Hello everyone,
Here is an FYI from the Wikimedia Foundation regarding scholarship grant
applications for Wikimania 2015
<https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> which will be taking
place in Mexico City this year. There is only one significant change in
that now applicants will now be judged more heavily based on activity in
Wikipedia than in previous years.
If you are interested in attending this year's Wikimania then I would
strongly suggest putting in an application
<https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships> now. The deadline
is the 16th February 2015.
Cheers and good luck,
Douglas.
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From: Florence Devouard <anthere(a)anthere.org>
Date: 26 January 2015 at 10:41
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Wikimania Scholarship
To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians <
african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Erina Mukuta <erinamukuta(a)gmail.com>
Hi all
I wanted to outline that applications to Wikimania Scholarship opened a few
days ago.
It is probably worth outlining these two points:
1. "Based on the applicant's home country, each applicant will be
categorized as either a Global North or Global South
<https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_South> applicant, with the
*total number of scholarships distributed between the Global North and
Global South being set at 25% and 75% respectively." *2. Unlike in previous
years, activity within the Wikimedia movement will be the main criteria for
evaluation. Participation in non-Wikimedia free knowledge, free software,
collaborative or educational initiatives is a plus but is no longer a
requirement; individuals who solely contribute to such areas are no longer
encouraged to apply. Please see the FAQ for more information on eligibility.
If you were deeply involved in Wikimedia the past year and would like to
get the opportunity to talk about your activities in Mexico, to listen to
other participants experience and to build new projects, do consider
applying for a travel grant.
Anthere
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