Dear Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group,

I am writing to express my strong interest in participating in the *Indic Wikimedia Hackathon 2026* in Hyderabad. I recently saw the announcement regarding the event, which is scheduled for June 26–28, and realized that the deadline for the scholarship application was May 2nd.

I am a *BCA student* and have been a dedicated volunteer for *Punjabi Wikipedia and Wikisource* for over Five years. My experience includes completing the *"100 Wikidays"* challenge twice and working on the *"Punjabi Virsa Kosh"* to expand Punjabi content that is not avaliable in english. Additionally, I attended the *2024 Hackathon*, which was a valuable experience that furthered my interest in technical contributions within the ecosystem.

Given my background and ongoing commitment to the Wikimedia community, I would be very grateful if you could still consider my application. If the Google form is strictly closed, please let me know if there are any alternative ways to participate or if a waitlist is available.

Thank you for your time and for organizing such an important event for the community.

Best regards,

*Harmanjeet Singh (Harry)*

Wikimedia Username: *Harry sidhuz* On Sat, 2 May 2026 at 04:04, Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group via MediaWiki-India mediawiki-india@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:

Dear Wikimedians,

We would like to share a quick reminder that scholarship applications for the Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Hyderabad 2026 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Hyderabad_2026 will be closing in the next 2 days.

We have received a strong number of applications so far, and this will be the final call for anyone who is still planning to apply.

The hackathon is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad from 26–28 June 2026 (with 25 June as Day 0), organized by the Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_MediaWiki_Developers_User_Group (Indic-TechCom), in collaboration with the Open Knowledge Initiatives https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIITH-OKI team and OSDG club https://www.osdg.in/ at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Institute_of_Information_Technology,_Hyderabad .

Wikimedia hackathons bring together developers, designers, content contributors, and other community members to collaborate on building and improving tools, workflows, and technical solutions across Wikimedia projects.

The hackathon is intended for:

Technical contributors in the Wikimedia ecosystem (developers, maintainers, translators, designers, researchers, documentation writers, etc.)

Content contributors with an understanding of technical challenges in Wikimedia projects

Contributors from other open-source communities interested in engaging with Wikimedia technical spaces

To support participation, scholarships are available for selected applicants, covering travel, accommodation, food, and related expenses.

You can apply here: Scholarship application form (Deadline: 2nd May 2026): Google form https://forms.gle/BDa8tKGh3yT9W4qd9

If you have been considering applying, we encourage you to do so soon as applications will be closing shortly.

Further details, including the venue and program schedule, will also be shared soon. We encourage you to follow the essential details & updates on Meta-Wiki regarding this event. Event Meta-Wiki page: Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Hyderabad 2026 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Hyderabad_2026

If you have any questions, concerns, or need any support with the application reach out via the Meta-Wiki talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Indic_Wikimedia_Hackathon_Hyderabad_2026&action=edit&redlink=1 or email at contact@indicmediawikidev.org

Best regards, Indic MediaWiki Developers User Group

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