💛 Financial Aid submissions for PyCon DE & PyData 2026 are now closed.
We received 184 applications — significantly more than in previous years.

Curious how applications are reviewed?
Behind the scenes of the Diversity Committee 👇
https://2026.pycon.de/blog/how-diversity-committee-works/

#PyConDE #PyData #FinancialAid #Diversity

The least offensive explanation for what's going on is that these colleges' #financialAid appeals process simply replicate the FAFSA algorithm, so e.g., if your income has gone down since the tax year that FAFSA uses, the college can recalculate your student aid index by plugging your current income into the FAFSA algorithm. These colleges are unwilling to do the work to come up with a different algorithm/process to accommodate circumstances not addressed by the #FAFSA algorithm.
#college

Both UMass Lowell and University of Hartford portrayed this as something they have no choice about. "The FAFSA no longer takes # of kids in college into account, so we can't either."
When I pushed back on that, they both admitted that they could if they wanted but are choosing not to.
If you're not rich and you have multiple kids that will overlap in college, you may wish to ask colleges they're considering applying to whether that will increase their financial aid.
#college #financialAid #FAFSA

Of note:
1) The FAFSA used to consider the number of children in college when determining your need. This was recently removed.
2) Black and Hispanic families are more likely to have more children and therefore more likely to have multiple children in college.
I'm sure this is just a coincidence. 🤔
#college #financialAid #FAFSA #racism

Now the University of Hartford, which one of my other kids attends, has also informed me that they won't take into account the number of children attending college when determining financial aid.
I'm flabbergasted by this.
Colleges claim the goal of their financial aid programs is to make college affordable, and families with multiple kids in college clearly can't afford to pay as much tuition, yet they refuse to consider this.
What the actual fuck is going on here?
#college #financialAid

#Yale Offers #FreeTuition to Families With Incomes Under $200,000

Other costs would also be waived for #students whose families earn less than $100,000. Yale joins other elite #schools offering more generous #FinancialAid, including #Penn, #Harvard & #MIT.

#education
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/yale-free-tuition.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The financial aid office at UMass Lowell just sent me an email with two astounding claims in it.
1) Although the FAFSA asks how many students the family will have in college, it ignores that when calculating the student's financial aid index. This is ridiculous.
2) Since the FAFSA ignores it, UMass says they can't allow people to file appeals based on it.
Isn't the whole point of financial aid appeals to address circumstances not handled by the FAFSA?
smdh
#college #financialAid

Consider tuition payment plans to better manage college expenses. Interest-free installments mean you can keep your savings while still covering tuition.
#financialaid
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/47026/tuition-payment-plans/

IMF approves new $261 million disbursement for Ethiopia http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQPfC8 #Ethiopia #IMF #FinancialAid #EconomicGrowth #BudgetSupport

Last call for Financial Aid!
Apply by 18 January for support with ticket and travel costs.
🔗 Application: https://2026.pycon.de/financial-aid/
🔗 How the Diversity Committee works: https://2026.pycon.de/blog/how-diversity-committee-works/

#PyConDE #PyData #FinancialAid #Diversity

Let's see if today in specific, we can raise $150. Can we do that, Fedi, please?

This is for basic needs at the #Vulpibus.

We're using Atha's accounts to keep it all together.

PayPal sucks but it is currently the most functional method. https://PayPal.me/athamanatha
Cashapp: $athamanatha
https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune
Venmo: @Athamanatha
https://liberapay.com/athamanatha
IBAN, ACH, Zelle, cash, other methods available on DM request.

Also if anyone has any online or offline paid work for any of us, let us know. We have a variety of useful and applicable skills, from DIY to systems design, from art to writing, from electronics to farm work!
If anyone has $thousands to throw at making a bigger and more lasting change to our lives, we can make that into an effects multiplier with our work at @vulpinelabs - let's talk!
Yes, capitalism sucks. Please also consider ending this stupid system.

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AP: Rs. 5,000 in pastors' accounts today
https://vaartha.com/andhra-pradesh/ap-rs-5000-will-be-deposited-into-pastors-accounts-today/613144/
#BreakingNews #APNews #AndhraPradesh #APGovernment #GovernmentScheme #SocialWelfare #PastorsAssistance #FinancialAid #APUpdates #AndhraUpdates #TeluguNews #LatestNews #TodayNews #APBreakingNews #GovernmentSupport #PublicWelfare #StateNews #NewsUpdate #AndhraGovt #WelfareScheme

Tổng thống Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky cảnh báo nếu không nhận được tài trợ từ Liên minh châu Âu (EU) vào mùa xuân, Ukraine sẽ phải cắt giảm mạnh sản xuất máy bay không người lái (UAV), ảnh hưởng đến nỗ lực quốc phòng và chiến trường.

#Ukraine #EU #Zelensky #MilitaryAid #DroneProduction #TàiTrợ #ChiếnTranhUkraine #InternationalSupport #UAV #QuốcPhòng
#Ukraine #EU #Zelensky #MilitaryAid #DroneProduction #NationalDefense #WarInUkraine #InternationalSupport #UAV #FinancialAid

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