Scholarship scheme

We know that certain groups of people are under-represented in the world of SEO so we’re excited to offer scholarship places at our training and conference this September 2025 in San Diego.

Apply for a US training scholarship place

We’re obviously a tad biased but we think that learning and professional development is vital for search marketers. The world of SEO is always changing so it’s important to stay up to date on new technology and trends.

Visiting brightonSEO gives marketers the opportunity to learn from leading experts from across the globe, keep up to date on the changes and issues effecting the industry and learn new skills to take back to their role.

We know certain groups of people are under-represented in the world of SEO so we’re excited to offer scholarship tickets to our training and conference.

These places are free of charge and aim to give the opportunity to learn more about SEO to people from under-represented groups in our industry who wouldn’t be able to access it otherwise. We hope it will help open up the industry and routes to the top.

For example: people who are returning to work after a break (including maternity/parental/adoption leave), LGBTQ+ people, women, non-binary people, disabled people, people of colour, people who are unemployed or students. These categories aren’t exhaustive but hopefully give you an idea of who we’re trying to assist.

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How to apply for a scholarship

We are now accepting scholarship applications for our September 2025 event in San Diego.

Training scholarships:

We are offering complimentary places for eligible attendees on some of our training courses. These are a fantastic way to deepen your knowledge of an area of digital marketing and so accelerate your career.

These training courses take place on Monday September 22 and also include free entry to the conference on the Tuesday and Wednesday. Please note that the scholarship is for entry only and doesn't include travel and accomodation.

Apply for a training scholarship place - Entries close on September 1, 2025.


Conference scholarships:

You can also apply for a free single day ticket to the main conference.

Apply for a conference scholarship place for September 2025

We are constantly reviewing applications for our conference tickets and will be in touch shortly to let you know whether you have been successful in your application.

We won’t share details of who has been allocated a scholarship place (though recipients are obviously welcome to do this) and recipients will get exactly the same (marvellous) experience on the day as everyone else.

We’ve been working on making our events more accessible and inclusive so we are happy to chat about other ways we can accommodate your accessibility requirements.

Want to pay it forward?

Gift a scholarship place

Buy a ticket for a training workshop or conference, email it to [email protected] and we’ll assign it to someone via our scholarship process.

Help us reach potential scholarship recipients

Please spread the word about this opportunity to anyone who might benefit from it.