Pista ng Mapa & State of the Map Asia 2022 (LOCAL) Travel Grant

IMPORTANT: Application to the local travel grant is not an assurance that you will be awarded a travel grant. Travel grant awardees will be informed by the Organizing Committee on the week of October 17, 2022.

Eligibility

• Resident of the Philippines
• Filipino Citizen
• Must have registered as a participant or submitted a presentation to the conference

Application

Participants must fill out the application form, and answer questions to determine their profile.

Responsibilities

A participant awarded a travel grant is required to:

• Attend the five (5) day conference
• Write and share a post-conference write-up of their experience and learnings from the conference

Travel grantees are also encouraged to join the volunteer group for the conference (but this is not a requirement).

Criteria and Priority

• Students
• Diversity (gender, minority, indigenous peoples, etc.)
• City/Municipality income classification
• Submitted/Accepted presentation to the conference
• First time attendees
• Past atttendees who have shared about previous Pista ng Mapa conferences
• Contributions to the local OpenStreetMap, open data, and open geospatial communities

Grant

• For grantees from Metro Manila and nearby areas
  • PhP 4,000 to cover a round-trip bus ticket to Legazpi City, Albay
• For grantees from other places in the Philippines
  • PhP 8,000 to cover a round-trip plane ticket to Legazpi City, Albay

Grantees are expected to book their own tickets.