On 31 July 2015 at 10:19, Nicholas Michael Bashour <nicholasbashour@gmail.com> wrote:

I believe that partial scholarships to cover airfare but not lodging/meals/registration should be reinstated to give more opportunities for people to attend who might be able to cover some but not all of the costs, and leave the full scholarships to those with the most need. Airfare is usually the prohibitive aspect of attending for many, particularly those who have to travel the longest distances.

Best,

I agree with this. The last year that partial scholarships were supported (Hong Kong Wikimania), the partial scholarship was the reason I could attend (I was making a presentation there). In other years, when Wikimania was in a location to which I could book airfare at less than half the cost of the flight to Hong Kong, I didn't apply for any form of scholarship.

I do think the majority of the scholarship dollars should be full scholarships; however, I do think that partial scholarships had a significant impact in the past, and could do so again in the future.

Risker/Anne