but I figured that Everyone Knows that you don’t get a spot unless you’re professionally involved in EA direct work, have been involved in one of the various formal EA fellowships, or have a bunch of personal brand recognition...
For what it’s worth, my experience is that this is entirely not the case. Most people from my country who have gone to EAG were not any of those.
I assume there’s an attendance fee, and I might not have wanted to shell out
There’s a ticket fee, but you can choose to pay a discounted amount, and if you receive financial aid to come to the conference, the ticket fee is waived.
I don’t know if you still want to attend EAGs, but I hope this tells you that you can definitely apply.
For what it’s worth, my experience is that this is entirely not the case. Most people from my country who have gone to EAG were not any of those.
There’s a ticket fee, but you can choose to pay a discounted amount, and if you receive financial aid to come to the conference, the ticket fee is waived.
I don’t know if you still want to attend EAGs, but I hope this tells you that you can definitely apply.