From: Wikimania-l <wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Mohammed Sadat Abdulai <masssly@ymail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 3:28 PM To: Wikimania general list (open subscription); Wikimedia Mailing List; DerHexer Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarships
What I meant to ask was that: it was announced at Wikimania that "visa-rejected applicants from 2017 are automatically eligible for the 2018 event". Are they (visa-rejected applicants from 2017) required to apply again? through the same process?
-Masssly
On Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 21:51:47 GMT, DerHexer <derhexer@wikipedia.de> wrote:
Von: DerHexer <derhexer@wikipedia.de> An: Wikimania general list (open subscription) <wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
Gesendet: 20:08 Mittwoch, 20.Dezember 2017 Betreff: [Wikimania-l] Call for Wikimania Scholarships
Hi
all,
We
wanted to inform you that scholarship applications for Wikimania 2018 which is being
held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18–22, 2018 are now being accepted. Applications
are open until Monday, 22 January 2018 23:59 UTC.
Applicants
will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship
will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared
accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia
Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference
registration fees and shared accommodation.
Applicants
will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection
criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia
Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful.