Wikimania 2013, the 9th annual
international conference, is being held on 7–11 August, 2013. The venue
is in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a limited
number of scholarships to offset the cost of selected individuals'
attendance at Wikimania.
Description
The purposes of this scholarship are to make Wikimania 2013 a successful and productive international conference, to support the Wikimedia projects by encouraging participation an to enrich the conference with attendance by a diverse group of participants in the Wikimedia movement
The applicants will be selected based on standardized set of criteria. The same selection criteria (see below) will be used in rating all scholarship applications, but the applications will be compared against the applicants within the region – those receiving the highest scores will be given that region's quota of scholarships. The scholarship committee reserves the right to deviate from the above benchmarks, pending a lack of qualified applicants.
The number of qualified applicants always far outstrips the number of scholarships available to attend Wikimania. As a result, in the event that multiple applicants from the same region receive identical or very similar scores, the applicants which have not previously received a scholarship will be favoured. Furthermore, how long ago the scholarship was given and the amount of resources it used may also be taken into account – for example, a recipient of a partial scholarship for the 2011 Wikimania would be favoured over a recipient of a full scholarship for the 2012 Wikimania.
Benefits:
Eligibility
This scholarship is available for Any active contributor to a Wikimedia project and/or Wikimedia volunteer in any other capacity, from anywhere in the world, is considered eligible. Participants in other free knowledge, free software, collaborative and/or educational initiatives are also encouraged to apply.
Application Procedure
To apply for a “scholarship” to aid in covering expenses for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong, please submit a completed application form (https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk/)
Submission Deadline
22 February 2013 23:59 UTC.
Website Link
http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
Description
The purposes of this scholarship are to make Wikimania 2013 a successful and productive international conference, to support the Wikimedia projects by encouraging participation an to enrich the conference with attendance by a diverse group of participants in the Wikimedia movement
The applicants will be selected based on standardized set of criteria. The same selection criteria (see below) will be used in rating all scholarship applications, but the applications will be compared against the applicants within the region – those receiving the highest scores will be given that region's quota of scholarships. The scholarship committee reserves the right to deviate from the above benchmarks, pending a lack of qualified applicants.
The number of qualified applicants always far outstrips the number of scholarships available to attend Wikimania. As a result, in the event that multiple applicants from the same region receive identical or very similar scores, the applicants which have not previously received a scholarship will be favoured. Furthermore, how long ago the scholarship was given and the amount of resources it used may also be taken into account – for example, a recipient of a partial scholarship for the 2011 Wikimania would be favoured over a recipient of a full scholarship for the 2012 Wikimania.
Benefits:
- Full scholarships will award round trip travel, dorms accommodations, and registration
- Partial Scholarships: a lump-sum award for travel expenses to Wikimania, capped at 50% of the estimated air fare from your nearest international airport according to Getting to Hong Kong. If your nearest international airport is not on the list, you are encouraged to contact the scholarship committee before applying for a partial scholarship.
Eligibility
This scholarship is available for Any active contributor to a Wikimedia project and/or Wikimedia volunteer in any other capacity, from anywhere in the world, is considered eligible. Participants in other free knowledge, free software, collaborative and/or educational initiatives are also encouraged to apply.
Application Procedure
To apply for a “scholarship” to aid in covering expenses for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong, please submit a completed application form (https://scholarship.wikimedia.hk/)
Submission Deadline
22 February 2013 23:59 UTC.
Website Link
http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
No comments:
Post a Comment