome and at home when you join us. You are encouraged to take part in any optional activities, whether that’s the free sprints and community gatherings, or the separately ticketed social events. Across the whole conference, this is your space to share your voice and make meaningful connections. Our hope is that you leave EuroPython feeling supported, empowered, and fully embraced by the community.

In-person Financial Aid applications have now ended.Remote Ticket Grant applications are now open until 10 July 2026.

Financial Aid Sponsors

The EuroPython Society is sponsoring the Financial Aid Programme again this year.

If you want to support EuroPython and its efforts to make EuroPython accessible to everyone, please consider sponsoring EuroPython by reaching out to sponsoring@europython.eu.

Grant Types

EuroPython offers four different types of Financial Aid grants::

1. 🆕 Remote Ticket Grant : Get a Remote Conference Ticket to join the main conference (Wed - Fri) remotely for free.

2. [Closed] Free Ticket Voucher Grant: Get a voucher for a free standard in-person Conference Ticket, covering the main conference days and sprints (Wed - Sun).

3. [Closed] Travel/Accommodation Grant: We will reimburse travel and/or accommodation costs up to 500ドル.

4. [Closed] Visa Application Fee Grant: Get reimbursed for the costs of a short-stay Schengen visa to Poland (up to 90ドル).

Grant Eligibility

Our grants are open to everyone in need of financial support to participate in EuroPython. We will look at the following criteria to help decide who qualifies for a grant:

1. Contributors: We want to support those who make the Python community a positive, inclusive and welcoming space. We welcome grant applications from folks who need financial support and who clearly put effort into the community and EuroPython, including speakers, volunteers, community organisers, and open-source contributors.
2. Social & Economic factors: Everyone should have a chance to attend EuroPython, regardless of their social or economic situation.
3. Diversity: We want EuroPython to be the most diverse and inclusive event possible, and we are especially committed to helping those from underrepresented groups in tech feel welcome, participate fully, and contribute to our community.

How to apply

Applications for in-person attendance ran between 19 March - 11 May and are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied!
Applications for Remote Ticket Grant are open until 10 July 2026.

Applying for a Remote Ticket Grant via Email

If you would like to attend EuroPython remotely but cannot afford a ticket, we encourage you to apply by simply sending us an email at finaid@europython.eu.

Just tell us a little about yourself, for example:

• your name
• your country of residence
• why you’d like to join EuroPython
• why the Remote Ticket Grant can make a difference to you
• anything else you’d like to share with us, such as your gender, profession, affiliation, or background

This doesn’t need to be formal or polished - we’d simply like to get to know you a little better, understand your circumstances, your connection to Python, and what attending EuroPython remotely would mean to you.

If your application is approved, you will receive an individual voucher code for a free Remote Conference Ticket, giving you access to the livestream and speaker Q&A during the main conference days (Wednesday to Friday).

Note: The information you share with us will only be used by our Financial Aid team for the selection of grant recipients and the processing of Financial Aid. No data is passed on to third parties, except where necessary for administrative purposes.

For more details on our privacy policies, please see our privacy policy.

Timeline

Grants for in-person attendance are awarded in two rounds. This makes it easier for us to reallocate grants in case grant offers were rejected in the first round. Receiving a grant early is also beneficial for people having to apply for a Schengen visa.

If you’ve applied for the first round, you will automatically be considered during the second round if you did not receive a grant during the first round. You do not have to reapply separately for the second round. In fact, if you want to increase your chances of receiving a grant, it is recommended to apply early.

You can also apply for a Remote Ticket Grant by sending us an email.

Note: dates in the timeline follow the Anywhere on Earth convention.

If you've already applied for round 1, you don't have to reapply for round 2.
Your application will automatically be considered for round 2 if you did not receive a grant in round 1.

Grant Policies

Policies for all grants

• Please note that all grants and grant offers are personal and non-transferable.

• You must accept a grant offer before the relevant acceptance deadline stated in the timeline. The grant offer will expire otherwise.

• The Financial Aid Team may also make grant offers outside the two main rounds of selection.

🆕 Remote Ticket Grant

• If approved, you’ll receive a voucher code for a free Remote Conference Ticket, with access to the livestream and speaker Q&A during the main conference days (Wednesday to Friday).
• Applications are open until 10 July 2026.
• To apply, email us at finaid@europython.eu (see How to apply for details).

If you’d like to learn more about what the Remote Conference Ticket includes, see our Remote Participation page.

Free Ticket Voucher Grant

• You will receive an individual voucher code for a free standard Conference Ticket, which grants you access to the three main conference days (Wednesday to Friday) as well as the sprints (Saturday and Sunday).

• If you have already purchased a ticket prior to being granted a free Financial Aid ticket voucher, please request a refund for the paid ticket separately before using the voucher to claim your free ticket. The Financial Aid programme cannot reimburse you the cost of tickets you previously paid for directly.

If your Free Ticket Voucher Grant was approved, you’ll receive your voucher code by email shortly—no further action needed!

Travel/Accommodation Grant & Visa Application Fee Grant

If you received a travel/accommodation grant or a visa application fee grant, you will be reimbursed after the conference via PayPal or bank transfer (SEPA/Swift). We will only reimburse you after we've received your receipt/invoices and a photo of your conference badge.

In addition, please pay close attention to the following:

• The total combined travel/accommodation grant cannot exceed 500,ドル unless otherwise agreed.
• The Visa Application Fee Grant cannot exceed 90ドル.
• Reimbursements will be made after the conference via PayPal or bank transfer (SEPA and Swift). It’s not possible to be reimbursed before the conference or by other means, such as cash.
• Note that we might experience difficulty transacting with certain countries due to sanctions or international regulations.
• Reimbursements will only be made after we’ve received your travel/accommodation receipts/invoices. The deadline to submit your receipts/invoices is 28 July 2026 Anywhere on Earth.
• Please make sure that your receipts/invoices contain the information necessary for us to validate them. At the very least, they should contain your name, the date, the amount, and specify what the receipt/invoice is for.
• Reimbursements will only be made to individuals who actually attended the conference. Please include a photo of your conference badge with your receipts/invoices.
• Please consider the risk of travel restrictions: choose flexible booking options that allow you to cancel in case you can’t actually make it to the conference.
• If you’ve applied for a grant or accepted a grant, but cannot make it to the conference, please contact us at finaid@europython.eu as soon as possible. This allows us to reallocate your grant to someone else.

Additional questions

If you have any additional questions for the Financial Aid team, don't hesitate to contact us via finaid@europython.eu.

See you at EuroPython in Kraków & online!