This documentation is being updated. Some pages may change as the Fellow, Staff, and Developer guides are reviewed.

Welcome to lowFAT

lowFAT (Low effort Fellowship Administration Tool) is the Software Sustainability Institute’s open-source tool to manage Fellowship programmes efficiently.

This page offers documentation if you are a Fellow, a Staff member, or a Developer.

Fellows

Manage your claims, submit expenses, and track your Fellowship activities.

Fellow Guide

Staff

Manage applications, approvals, and reports for the Fellowship Programme.

Staff Guide

Developers

Learn more about the lowFAT codebase and contributor workflows.

Developer Guide

License & Code Style

  • License: BSD 3-Clause License. By submitting a pull request, you agree to license your contributions under BSD 3-Clause.
  • Code Style: We follow PEP8.

Reuse & Redistribution

lowFAT was originally developed as an internal tool, but you are welcome to reuse or redistribute it under the BSD 3-Clause License.

Questions? Open an issue on GitHub.