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:

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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 https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/ (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

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Scholarship_Committee: April

• Applicants are notified about final decisions: by early May
• The final list

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars#2020_WMF_Wikimania_Scholarships 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%27s_guide

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Scholarship_Committe...

-- Kind regards,

Butch Bustria Wikimedia ESEAP

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