Scholarships & Equity Programs
Ethnographers strive to understand people on their own terms, while illuminating the complex ways in which we are interconnected. Doing good work means valuing the inherent worth of every person, fostering understanding and mutual respect, and embracing our differences.Economic, political, and job market volatility have created hardships for many people and shifted the priorities of funding organizations in all sectors. Initiatives that reduce barriers to access and participation in important educational and professional programs are significantly affected. As a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization, our commitment to our scholarship and equity programs is steadfast, but sustaining previous levels of funding for them has not been possible in this environment.
We continue to offer as many scholarships as funding allows and invite you to read about these opportunities below.
If you believe in supporting others who face financial barriers to accessing professional opportunities, and particularly if you have benefited from EPIC programs yourself, join the EPIC Care Circle by making a donation in any amount. It’s a crucial time for us to come together as a generous, supportive community that foregrounds our core values.
100% of your donation directly funds scholarships.
Thank you!
EPIC Care Circle, 2025
The EPIC Care Circle honors the spirit of care, community, and mutual shown by EPIC people whose donations directly enable opportunities for others.
Alison Christen, Martha Cotton, Glaucia Holzmann, Toi James, Sarah Johnson, ToTran Nguyen, Martin Ortlieb, Simon Roberts, Ovetta Sampson, Erin Taylor, Ulla Geisel, Siri Venning, Greg Weinstein, 15 anonymous donors
Programs
SCHOLARSHIPS
EPIC has always used a portion of our sponsor funding to offer scholarships for courses, our annual conference, and membership. Current economic volatility has significantly reduced this funding, but we continue to invite scholarship requests and make awards when funding is available.
- To request a discounted EPIC Course, please complete this form.
- To request a discounted EPIC Membership, please email membership@epicpeople.org.
- To request a discount for our Annual Conference, find the current conference year here and navigate to the registration page.
If you have questions or need assistance making a request, don’t hesistate to connect with a real EPIC human! info@epicpeople.org
EPIC FELLOWSHIP
In 2023 and 2024, EPIC ran a fellowship program that provided mentorship, scholarships, learning, and career development opportunities to an annual cohort of fellows. Demand was incredibly strong: in 2024, we were able to accept only 5% of applicants. The need for this program already far exceeded our resources and capacity.
The fellowship program was made possible by generous donors, sponsors, and volunteers. With increasing economic and political uncertainty, we have not been able to sustain funding. Thus, the fellowship has been suspended for 2025.
Until we can re-establish the fellowship and/or other programs that reduce barriers to participation and advancement in our field, we will use donations to continue offering scholarships to the extent possible.
Contact Us
We always welcome your questions and comments! Please send us an email and a staff or board member will respond.