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
[1]: https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ