Yes, thank you, I see it now. I thought it was geographical but it's about development.
On 12/03/2016 8:01 am, "reachout2is...@gmail.com" <reachout2is...@gmail.com> wrote: >I'm not sure this is correct, Frances Di Lauro. See: >https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_South > >Best, > >Isaac. >Sent from my BlackBerry(R) wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Frances Di Lauro <frances.dila...@sydney.edu.au> >Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:55:47 >To: reachout2is...@gmail.com<reachout2is...@gmail.com>; Wikimania general >list (open subscription)<wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Breakdown of attribution for scholarships > >PS >The global south also includes Australia (so big and yet so seemingly >insignificant), New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia Š > >Regards >Frances > > > > > >On 12/03/2016 7:43 am, "Wikimania-l on behalf of reachout2is...@gmail.com" ><wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of >reachout2is...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>My understanding of Wikimania Scholarship program is that Full >>scholarships are subject to quotas, while there is usually no >>geographical or linguistic limit to partial scholarships. >>However, final approval for Full Scholarships is based on the applicant's >>home country, each applicant will be categorized as either a Global North >>or Global South applicant, with the total number of scholarships >>distributed between the Global North and Global South being set at 25% >>and 75% respectively. >> >>The Global South includes Asia (with the exception of Japan, Hong Kong, >>Macau, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan), Turkey, Central America, South >>America, Mexico, Africa, and the Middle East (with the exception of >>Israel). If 124 scholarship was awarded, and 75% is expected to be >>awarded for global south, it means, 93 Wikimedians are expected to get >>the scholarship from these region. Since global south consists of Turkey, >>Central America, South America, Mexico, Africa, and the Middle East, then >>no fewer than 15 Wikimedians are expected to get scholarship from Africa. >>Unless I'm missing something. If only 4 Wikimedians got scholarship from >>Africa, where are the 89 scholarships? >> >>Warmest regards, >> >>Olatunde Isaac. >>Sent from my BlackBerry(R) wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexf...@gmail.com> >>Sender: "Wikimania-l" <wikimania-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org>Date: Fri, >>11 Mar 2016 16:28:48 >>To: Wikimania general list (open >>subscription)<wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >>Reply-To: "Wikimania general list \(open subscription\)" >> <wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org> >>Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Breakdown of attribution for scholarships >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Wikimania-l mailing list >>Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>_______________________________________________ >>Wikimania-l mailing list >>Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
