Scholarships & Travel Funding

FinOps Foundation’s Scholarship Fund is intended to enable FinOps practitioners and community members to attend when they would otherwise be unable due to a lack of funding. FinOps Foundation is pleased to offer this in two areas of the scholarship; Diversity Scholarships & Need-Based Scholarships.

Travel Funding

FinOps Foundation’s Travel Fund is intended to enable the FinOps Foundation community to attend when they would otherwise be unable due to a lack of funding. We place an emphasis on funding applicants who are from historically underrepresented or untapped groups and/or those of lower socioeconomic status. If you work for a company that has the ability to fund your travel, we ask that you not apply, to save funds for those that need it.

Please fill out the form below to have your funding request considered. In order to maximize spend, travel fund assistance may only be used for these areas:

• Coach airfare tickets
• Accommodation for the dates of the event plus one night prior to the event start date
• Ground transportation to/from the airport

Funds may not be used for miscellaneous travel expenses including food, visa costs, non-airport transportation, baggage fees, etc.

Note: If your travel fund application is approved, you will be required to show proof of attendance in order to be reimbursed. Receipt of Travel Funding does not guarantee entry to the event. Should the recipient not be able to travel due to COVID-19 or other reasons and travel has already been booked, the recipient will need to work with airlines and hotels to receive a refund. If a refund is not a possibility, The Linux Foundation will reimburse for incurred travel expenses within the allotted amount.

The Linux Foundation recommends that Registration Scholarship and Travel Funding applicants check with the event host country’s visa and application requirements prior to application submission.

If you have any questions please reach out to x@finops.org