Frmo what I understand much of the funding for scholarships comes with
certain requirements, which can increase disproportionate representation add
to that the location of people who applied, visa restriction/conditions all
of which do effect the end result of who gets scholarships, hopefull with it
being soclose more will apply and with the lowers costs more will be able to
funded
On 8 December 2012 14:16, Kudpung กุดผึ้ง <kudpung.wikipedia(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I realise that the scholarships committee has an unenviable task, but
I'm not wholly convinced that their decisions are (or have been) wholly
equitable.
As I mentioned before, when I tried to bring this up at Wikimania
in DC I was brushed off.
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On 8 Dec 2012, at 11:47, Roel Balingit wrote:
May be a rice party! since rice is the common staple in Asia, it would
be a good idea to bring different food made of rice, to share with others.
Just a wild thought. :)
Roel
On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 11:00 AM, John Vandenberg <jayvdb(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Schedule it before the Wikimania scholarship closing date so attendees
> can be helped submit their applications.
>
>
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