Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship

SIGACCESS Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship

SIGACCESS supports technology innovation by and for people with disabilities, older adults and neurodiverse communities. The ACM SIGACCESS Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Award supports in person and virtual attendance at the ASSETS 2022 Conference on Computers and Accessibility.

This scholarship program provides support for diverse communities that are underrepresented in the accessibility research field, to encourage participation in the ASSETS conferences. Examples include, but are not limited to, researchers, practitioners, or advocates who have disabilities (which may include a variety of experiences such as neurodiversity, intellectual disabilities, cognitive disabilities, psychosocial disabilities, chronic illness, or sensory, motor, or physical disabilities), researchers, practitioners, or advocates who are deaf, and older adults, faculty and students from historically Black and Hispanic-serving institutions in the United States, researchers, practitioners and advocates working in developing regions, researchers, practitioners, and advocates who work outside of academia, members of Black, Indigenous or other communities of color, or individuals bringing LGBTQ+ perspectives to accessible computing. Increasing participation from these communities will contribute to the academic perspective of ASSETS and help create a more supportive, welcoming and inclusive ASSETS conference.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be involved in or interested in accessibility research, and they must explain this in their application;
• SIGACCESS Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship funds can only be used to cover the registration fee of the ASSETS 2022 conference;
• Applicants should have no other funding source to cover the registration cost.

Application Requirements

If you are interested in applying for a SIGACCESS Diversity and Inclusion scholarship, provide a short paragraph statement explaining your background, your experience or interest in accessible computing, and your need for financial support to attend the virtual conference.

The applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until October 1st, 2022 or until the designated funds of approximately $5,000 run out. Travel scholarships are also available, please contact equity-assets22@acm.org for more details.

After your application is approved, you will receive a code that will allow you to register for ASSETS 2022 without the registration fee.

Fill out this form to submit your application.