Hi Naureen

I'm the scholarship co-chair, what you are offering is a wonderful opportunity thank you.

Please contact Roman and me directly to discuss how we can make this a reality , my initial thought is that WMF process would run it normal course, while that is happening we can identify people from places like Myanmar who rated highly but werent offered a place and dont have an affiliate scholarship pathway to pursue.

There are some mechanics we'll need to put in place and there will also be some privacy issues to consider, before it goes ahead.

Thank you again for such a wonderful offer

Regards

Gnangarra

On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 02:42, Naureen <msnora@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Roman,

I’ve begun a job now and been pondering giving money specifically for supporting scholarships to Wikimania. Is that an option? I’d like to help support for example increasing people coming from Myanmar abc other under represented language regions.

Warm regards
Naureen Nayyar
Stockholm

On Sat, Feb 8, 2020 at 10:42 AM, Roman Bustria Jr. <bustrias@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello Everyone!
As you may know, Wikimania 2020, will happen on 5–9 August 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Wikimedia Foundation Scholarships Program is offering a limited number of scholarships to cover the cost of selected individuals’ travel, conference registration fee, and accommodation to attend Wikimania using funding provided by the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF).
Scholarship applications open: 17 February 2020
Deadline for applying for scholarships: 16 March 2020 23:59:59 UTC.
Phase 1 eligibility assessment by the WMF: March (no notification about the outcome)
Phase 2 in-depth evaluations by the Scholarship Committee: April
Applicants are notified about final decisions: by early May
The final list of recipients is announced May/June .
For more information, you can visit the following links:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2020:Scholarships
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/Selection_Process
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Wikimania_scholars/Reviewer's_guide
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Scholarship_Committee

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Kind regards,

Butch Bustria
Wikimedia ESEAP

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