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I good user. Be good, please. 2016-03-16 2:18 GMT+04:00 Ellie Young <[email protected]>: > Apologies for the delay in getting this info up (it’s been busy here with > getting the awards made, registration system up, etc.) Here is some > information about the WMF Scholarship program (you can contact chapters > directly who are giving scholarships out e.g., WMIT, WMIL, WMDE): > > Of the 401 applications that made it into Phase 2 of the review process, > 124 total Scholarships were awarded (96 full and 24 partial). > > Geographic regions are not the emphasis of the program. (We cannot > provide a breakdown by country since it would essentially be releasing > personally identifying information about the scholarship recipients, which > they haven’t agreed to.) > > The following page has information on 2015 and preliminary 2016 outcomes > (and we are updating this page as we go): > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:TPS/Wikimania_scholars/2015_Outcomes > > If people would like to suggest changes to the program, we suggest they > leave comments on the Talk page of the above wiki, or email the Scholarship > Committee directly at [email protected] > > > Ellie Young, WMF Events Manager > > On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> I think Ellie mentions more information on this whole selection process >> and whatnot will be put on the wikis soon. >> >> I'm sure they'll provide more insight into this whole discussion, helping >> reducing the guesswork, I think. >> >> >> On Sunday, March 13, 2016, Lodewijk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Isaac, >>> >>> I mentioned the chapter scholarships, because they are distributed /on >>> top of/ those distributed by the scholarships of the WMF. This is one of >>> the reasons why the global north gets a lower percentage. >>> >>> I don't know if there /are/ formulae for distribution on a lower level >>> than global north/global south. Maybe the country is less important than >>> what the applicants bring to the conference, and what they expect to learn >>> there. >>> >>> My point is, this is all guesswork - until we have actual data and more >>> information. >>> >>> Lodewijk >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 11:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Lodewijk, >>>> >>>> You might be right but I don't see where it was published that >>>> scholarships are actually distributed through chapters. Even if that's the >>>> case, did Turkey, Central America, South America, Mexico, and the Middle >>>> East have multiple chapters? Why did Wikimedia ZA got one full and one >>>> partial scholarships? In what ratio were the scholarship shared? What is >>>> the distribution formulae? Sincerely, the sharing formulae remain a mystery >>>> to me. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Isaac >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: * Lodewijk <[email protected]> >>>> *Sender: * [email protected] >>>> *Date: *Sun, 13 Mar 2016 22:08:01 +0100 >>>> *To: *<[email protected]>; Wikimania general list (open >>>> subscription)<[email protected]> >>>> *Subject: *Re: [Wikimania-l] Breakdown of attribution for scholarships >>>> >>>> Hi Isaac, >>>> running such statistics is always a bit tricky. You make lots of >>>> assumptions. One being that the number of serious applications is >>>> distributed in a certain way. As I understand it, the quality of the >>>> application also plays a role, which can definitely impact distribution >>>> between countries. Fact is, that there is right now simply not enough >>>> information to draw conclusions. >>>> >>>> Also please note that many many scholarships are actually distributed >>>> through chapters - which gives even an odder distribution across countries, >>>> letting applicants in some countries benefit over the fact that there is an >>>> active office in their country that can run a budget of sufficient size. >>>> Some chapters try to compensate for that by also allowing applicants from a >>>> selection of other countries (like Poland does). So for a real analysis, >>>> one should include all these too. >>>> >>>> Lodewijk >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 9:43 PM, <[email protected]> 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® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]> >>>>> Sender: "Wikimania-l" <[email protected]>Date: >>>>> Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:28:48 >>>>> To: Wikimania general list (open subscription)< >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> Reply-To: "Wikimania general list \(open subscription\)" >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Breakdown of attribution for scholarships >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> > > > -- > Ellie Young > Events Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > c. 510 701 8649 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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