The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will provide two $750 scholarships for comic book store owners and their employees to attend the ComicsPRO industry meeting in Pittsburgh February 22-24, 2024. The funds may be used for travel, replacement wages, lodging and meals; ComicsPRO will cover the registration fee for the meeting. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, at 5 p.m. EST.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• The applicant’s store must be in the U.S. or U.S. territories and be either a retail bricks-and-mortar store owned by an entity a substantial portion of whose revenue is derived from the bricks-and-mortar sale of books/comics, or mobile or pop-up store with an ongoing overhead investment that is open to the general public and maintains an annual average of 30 hours per week with an employee present.
• The applicant must be a regular part-time or full-time employee or owner of a comic shop.
• Applicants must be currently employed and have 90 days of continuous employment with the comic shop.
• Applicants must discuss application and potential selection as scholarship recipient with store owner/manager prior to applying for the scholarship.