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(This article was first published on <strong><a href="http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2018/02/diversity-scholarships.html"> Revolutions</a></strong>, and kindly contributed to <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.r-bloggers.com/">R-bloggers)</a> </div>
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<p>One of the greatest things about the R community is its <a rel="nofollow" href="http://forwards.github.io/blog/2017/01/13/mapping-users/" target="_blank">diversity</a>. This is largely thanks to organizations like <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2016/09/all-the-r-ladies.html" target="_blank">Forwards and R-Ladies</a>, who have been instrumental in welcoming women and other under-represented groups to the world of R. Likewise, conferences in the R community encourage diversity, with open codes of conduct, facilitations like on-site child-care, and by offering scholarships for travel and lodging to encourage attendees from diverse backgrounds. </p>
<p>Here are three upcoming R community events that are offering diversity scholarships:</p>
<p>The <a rel="nofollow" href="http://unconf18.ropensci.org/" target="_blank">rOpenSci Unconference</a> (May 21-22, Seattle) is now accepting self-nominations to participate. You can request travel support as part of the application process, and the organizers &quot;strongly encourage applications from women and other underrepresented genders, people of color, people who are LGBTQ, people with disabilities or any other underrepresented minorities in research&quot;. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ropensci.org/blog/2018/02/08/unconf2018/" target="_blank">Applications are open now</a>.</p>
<p>The <a rel="nofollow" href="http://2018.erum.io/" target="_blank">eRum 2018 Conference</a> (May 14-16, Budapest, Hungary) will include a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://2018.erum.io/#workshops" target="_blank">Package Development Workshop for Women</a> presented by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://forwards.github.io/" target="_blank">Forwards</a>, which is also <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/UpshiftRKft/ForwardsWorkshopScholarshipApplicationForm" target="_blank">offering scholarships to attend</a> (thanks to funding from the R Consortium). The deadline to apply is February 25.</p>
<p>The <a rel="nofollow" href="https://user2018.r-project.org/" target="_blank">useR! 2017 Conference</a> (July 10-13, Brisbane, Australia) is <a rel="nofollow" href="https://user2018.r-project.org/blog/2018/01/25/scholarships/" target="_blank">offering scholarships</a> for those seeking financial aid to attend, and in addition <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.meetup.com/R-Ladies-Melbourne/" target="_blank">R-Ladies Melbourne</a> is offering two $500 travel scholarships. Applications are open now.</p>
<p>If you're thinking about applying, Forwards offers useful <a rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/forwards/conferences/blob/master/diversity_scholarships.md" target="_blank">tips for applying for diversity scholarships</a>.</p>
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