Merge pull request #762 from DILewis/main

Add bursary information

Author: annplaksin

_conferences/2025/05_registration.html

@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ <h2>Conference Registration</h2>
       <td>£10</td>
     </tr>
   </table>
-  <p>A limited number of bursaries will be available (details to follow shortly)
+  <p>A limited number of <a href="../bursaries">bursaries are available</a> &ndash; 
+    the deadline for applications is 21 March 2025.
   </p>
   <p>A conference dinner on the evening of Thursday 5 June will be 
     charged at £40 extra per head. The food will be organic, and 

_conferences/2025/06_bursaries.html

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+---
+layout: conference
+title: "Bursaries"
+permalink: "/conference/2025/bursaries/"
+tag: MEC2025
+id: bursaries
+---
+<img src="/images/conference/2025/banner.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="margin-bottom: 1em"
+  alt="Music Encoding Conference banner showing scenes from Clerkenwell, London">
+<div class="mec2025-page">
+  <h1>Bursaries</h1>
+  <h2>Supporting Conference Attendance</h2>
+  <p>We are pleased to announce that the Music Encoding Conference 2025 will offer
+    a limited number of travel bursaries of 500€ each to support students, early-career
+    scholars and under-resourced researchers who wish to participate.</p>
+
+  <p>These bursaries aim to help cover travel and accommodation costs, ensuring broader
+    access to the conference. While priority may be given to authors of accepted
+    submissions, <strong>all eligible participants</strong> are encouraged to apply.</p>
+
+  <p>
+    Bursary recipients will be selected based on the applications submitted, with decisions
+    made primarily on <b>financial need and potential benefit to the community</b>. We are committed 
+    to encouraging <strong>
+      diversity
+      and accessibility
+    </strong>, with a particular focus on supporting early-career researchers and students.
+  </p>
+
+  <h2>Eligibility Criteria</h2>
+  <p>Applicants should:</p>
+  <ul>
+    <li>Be a student, early-career researcher, or an under-resourced
+      scholar (including those from low-income institutions or countries).</li>
+    <li>Not have secured full funding for conference attendance</li>
+    <li>Communicate in their application how their attendance at the
+      conference will benefit and/or contribute to the Music Encoding Community</li>
+  </ul>
+
+  <p>You can apply to the bursaries by <a href="https://forms.gle/S457yVrCU6RQsWH76">filling in this form</a> before 
+    the end of Friday, 21 March 2025. You will need to submit a CV (pdf format) with the form.</p>
+
+  <p>The Music Encoding Conference will take place on 3-6 June 2025 at City University,
+    London, UK. It is an important event for scholars in digital editing, digital musicology and digital libraries, and
+    is the annual meeting of the Music Encoding Initiative (MEI) community.</p>
+
+  <p>These bursaries are supported by the generosity of the Music Encoding Initiative, and can be supplemented by
+    registration fees and donations.</p>
+
+</div>