[Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2014 scholarship now accepting application

[Andrew Gray]

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