Scholarship Application is open.<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Simon Shek</b> <br>Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013<br>Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 scholarship now accepting application<br>
To: &quot;Wikimania general list (open subscription)&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org">wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org</a>&gt;<br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong are being accept. The application window is one month (through 22 February).<br>
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<br></div><div>Wikimania 2013 scholarship is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in Hong Kong from 7-11 August, 2013. </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>

<div><br></div><div>Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions:</div><div>1. Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) - 50%</div><div>2. Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software projects - 15%</div>

<div>3. Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement - 25%</div><div>4. Fluency of English language - 10%</div><div><br></div><div>To learn more about Wikimania 2013 scholarships, please visit <a href="https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships" target="_blank">https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships</a></div>

<div>To apply for a scholarship, you can fill out the application form here: <a href="https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk" target="_blank">https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any question, email us at <a href="javascript:_e({}, &#39;cvml&#39;, &#39;wikimania-shcolarship@wikimedia.org&#39;);" target="_blank">wikimania-shcolarship@wikimedia.org</a> .</div>

<div><br></div><div>Good luck!</div><div><br></div><div>Simon Shek</div><div>Community coordinator - Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong</div><div><a href="http://wikimedia.hk" target="_blank">wikimedia.hk</a></div>
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