It's that time of year again. From August 13-16, the 4th annual Netroots Nation conference will take place in Pittsburgh and once again, NN is teaming up with DFA to offer scholarships to send at least 30 deserving folks to the event.

As the conference grows each year, Democracy for America members have consistently been there helping to make the Netroots Nation conventions a continued success. As with many organizations, DFA contributes speakers, promotes attendance, and donates funds.

Last year, our members urged us to take our support a step further and find a way to help activists who couldn't afford to make it on their own still get to this great event. We started with a plan to send 9 scholarship winners. But the response and generosity went far beyond our expectations and in the end, 30 activists won a scholarship to Netroots Nation.

This year, we're starting with a plan to send 30 scholarship winners.

Click HERE to apply for a scholarship. Winners will get one Netroots Nation pass as well as lodging for one for the duration of the conference. The process by which winners are selected is as follows:

We will announce scholarship recipients in three rounds, with ten recipients per round. The people providing input on the selection process include the Executive Director of DFA, the Executive Director of Netroots Nation, former scholarship recipients, prominent bloggers... and you! Each applicant has a public profile and individuals can voice their support by nominating an applicant directly on their page.

The applicant with the most nominations at the end of each round will automatically win one of the ten scholarships guaranteed. Nominations reset at the start of each round, but applications and their accompanying profiles will remain active.

You can help 30 people attend Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh by contributing to the scholarship fund HERE.