That said, I do disagree with some of the things that have been said here. I don't think Praveen's comments come from jealousy, nor should he wait for a year where he doesn't apply to try and fix things. But in order to fix something, we need to a) have a demonstrated, systemic problem with how scholarships are awarded, and b) specific institutional changes that would fix these problems. This thread is largely lacking both a and b. Mike Peel graciously did the math a few emails up, finding that most people have only received one scholarship, with a tiny fraction receiving them all three years examined. Of these, is there a systemic problem with them lying on their past reports and no longer being active in their communities? Or maybe is it that their activity is on other projects, through off-wiki efforts, etc. Or maybe they bring something else to the table, and that is being evaluated. This is where we need to focus if there is going to be a productive conversation here, and we need to look for specific ways to fix this for next year's committee.