Note, though, that this is WMF, and presumably doesn't stop the individual chapters offering partial scholarships if they want to...
Andrew.
On 8 January 2014 17:50, Katie Chan ktc@ktchan.info wrote:
On 08/01/2014 17:39, Marc A. Pelletier wrote:
On 01/08/2014 12:37 PM, Katie Chan wrote:
Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia Foundation for Wikimania 2014.
I rather liked the idea of partial scholarships in past years since it would allow more people to attend on the same budget when practical.
Can I ask why this was decided against this year?
Per the FAQ[1]:
"The low acceptance rate of partial scholarships and overhead in reimbursing for partial scholarships for Wikimania 2013 https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_page made it apparent that the funds would be better spent in offering more full scholarships."
I hope that helps.
KTC
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