If you wish to attend DjangoCon Europe 2026 but need some extra financial support to do so, we encourage you to apply for an opportunity grant by 1 March 2026. Candidates will be notified by email during the first week of March.
What are opportunity grants?
DjangoCon Europe 2026 offers grants to cover various expenses for attending the conference (which may include travel, hotel, registration, etc.). Our goal is to maximize the impact of our grant program within the limited resources we have.
Who is eligible for a grant?
Our grant program prioritizes anyone who is part of an under-represented or marginalized group. This includes but is not limited to:
- people experiencing poverty
- homeless and home/food-insecure people
- women and other gender minorities of all expressions and identities
- people with disabilities, whether visible and invisible
- people of color
- people living with or recovering from substance abuse
- sexuality minorities, including asexual people
- neurodivergent people
- people with chronic illnesses or diseases
- religious and ethnic minorities
- age minorities (under ~21, over ~60)
- caregivers of children or other dependents
- people who have experienced trauma and its aftermath (PTSD, anxiety, etc.)
Selection criteria
We want our grants to have an impact, both for the applicant and for the wider Python community. Some of the factors we consider while reviewing applications include:
- People who will make a difference
DjangoCon Europe acts as a meeting place for developers from all around the globe and especially Europe. Therefore, the selection process is designed to benefit people that will make a difference, particularly speakers and tutorial presenters.
The selection process attempts to promote a more diverse DjangoCon Europe community. While encouraging diversity takes many forms, we're happy to use the opportunity grant program as a very direct method of supporting diversity within the Python community. In particular, our grant program prioritizes those who belong to under-represented or marginalized groups in our industry, as attending our event is likely to be more difficult and financially onerous for them.
When prioritizing grant applications, we try to get a feel of how much impact this grant will have on the applicant and the wider community and country, compared to others. In this, we consider things like involvement in a local community, social impact of the applicant's activities and how accessible other conferences are to them.