Sponsored membership
If the cost of membership is what's stopping you from coworking at The Skiff, or from coming in more often, you can apply for a sponsored membership. It's free or heavily reduced, for three months at a time.
Anyone can apply. We give priority to people from groups underrepresented in tech, including (but not limited to) people of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, women and disabled people.
Apply for sponsored membership
So far 38 people have had a sponsored membership. We've had over 70 strong applications, and sadly we haven't been able to support every applicant.
How applications work
Applications are confidential. Only Jonathan and Anna Markwell see them. We don't announce who gets a sponsored membership, though you're welcome to say so yourself.
We review applications each month and let everyone who applied know the outcome.
We'd like one in ten people at The Skiff on any given day to be here with the programme's support.
Who pays for it
Some of it comes from memberships that include more days than people use: that spare capacity goes towards sponsored places. The rest comes from members and friends of The Skiff who sponsor it directly. If you'd like to help, see how to sponsor.
The programme was inspired by the scholarships Remy and Julie Sharp run for ffconf.
Know someone who could use this? Send them this page.
Book your tour
You'll get shown around by a current member. They'll give you their honest perspective on working at The Skiff.
You can stay on after your tour for a free trial.
