Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 February.
Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships, please visit https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships.
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply. It is highly recommended that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
If you have any question, please contact wikimania-scholarships@wikimedia.org or leave a message on https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships.
Katie Chan Chair, Scholarship Committee
Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 February.
Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships, please visit https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships.
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply. It is highly recommended that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
If you have any question, please contact wikimania-scholarships@wikimedia.org or leave a message on https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships.
Katie Chan Chair, Scholarship Committee
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?
-- Marc
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
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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On 8 January 2014 12:50, 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%3E made it apparent that the funds would be better spent in offering more full scholarships."
I hope that helps.
KTC
I too am sorry to see that partial scholarships will not be entertained this year by the Wikimania Committee. They were a reasonable interim point for people who wanted to attend but didn't have the budget to handle both expensive flights and expensive rooms, but at the same time were unwilling or unable to handle staying in shared dormitory accommodation that is the expected standard for full scholarships.
There should be only a marginally higher overhead in managing partial scholarships; both types required the same amount of effort to send reimbursement for airfare.
Risker/Anne
@Andrew,
Yes, of course. Or for that matter thematic organization, namely Amical Wikimedia.
On 08/01/2014 19:57, Risker wrote:
I too am sorry to see that partial scholarships will not be entertained this year by the Wikimania Committee.
For the record, the type of scholarships on offer is up to the individual funding body, in this case the Wikimedia Foundation.
Regards,
KTC
If you were thinking of applying for a scholarship from either the Wikimania Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland, or Wikimedia Österreich, the deadline is end of the day UTC this coming Monday. Don't miss it!
Katie
On 08/01/2014 17:37, Katie Chan wrote:
Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 February.
Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships, please visit https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships.
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply. It is highly recommended that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
If you have any question, please contact wikimania-scholarships@wikimedia.org or leave a message on https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships.
Katie Chan Chair, Scholarship Committee
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