[Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2011 - Scholarships

[Vickram Crishna]

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On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Swaroop Rao <raul.swaroop at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oops, meant to send it as a private mail. Sorry for that!
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> Swaroop Rao
> (MikeLynch <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch>)
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> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 16:52, Ramesh N G <rameshng at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks..
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>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 4:50 PM, <wheredevelsdare at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>>  Ramesh,
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>>> We do expect a significant amount of applications though the actual
>>> number of scholarships in limited. I cannot give a number at present as it
>>> the final number depends on mathematical calculations.
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>>> The idea is to provide full or partial support to those Wikipedians who
>>> really want to attend but cannot afford it monetary wise. For those who can
>>> bear their own cost - of travel or accommodation or have someone they can
>>> stay with in Mumbai, we encourage them not to apply for scholarships or
>>> apply for part scholarships as necessary so that those who need it most can
>>> benefit from it.
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>>> In true Wikipedian spirit, we assume utmost good faith and request
>>> everyone applying for the scholarships to practice the same.
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>>> Kind Regards,
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>>> From: rameshng at gmail.com
>>> Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:39:39 +0530
>>> To: wikimediaindia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] WikiConference India 2011 - Scholarships
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>>> hi
>>> What is the expected number of Scholarships?
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>>> regards
>>> User:Rameshng
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>>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 4:34 PM, Vickram Crishna <
>>> vvcrishna at radiophony.com> wrote:
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>>> Yes - but please let us not use this list for such private queries. We
>>> have a number of submissions, and the form seems to be working fine. If
>>> anyone has a general problem with making it work, that is a valid query for
>>> this list.
>>>
>>> We need to step up the availability of the form in different languages,
>>> for which I urge listmembers here to please spread the word to the language
>>> lists. As a corollary to this, we need to be sure that the googledoc form
>>> will allow us to merge all the submissions in different languages, and if
>>> this feature is not possible, we need to evolve a process for harmonisation
>>> of the different spreadsheets/forms. People with expertise on using the
>>> forms feature on Google spreadsheets please do volunteer.
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>>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Swaroop Rao <raul.swaroop at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> Hi Vickram,
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>>> I filled out the scholarship form early this morning (an hour after you
>>> posted it). Can I know if the form was submitted successfully? Thanks!
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>>> Swaroop Rao
>>> (MikeLynch <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch>)
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>>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 00:36, Vickram Crishna <vvcrishna at radiophony.com
>>> > wrote:
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>>> https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGNxSzAxUndoOHRGamdDSTFMVGNrd3c6MA#gid=0
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>>> Applications are invited for
>>> travel/boarding scholarships for WikiConference India 2011. There are a very
>>> limited number of such scholarships, and it is also possible to apply for
>>> partial assistance, in case you can handle part of the costs on your own -
>>> doing so will ensure that more Wikipedians will be able to get
>>> assistance. Provisions have been made for participants from special interest
>>> groups. Applications will be welcomed until Aug 15, and the decision process
>>> will be completed by the first week of September 2011. Please study the form
>>> carefully before submission.
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>>> We look forward to plenty of active participation at the conference, with
>>> the help of all Wikipedians.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Vickram
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