Scholarships

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WikiConference North America 2018 • Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Schedule • Unconference • Travel Guide

WikiConference North America 2018 will take place in Columbus, Ohio on October 18-21! We're pleased to be able to offer $500 scholarships to offset partial travel and/or lodging expenses of select attendees to this year's conference.

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Eligibility: Any active contributor to a Wikimedia project and/or Wikimedia volunteer in any other capacity is considered eligible.

Priority: Priority will be given to applications from North America.

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Applications Open: July 1, 2018

Application Deadline: July 8, 2018

Notification of awards: July 31 or earlier

Notification of acceptance from recipient: Due August 5

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Evaluation process

Phase One: Eligibility

Applications will fail Phase One if any of the following failing criteria apply:

1. The applicant has failed to make a reasonable effort to answer the questions on the application form.
2. The applicant has failed to demonstrate any significant Wikimedia contributions or activities which may merit the awarding of a scholarship.

• Examples of "significant Wikimedia contributions or activities" are as follows:

• Active contributor to a Wikimedia project (e.g. Wikipedia, Commons, or Wikisource), with at least 500 contributions (edits)
• Organizer of Wikimedia events (e.g. Wiki Loves Monuments, edit-a-thons, etc.).
• Mediawiki code contributor, gadget or other tool-builder for Wikimedia projects.

• Wikimedia Foundation Grantee or Researcher.

• Wikimedia Administrator, CheckUser, Bureaucrat, Steward, or OTRS volunteer.

1. The candidate is currently banned by any Wikimedia project and does not have significant contributions to other Wikimedia projects.
2. The candidate has been globally banned from Wikimedia projects.
3. The candidate has been banned from any Wikimedia event under the Safe Space Policy.
4. The application entirely or primarily consists of content which is off-topic or abusive.
5. The application fails the Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN) requirement, a provision in the fiscal sponsorship agreement with the WMF for anyone potentially receiving funds from this grant.

Phase Two: In-depth

Each reviewer will grade the applicants on a scale of 0-10 based on value addition regarding Collaboration, Leadership, Impact, and Potential. These will cover many aspects of one's activity as noted below:

• Contributions to Wikimedia projects
• Demonstrated collaborative activities (either online and offline) related to Wikimedia projects
• Offline work related to Wikimedia projects, including contests, weekly collaborations, etc.
• Blog posts, reports, social media management, etc., that demonstrate a valuable contribution to the community.
• Role in organizing WikiConference North America 2016
• Event participation (paper, talk, workshop, hackathon, panel, discussion, poster, etc.)
• Role within most active Wikimedia community (editor, administrator, bureaucrat, etc.)