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Travel Stipends

Stipends are available to those seeking in-person training who do not have the personal or institutional resources to support their travel. Total estimated travel costs, availability of institutional professional development funds, and the status of Open Science programmatic support within applicant institutions will be considered. 

The Open Science Primer is funded by Institute of Museum and Library Services Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant (IMLS Grant No. RE-254818-OLS-23, PI: Emily Bongiovanni) 

Stipend Eligibility 

  • Applicants should be 1) a member of a historically underrepresented group in academia, and/or 2) an employee at an institution which primarily serves historically underrepresented groups. 
  • Applicant seeking funds for in an in-person workshop should be a minimum of two hours away by car/train or require a flight to attend. Flights should only be considered for applicants where driving or easy public transit is not available. 

Carnegie Mellon University 2024 Travel Stipend Application is now closed

Stipend applications for other Open Science Primer sessions and locations will open in October 2024.

Defining "Historically Underrepresented"

From Emory University's Institutional Equity and Compliance Website.

This term refers to groups who have been denied access and/or suffered past institutional discrimination in the United States and, according to the Census and other federal measuring tools, includes African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics or Chicanos/Latinos, and Native Americans.

This is revealed by an imbalance in the representation of different groups in common pursuits such as education, jobs, and housing, resulting in marginalization for some groups and individuals and not for others, relative to the number of individuals who are members of the population involved. Other groups in the United States have been marginalized and are currently underrepresented. These groups may include but are not limited to:

  • Other ethnicities
  • Adult learners
  • Veterans
  • People with disabilities
  • LGBTQIA+ individuals
  • Different religious groups, and
  • Different economic backgrounds