Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong are being accept. The application window is one month (through 22 February).
Wikimania 2013 scholarship is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in Hong Kong from 7-11 August, 2013.
Two type of scholarships will be available this year. Partial scholarships will cover travel expenses to Wikimania, capped at 50% of the estimated air fare from your nearest international airport according to [[wm2013:Getting to Hong Kong]]. Full scholarships will cover round-trip travel, dorms accommodations as arranged by the Wikimania Team, and registration for Wikimania 2013.
Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions: 1. Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50% 2. Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software projects - 15% 3. Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25% 4. Fluency of English language - 10%
To learn more about Wikimania 2013 scholarships, please visit https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships To apply for a scholarship, you can fill out the application form here: https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk
If you have any question, email us at wikimania-shcolarship@wikimedia.org .
Good luck!
Simon Shek Community coordinator - Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong wikimedia.hk
Hey,
Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions:
- Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50%
- Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software
projects - 15%
- Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25%
- Fluency of English language - 10%
I am little surprised here. Does it mean that non English speakers or contributors stand a less chance to get a scholarship?
AFAIK until last Wikimania, fluency in English was never the criteria for scholarships. Care to share why was this particular criteria added? :)
Thanks.
No, have a look at the scores at https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships#Fluency_of_English_lan..., no native level of English is required. But obviously, the WMF wants to point out that the talks and the discussions between them will mostly be held in English and your presence at the conference would only enrich it if you can understand and speak English at least on a reasonable level. Thus, if you are able to submit your application in English and if you are able to participate e.g. in an English mailing-list as you do, you should get a score of at least 3 points.
But for sure, Jessie Wild will be able to explain the thoughts of WMDE behind it a little more.
Cheers Martin
2013/1/22 Arnav Sonara sonara.arnav@gmail.com
Hey,
Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions:
- Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50%
- Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software
projects - 15%
- Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25%
- Fluency of English language - 10%
I am little surprised here. Does it mean that non English speakers or contributors stand a less chance to get a scholarship?
AFAIK until last Wikimania, fluency in English was never the criteria for scholarships. Care to share why was this particular criteria added? :)
Thanks.
Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Martin Rulsch martin.rulsch@wikimedia.dewrote:
No, have a look at the scores at https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships#Fluency_of_English_lan..., no native level of English is required. But obviously, the WMF wants to point out that the talks and the discussions between them will mostly be held in English and your presence at the conference would only enrich it if you can understand and speak English at least on a reasonable level. Thus, if you are able to submit your application in English and if you are able to participate e.g. in an English mailing-list as you do, you should get a score of at least 3 points.
But for sure, Jessie Wild will be able to explain the thoughts of WMDE
err, WMF :)
Katie
behind it a little more.
Cheers Martin
2013/1/22 Arnav Sonara sonara.arnav@gmail.com
Hey,
Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions:
- Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50%
- Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software
projects - 15%
- Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25%
- Fluency of English language - 10%
I am little surprised here. Does it mean that non English speakers or contributors stand a less chance to get a scholarship?
AFAIK until last Wikimania, fluency in English was never the criteria for scholarships. Care to share why was this particular criteria added? :)
Thanks.
Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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Woops! Thanks for the correction! ;-) Obviously, my brain auto-complete does not work yet. :-P
Cheers Martin
2013/1/22 aude aude.wiki@gmail.com
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Martin Rulsch < martin.rulsch@wikimedia.de> wrote:
No, have a look at the scores at https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships#Fluency_of_English_lan..., no native level of English is required. But obviously, the WMF wants to point out that the talks and the discussions between them will mostly be held in English and your presence at the conference would only enrich it if you can understand and speak English at least on a reasonable level. Thus, if you are able to submit your application in English and if you are able to participate e.g. in an English mailing-list as you do, you should get a score of at least 3 points.
But for sure, Jessie Wild will be able to explain the thoughts of WMDE
err, WMF :)
Katie
behind it a little more.
Cheers Martin
2013/1/22 Arnav Sonara sonara.arnav@gmail.com
Hey,
Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions:
- Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50%
- Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software
projects - 15%
- Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25%
- Fluency of English language - 10%
I am little surprised here. Does it mean that non English speakers or contributors stand a less chance to get a scholarship?
AFAIK until last Wikimania, fluency in English was never the criteria for scholarships. Care to share why was this particular criteria added? :)
Thanks.
Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
-- Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. Obentrautstr. 72 10963 Berlin
Telefon 030 - 219 158 26-0 www.wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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Hi! Is it possible to add some info to my application, if I already submitted it? If yes, where I can do it?
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Simon Shek simon.shek@wikimedia.hkwrote:
Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong are being accept. The application window is one month (through 22 February).
Wikimania 2013 scholarship is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in Hong Kong from 7-11 August, 2013.
Two type of scholarships will be available this year. Partial scholarships will cover travel expenses to Wikimania, capped at 50% of the estimated air fare from your nearest international airport according to [[wm2013:Getting to Hong Kong]]. Full scholarships will cover round-trip travel, dorms accommodations as arranged by the Wikimania Team, and registration for Wikimania 2013.
Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions:
- Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50%
- Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software
projects - 15% 3. Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25% 4. Fluency of English language - 10%
To learn more about Wikimania 2013 scholarships, please visit https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships To apply for a scholarship, you can fill out the application form here: https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk
If you have any question, email us at wikimania-shcolarship@wikimedia.org.
Good luck!
Simon Shek Community coordinator - Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong wikimedia.hk
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