From f4b8dee2341649a4e6fe47ee1ab2cb2b4bbf2548 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Cock
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 16:58:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update Travel_fellowships.md
We won't fund known predatory conferences for example.
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Travel_fellowships.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Travel_fellowships.md b/Travel_fellowships.md
index 4894d52..76c4269 100644
--- a/Travel_fellowships.md
+++ b/Travel_fellowships.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ This information will not be shared with the review panel but will be used by th
### Event and nature of participation
In this part, applicants will be expected to provide information about the event they have selected to participate in.
-Requested details include the name of the event, event website, dates (should take place within 1 year from the application deadline), type of the event (conference, training, or other), and confirmation if the event is taking place in-person or online.
+Requested details include the name of the event, event website, dates (should take place within 1 year from the application deadline), type and quality of the event (conference, training, or other), and confirmation if the event is taking place in-person or online.
Applicants should also describe the nature of their participation (presenter, attendee or other) and how it relates to open science practices or open source software.
OBF Event Fellowships are intended to enable awardees to participate in events that promote open source bioinformatics and/or open science.
From 1f20fefb3ea38be6f2671d560bfe69da1db4dca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Cock
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 00:17:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix from Nomi
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Travel_fellowships.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Travel_fellowships.md b/Travel_fellowships.md
index 76c4269..4894d52 100644
--- a/Travel_fellowships.md
+++ b/Travel_fellowships.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ This information will not be shared with the review panel but will be used by th
### Event and nature of participation
In this part, applicants will be expected to provide information about the event they have selected to participate in.
-Requested details include the name of the event, event website, dates (should take place within 1 year from the application deadline), type and quality of the event (conference, training, or other), and confirmation if the event is taking place in-person or online.
+Requested details include the name of the event, event website, dates (should take place within 1 year from the application deadline), type of the event (conference, training, or other), and confirmation if the event is taking place in-person or online.
Applicants should also describe the nature of their participation (presenter, attendee or other) and how it relates to open science practices or open source software.
OBF Event Fellowships are intended to enable awardees to participate in events that promote open source bioinformatics and/or open science.
From 5094298a7f31741e8e10da991e150d686b8970f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Cock
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 09:15:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Nom's suggestion
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Travel_fellowships.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Travel_fellowships.md b/Travel_fellowships.md
index 4894d52..578cf29 100644
--- a/Travel_fellowships.md
+++ b/Travel_fellowships.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ In this part, applicants will be expected to provide information about the event
Requested details include the name of the event, event website, dates (should take place within 1 year from the application deadline), type of the event (conference, training, or other), and confirmation if the event is taking place in-person or online.
Applicants should also describe the nature of their participation (presenter, attendee or other) and how it relates to open science practices or open source software.
-OBF Event Fellowships are intended to enable awardees to participate in events that promote open source bioinformatics and/or open science.
+OBF Event Fellowships are intended to enable awardees to participate in high-quality events that promote open source bioinformatics and/or open science.
We ask applicants to describe (maximum 250 words) how this event and their participation in it relate to these goals.
### Open Source Resources