When the initial 'you've got a scholarship' email went out, we had hoped to be able to offer a debit/credit card to all scholarship recipients loaded with enough funds to cover some of the miscellaneous expenses.   We found out subsequently that it is not viable.   Therefore, we had to go back to offering the benefits that we normally do.  


For those of you on this mailing list who are scholarship recipients, please refer to the latest email that he is referencing here that also says that if it would be a financial hardship to cover these extra expenses there is a way to apply to have these covered.
 
If any of you have further questions about the scholarship process, please email wikimaniascholarships@wikimedia.org.

Thanks, 

Ellie
WMF Events Manager

P.S.  Everyone who received a scholarship offer and subsequently accepted for a full or partial should have received instructions for registering this past week.  If you didn't contact the email address above.    We will be putting up a list by user name of the scholarship recipients  shortly.



 

On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 5:06 AM, Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
On 22 April 2017 at 07:31, Pine W <wiki.pine@gmail.com> wrote:

> transparency

I'm fortunate enough to have received a full scholarship this time around.

The initial email said:

#~#~# Start quote 1 #~#~#

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.

#~#~# End quote 1 #~#~#

The most recent email, sent after acceptance of the offer, said:

#~#~# Start quote 2 #~#~#

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.

#~#~# End quote 2 #~#~#

Since no explanation for the changes was offered in that email, could
we have one here, please?

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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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