Thanks to the support of our sponsors, we have budget set aside for providing financial assistance to anyone who might otherwise find it difficult to attend. This includes both speakers and attendees.
Financial assistance grants take the form of reimbursement for expenses incurred in getting to and presenting at the conference.
These expenses can include:
Please ask only for what you need in order to be able to attend the conference and highlight any opportunities you would use to save costs, such as finding cheaper accommodation further from the city (public transport in Brisbane provides easy access to the venue).
Grants are available to both speakers and delegates attending PyCon AU, and the application process is the same regardless if you are applying to speak.
To apply for financial aid please fill out the application form linked by the button below. Applications will be approved in two batches:
To ensure equal consideration, please submit your application by 29 March 2026 Anywhere on Earth (AOE).
Submissions received after this date may still be considered if there is additional available funding.
If granted assistance, you will still be expected to organise and purchase travel and accommodation yourself and request reimbursement. You will be given a maximum amount of reimbursement based on the assistance you requested. Once assistance is granted, you can start making bookings and sending us your receipts.
If possible, we ask that you submit your reimbursement requests in batches. For example you might request airfares and deposits early on, and then submit a second request for accomodation and incidentals after the conference.
Your grant confirmation email will outline the requirements for receipts and proof of payment, as well as how to submit receipts for reimbursement.
If you have any questions about financial assistance please contact us at contact@pycon.org.au
We are hoping to provide financial assistance for attendees who might otherwise find it difficult to attend. If we are able to provide it, attendee financial assistance would include either:
Note that we will only be able to consider applications for attendee financial assistance if you are travelling from within Australia, or from a location in the Pacific/Oceania region that does not have a more appropriate local PyCon.
Our ability to provide this will depend entirely on how much sponsorship we receive, and we will announce the availability financial assistance along with instructions on how to apply if and when we are able.
