Registration

Registration for NEST 2025 is here!

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The NEST Scholarship Program

After my first year at NEST, my life was changed forever. I found a community of people who understood me at a core level and who would become my friends and family for life. I wanted to attend for almost a decade before my first time. In some instances, work schedules or life circumstances had gotten in the way. Other years, it was the financial burden that I was not able to overcome. Travel, hotels, food, and taking time off work can all be monetary factors that can become challenges for anyone to attend NEST.

This year, instead of early bird pricing, we are introducing the NEST Scholarship Program. If the cost of the ticket for NEST is an obstacle for you to attend this year, you can apply for a scholarship by filling out the linked Google form. Your application will be reviewed by someone on staff but will remain confidential. If accepted, you will receive up to 66% off the cost of the ticket.

There’s no shame in asking for help if you need it, and your privacy will be respected. Likewise, if you are awarded a scholarship, please be humble and don’t brag or flaunt it. This program is intended to help those who need a little financial assistance to make it to NEST this year.

If your application is selected, you will receive a one time use discount code to be applied when purchasing a ticket. Keep that code a secret because it’s a personalized discount code and only good one time for one ticket. Keep this in mind if you plan to apply for this scholarship; don’t buy a ticket until you receive a response. Don’t worry about us hitting the registration cap before you get it though, if there’s a risk of that later on we’ll let everyone know.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us via Discord, or email!
-Chris P. (NEST Coordinator)

NEST Scholarship Program Application

Pay It Forward Donations

On the opposite end; we have heard from a few people that they would love the opportunity to financially support NEST in additional ways, but accepting random donations has never been a clean process. Therefore we are introducing a simple add-on to your order, where you can add $10 increments to your order to fill the NEST coffers.

This is a completely optional donation. It is never expected, nor is it required in any way, shape, or form.

What does NEST use its funds for?

The main costs break down to:

• Hotel contracts
• Food
• Operation Hammond
• Water & Snacks
• New to 2025 – the Scholarship Program

NEST has always been able to stay afloat for these via its main registration, and we don’t foresee that changing. Extra money, however, would allow us to expand some things:

• Larger hotel contracts (hotels with more meeting space, complete hotel buyout contracts)
• Additional catering
• Upgrades to our play equipment
• Possibly lower attendance cost all around

Money made from NEST has never, is never, and will never, be used for personal purchases. Every purchase made with NEST funds is in some way related to and benefiting the event.