New subject: Wikimania Scholarship Applications opens 17 February

8 Feb 2020

Hello Everyone!

As you may know, Wikimania 2020, will happen on 5–9 August 2020 in Bangkok,
Thailand. The *Wikimedia Foundation Scholarships Program* is offering a
limited number of scholarships to cover the cost of selected individuals’
travel, conference registration fee, and accommodation to attend Wikimania
using funding provided by the Wikimedia Foundation
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/> (WMF).

   - Scholarship applications open: *17 February 2020*
   - Deadline for applying for scholarships: *16 March 2020* 23:59:59 UTC.
   - Phase 1 eligibility assessment by the WMF: March (no notification
   about the outcome)
   - Phase 2 in-depth evaluations by the Scholarship Committee
   <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Scholarship_Committee>:
   April
   - Applicants are notified about final decisions: by early May
   - The final list

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars#2020_WMF_Wikimania_Scholarships>
of
   recipients is announced *May/June* .

For more information, you can visit the following links:

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2020:Scholarships

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/Selection_Process

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Wikimania_scholars/Reviewer's_gu…

https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Scholarship_Committ…

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Kind regards,

Butch Bustria
Wikimedia ESEAP

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