On 22 April 2017 at 07:31, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
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I'm fortunate enough to have received a full scholarship this time around.
The initial email said:
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5. Having your scholarship cover the following expenses:
* Round-trip air travel from your city of residence to Wikimania, arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation
* Shared accommodation at a hotel selected by the Wikimedia Foundation for up to 6 nights (if you plan to attend pre-conference meetings) which includes breakfast and internet connectivity;
* Wikimania conference registration fee (for one person) for the 5 day program, which includes internet connectivity at the conference venue, two dinner receptions/party, lunches and refreshments during the conference program.
* An allowance to cover ground transportation between your home and the airport, and between the airport and the conference venue.
* An allowance for 4 dinners that are not provided as part of the conference registration fee.
* An allowance for filing fees for the Visa application process.
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The most recent email, sent after acceptance of the offer, said:
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We have altered and clarified what is covered in your scholarship. We have had to update the information we sent previously about what expenses your scholarship covers. A full scholarship to Wikimania ’17 does cover:
* Round-trip air travel from your city of residence to Wikimania, arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation (note: if you are requesting air deviations you may be asked to purchase your own ticket and be reimbursed later for the WMF business portion of your ticket.)
* Shared accommodation at a hotel selected by the Wikimedia Foundation for up to 6 nights (if you plan to attend pre-conference meetings) which includes internet connectivity;
* Wikimania conference registration fee (for one person) for the 5 day program, which includes internet connectivity at the conference venue, two dinner receptions, lunches and refreshments every day during the conference program.
Note that the following expenses will not be covered:
* Ground transportation between your home and the airport and between the airport and the conference venue.
* 4 dinners
* Filing fees for the Visa application process.
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Since no explanation for the changes was offered in that email, could we have one here, please?