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. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Florence Devouard <[email protected]> Date: 26 January 2015 at 10:41 Subject: [African Wikimedians] Wikimania Scholarship To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians < [email protected]> Cc: Erina Mukuta <[email protected]> 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 _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians -- Douglas Ian Scott 司道格 Skype: douglas0scott South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza
