Sponsor us#

We are looking for sponsors to help us organise the SciPy India 2026 Conference. Sponsorship helps us cover our costs and allows us to keep ticket prices low.

Download our sponsorship prospectus (PDF)

Our proceeds will go into the following areas:

The venue cost, the audio-visual setup, and recording the talks
Food and refreshments (tea/coffee) on both days
Keeping ticket prices low
Printing and signage
Merchandise such as t-shirts, stickers, and other items for attendees
Video and photography
All other costs of running a scientific conference

Current sponsors#

Past sponsors and supporters#

Previous editions of the conference have been supported by a wide range of organisations and institutions, both financially and in-kind. These include the following:

Attendee outlook#

Researchers and scientists in academia, industry, and government laboratories
Research software engineers, and maintainers of open source scientific libraries
Educators and faculty who teach computational work
Engineers working in modelling and simulation of physical systems
Data scientists and machine learning practitioners applying statistical and AI methods to complex data
HPC specialists and system administrators
Students and early-career contributors to scientific open source software

About previous editions#

250 to 300 attendees, including students, researchers, faculty, and engineers from academia and industry
Thirteen editions from 2009 to 2021
Held at venues such as SPACE Kerala, ISB Hyderabad, and IIT Bombay
Satellite conferences in educational institutions in cities across India

Tiers#

What you get	Title (exclusive!)	Gold	Silver
Amount	₹2,50,000 / €2500 / $2750 (plus applicable GST)	₹1,00,000 / €1000 / $1100 (plus applicable GST)	₹50,000 / €500 / $550 (plus applicable GST)
Slots available	1	3	5
Free tickets	10	5	2
Logo on this website	✓	✓	✓
Logo in the programme	Large	Medium	Small
Logo on screen between sessions	A screen of your own	✓	✗
A short video between sessions	Up to 30 seconds	✗	✗
Logo on the talk recordings	✓	✓	✗
A stall or table	Conference day	Conference day	✗
Something of yours in the attendee bag	✓	✓	✗
Job postings shared on our channels	✓	✓	✗

We name every sponsor in the closing remarks and thank you afterwards on our channels on all tiers.

Startup and small business discount: Startups and small businesses are eligible for a 50% reduction on the Gold and Silver tiers. You qualify if your organisation is under five years old and has fewer than twenty-five employees. Please tell us when you contact us! If you are just outside those limits and the full amount is out of reach, write to us anyway and we will see what we can arrange.

Don’t see a tier that fits your needs? Please write to sponsor@scipy.in to discuss your requirements and how we can accommodate them.

Scholarships and financial aid#

Whatever tier you pick, we can shape a part of your contribution around making the conference accessible for people who would otherwise not be able to attend. Please raise this when we have a conversation, and we can work out the details together:

Complimentary tickets for attendees selected through a financial aid process
Accommodation at or near the venue
Travel bursaries for speakers, volunteers, and attendees
Something else, shaped around your budget

You may also earmark a part of your contribution for scholarships. We would especially like to see participation in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) fields from:

Students and early-career researchers
Women and non-binary individuals
Members of the LGBTQIA+ community
Persons with disabilities
Religious and ethnic minorities
Members of Adivasi and tribal communities, and historically marginalised caste groups, including Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC)

In-kind contributions#

A venue or rooms for satellite events around the two days
Catering contributions for lunch or refreshments
Travel or accommodation for speakers
Printing, signage, and merchandise (T-shirts, stickers, etc.)
Video and photography needs for marketing and documentation
Cloud or compute credits for workshops that need them

What sponsorship does not include#

We are unable to provide speaking slots. Please submit a talk proposal through the call for proposals process. We will consider all proposals on their merit, and we do not give preference to sponsors.
We do not place sponsor content within the programme itself. Sponsor branding appears between sessions rather than during them, and sessions are not used for product promotion. Where your tier includes a video, it is played during a break and not from the stage.

Getting in touch#

Please write to sponsor@scipy.in. We will send you the current tier figures and arrange a call. Our sponsorship prospectus is also available as a PDF, should you need something to circulate internally.

Our fiscal host is the Association for Promotion of Free and Open Source Technologies. All sponsorship contributions are made to AFROST, which is a registered non-profit in India.

Contributions will be acknowledged on our website and in our programme, and we will provide a receipt for your contribution. We are happy to discuss custom sponsorship arrangements, and we welcome sponsors from various industries who share our commitment to scientific computing and data science.

Important

Payments will be directed through our ticketing platform, KonfHub. We will provide you with a link to make your contribution through KonfHub, and you will receive a receipt for your payment.