Hey all: The Frequently Asked Questions link on the page Katie Chan linked to currently goes to the *2013* FAQ page. The 2014 FAQ page can be found at < https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ>.
Sven Manguard (Not affiliated with Wikimania 2014) On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Abbad Diraneyya <[email protected]> wrote: > That's great news! > > I am glad, actually, that the decision to remove partial scholarships has > finally been made. As a former scholarship recipient, I can tell that they > weren't quite helpful, at least not in their current amount. If someone > can't already pay the expenses himself, then 50% of flight tickets > shouldn't make that difference. It would be nice if it was reconsidered in > the following years to return the partial scholarships but with some > improvement to cover more expenses, for example 100% of travel costs. > > Anyway, I wish a good luck to all applicants. I am looking forward to meet > you in next August, hopefully! > > Abbad. > > > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 17:37:11 +0000 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > CC: [email protected] > > Subject: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2014 scholarship now accepting > application > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being > > accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 > February. > > > > Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to enable > > them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014. > > > > Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia > > Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will > > cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged by > > the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as arranged > > by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania. > > > > Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and > > selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine > > which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships, > > please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>. > > > > To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on > > <http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended > that > > applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page and the > > associated FAQ before submitting an application. > > > > If you have any question, please contact > > <[email protected]> or leave a message on > > <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>. > > > > Katie Chan > > Chair, Scholarship Committee > > > > -- > > Katie Chan > > Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the > author is associated with or employed by. > > > > > > Experience is a good school but the fees are high. > > - Heinrich Heine > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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