Travel Scholarships
NOTE: we are currently confirming funding for 2025 travel scholarships.
We are pleased to offer travel scholarships to individuals attending the Empower {MN:CS} professional development conference who are traveling from outstate Minnesota.
Take a moment to fill out the scholarship form. The scholarship will cover hotel expenses up to $600 and provide a mileage reimbursement for travel.
Lodging
The Northern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education does not have a specific block of rooms held for Empower {MN:CS}. However, the UMN Office of Admissions has a list of hotels that are located close to Kenneth H. Keller Hall.
Note: The discounted rates for hotel rooms do not apply to this event. Below are the three hotels that are closest to the location of the event building.
The Graduate (1 block)
Days Inn Hotel (0.7 miles)
Hilton Garden Inn (0.6 miles)
Parking & Transportation
Kenneth H. Keller Hall is easily accessible off the METRO Green Line. The METRO Green Line travels down Washington Avenue through the heart of the East Bank Campus.
The closest parking lot to the event is the Washington Avenue Parking Ramp, 501 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Parking expenses will not be reimbursed and must be covered by participants.