Title: program – WordPress Community Summit

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/_dorsvenabili/) [Rocio Valdivia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/_dorsvenabili/)
3:53 pm _on_ February 27, 2017     
Tags: assistance, program, [summit ( 24 )](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/tag/summit/),
travel   

# 󠀁[Travel Assistance Program](https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2017/02/27/travel-assistance-program/)󠁿

As the name suggests the Community Summit only works because of the participation
of our amazing community members. But not everyone in our community has the financial
support of their employer or the money to pay their own way. Without them we’d be
losing out on input from people who are necessary to the conversations we will have
at our upcoming event.

With that in mind we are happy to announce a travel assistance program for the 2017
WordPress Community Summit, which will take place on Tuesday-Wednesday, 13-14 June,
before WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering
everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community
comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and
share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Europe in Paris,
France. Travel assistance will make it possible for more WordPress contributors 
to attend this event. This assistance may cover all or part of travel and/or lodging,
based on need.

There are no specific requirements to apply for travel assistance — we won’t ask
to see your tax returns — but we do have some goals in mind as we introduce the 
program.

**Important note**: Before you apply, please determine if you fall within one of
the following categories.

 * Contributors selected based on the list recommended by the wp.org team reps: 
   https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2017/01/26/community-summit-2017/
 * Non-active contributors that applied over Sign-Up form and finally selected by
   the Community Summit organizing team.
    https://make.wordpress.org/summit/2017/
   02/20/community-summit-2017-sign-up-request/

Our travel assistance team will be looking for applicants passionate about WordPress
who would not be able to attend the event without financial assistance.

Please indicate in the application the level of financial assistance you need, keeping
in mind that we strive to accommodate the maximum number of applicants that our 
budget will allow. In other words, please only apply if you really can’t afford 
the trip and your company will not pay for you to attend and ask only for the amount
you need to fund your attendance.

**Application deadline is April 14th, 2017**

Things to consider before applying:

 * **Please evaluate if you will really be able to attend the event.**
    If you decide
   you can’t attend after receiving a travel assistance award (travel/hotel), you
   will not be eligible for a WordPress event assistance in the future. We understand
   that situations may come up last minute, but please be considerate of other applicants
   and consider family and job obligations before applying.
 * **It is your responsibility to research the visa requirements for your country.**
   
   Please research obtaining a visa for your country prior to submitting your application
   and let us know the anticipated wait time to hear back about a visa. The WordPress
   Foundation can provide an Invitation Letter if necessary, whether you are applying
   for a travel assistance or not.
 * **You must have a current passport with an expiration date no earlier than 3 
   months after the conference to apply.**

##### 󠀁[Apply here for the travel assistance program](http://wceurope.polldaddy.com/s/travel-scolarship-application-2017-community-summit-cs)󠁿 and if you’ve been selected, we’ll be back to you before April 24th.

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