The STC announced this week that it was offering scholarships to 250 technical communicators that have “been laid off, let go, downsized, or have been forced to take a pay cut of 10 percent or more.” The money is to be used to attend the annual STC Technical Communications Summit. For more information on the scholarship eligibility details, click here.

The STC is also offering other types of “help” to writers who would like to attend. Things like:

• The option to pay half your registration fee online and the other half onsite.
• A list of ideas you could present to your boss to see if your employer will pay for your attendance.
• A list of discounted hotels and transportation ideas.

Personally I have never attended the STC Tech Comm Summit, but I would definitely like to one of these days. You can be sure that I will be taking advantage of all the discounts (like registering early) to make sure I can go. Perhaps next year.