Hi Dr Pavanaja,

Back in April you asked for a list of scholarship applicants and people explained why we only publicise the list of people who are awarded a grant, not the people whose applications are declined. The list of people awarded a grant has been published, your request for a list of applicants has not and hopefully won't ever be published. Nothing has changed. If people apply for a scholarship and are declined that remains a private matter between the applicant and the scholarship committee, unless of course the applicant chooses to say that they applied and didn't get a scholarship.

Regards

Jonathan

This was your email in April.

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I would like WMF to make the list of applicants, their contributions, the weightage used for each kind of contribution and the final list of scholarship awardees in a table form. Since WMF is run by the contributions of the volunteers, such a transparency is definitely needed from WMF. I hope WMF will oblige.

Regards, Pavanaja

On 17 May 2017, at 06:07, Dr. U.B. Pavanaja pavanaja@vishvakannada.com wrote:

Hi,

Long back when I asked for list of scholarship awardees, with their usernames, someone answered saying that the usernames of scholarship awardees can’t be disclosed. How come they have been disclosed now?

Regards, Pavanaja

From: Wikimania-l [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Ellie Young Sent: 17 May 2017 12:49 AM To: Wikimania general list (open subscription); Wikimedia Mailing List Subject: [Wikimania-l] Update on Wikimania '17 - Scholarships, Registration, Submissions

Here's an update on various activities pertaining to our the upcoming Wikimania '17 which is being held August 9-13 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

WMF Scholarship Program: 110 people were offered and subsequently accepted a full or partial scholarship to attend. The awardees are listed by user names and the list is posted here:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars

Submissions: The program committee has just finished it's review and deliberations. Rejections and acceptance emails are going out this week and next. We expect to post the program by the end of this month.

Registration and accommodation information is now up for everyone at:

https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Accommodation

If you are a scholarship or other WMF funded attendee (staff, contractor, board, etc), please wait until you hear from the WMF with your registration and accommodation instructions.

If you have any questions about the conference, please email wikimania-info@wikimedia.org

Please spread the word!!!!

Thanks, Ellie

-- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung@wikimedia.org ​

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