Financial support initiatives
SoBigData Award for Diversity and Inclusion
Computer and Data science currently fail to adequately address equality and diversity issues, as there are genders and minorities which remain woefully underrepresented. The European Integrated Infrastructure for Social Mining and Big Data Analytics, the SoBigData++ Horizon2020 project has a mandate to promote equality and has established an award to promote a more diverse participation in computer and data science events. SoBigData++ has created the SoBigData Award for Diversity and Inclusion aimed at fostering participation from underrepresented groups, providing support to cover costs connected with the participation in computer and data science events.
About the Award
- The SoBigData Award for Diversity and Inclusion is fully sponsored by the SoBigData++ Horizon2020 project.
- SoBigData++ will sponsor this event with two awards
- The maximum sum allotted for each individual will be €1100.
- The sums spent by the awardee will be reimbursed only after they have been spent.
- Expenditures can go towards event registration fees, transportation costs and accommodation costs.
Eligibility Criteria
SoBigData++ has created the SoBigData Award for Diversity and Inclusion, aiming to promote a more diverse participation to computer and data science events, aiming to promote the participation of:
- Individuals that identify with a minority group, following the European Commission’s definition.
- Individuals who are either PhD students or have obtained their PhD and are Early Career Researchers.
- Awardees will be selected by a panel within the SoBigData++ project.
How to participate
In order to participate to the award selection, candidates are asked to:
- Complete the information form and paste within it a cover letter, describing why they feel their participation would foster diversity in participation in the selected event.
- Awardees will be asked to write a short article about their participation in the event and current research work which will be published on the SoBigData website and publications.
- Awardees will be asked to give permission to the SoBigData consortium to use their name and image on the SoBigData communication channels and publications.
Deadline: August 6th, 2024