New subject: Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 scholarship now accepting application

22 Jan 2013


      Scholarship Application is open.
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From: *Simon Shek*
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2013 scholarship now accepting application
To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" <
wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
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<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
'wikimania-shcolarship@wikimedia.org');>.
Good luck!
Simon Shek
Community coordinator - Wikimania 2013 / Wikimedia Hong Kong
wikimedia.hk
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