Wikimania 2019 - Scholarship application

This is the application for sponsorship to attend Wikimania 2019, the annual international conference centered on Wikimedia projects. Awardees will receive a scholarship which will cover conference registration fees, hotel, and roundtrip travel to Wikimania in Stockholm, Sweden, August 14-18, 2019.

Applications may be submitted in any language, but every applicant must provide evidence of English language abilities that are at a level which would enable them to participate in Wikimania, a conference which is primarily conducted in English. Sufficient English abilities could be demonstrated in the application itself or elsewhere.

Please carefully consider your financial needs before applying for a scholarship to attend Wikimania. There are limited funds available and many applicants do not have the financial means to attend Wikimania without this opportunity. Thank you.

Please note that if you need more then 10 minutes to complete this application, please draft your answers in a text editor, reload this page and then copy and paste your answers into corresponding fields before submitting. This application may give an error ("Missing or invalid CSRF token") if it is open for more then 15 minutes before submitting.

The deadline to apply is March 15, 2019, 23:59 UTC.

For information about privacy and data-handling, please review the application privacy statement.

Frequently asked questions

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Type of Scholarship

This year for Wikimania 2019, the Wikimedia Foundation will be offering Partial scholarships which will cover all registration fees (which includes accommodation during Wikimania); however, these partial scholarships will NOT cover travel or some incidental expenses. In contrast, Full scholarships will cover travel, registration and some incidental expenses.

Please indicate which type of Wikimania Foundation scholarship are you applying for. Note that those who choose "I am applying for a full scholarship, but would be able to attend if awarded a partial scholarship." will be considered according to the selection rules.

Wikimedia movement organizations (Chapters, Thematic organizations, and User Groups) also offer scholarships for Wikimania, separate from the Wikimedia Foundation Scholarship Program. While this application is submitted for a Wikimedia Foundation Scholarship, a Wikimedia movement organization may request access to applications that are relevant to their country or community, for the purpose of selecting and awarding their own, independently awarded scholarships.

Please indicate whether or not you would like your information shared with other, independent Wikimedia movement organizations.

Yes No

Do you intend to apply to any local Chapter / other movement organization(s) for scholarship funding to Wikimania 2019?

Yes No

If so, please list the organizations below:

Contact information

First (given) Name:

Last Name (surname):

Email address:

Country of residence:

Personal information

Do you have a current passport?

Yes No

Nationality (Who has issued/will issue your passport?):

Closest international airport:

Native language(s):

Date of birth:

Gender:

If Other please specify:

Occupation (if professional):

Field of study (if student):

Participation in the Wikimedia projects

Username on your primary Wikimedia project (Note: Omit the 'User:' prefix before your username, e.g. User:PQR123 should enter PQR123 only. Please do not include anything before or after your username):

(If applicable) Other Wikimedia usernames used for editing:

Most active Wikimedia project:

Second most active Wikimedia project (if applicable):

Primary language community on wiki:

Are you currently a paid or contract staff member of any Wikimedia organization?

Yes No

If yes, please identify the Wikimedia organization and whether you are full or part-time:

Are you currently a board member of any Wikimedia organization?

Yes No

If yes, please identify the Wikimedia organization here:

Tell us about your recent involvement in your home wiki or the broader Wikimedia movement. What have you built or contributed to in order to improve your wiki or community? Have you led or organized any of these activities? Please indicate which of these activities took place in the last 12 months.

What’s something great that happened as a result of these activities? This could be described either quantitatively or qualitatively, and could impact either online or offline. Here are some examples that might help.

What collaborations with other Wikimedians or Wikimedia organizations are you most proud of?

How do you usually share your experiences (or things you’ve learned) with your community? Examples of on-wiki summaries/reports, blog posts, meetup talks, etc. are welcome here.

Attendance and involvement in Wikimania

Have you previously attended any Wikimania on a WMF scholarship?

Yes No

In 2018, did you receive a WMF Scholarship and attend Wikimania on that scholarship?

Yes No

Please provide the links to all of your previous WMF Scholarship reports.

Application agreement

If I am awarded and accept a grant, I will be responsible for obtaining a travel visa, if necessary, prior to travel to Stockholm, Sweden.

If I am awarded and accept a grant, I agree to use the travel booking service provided and paid for by the Wikimedia Foundation.

If I am awarded and accept a grant, I agree to use the grant exclusively for my travel expenses. I promise to reimburse the Wikimedia Foundation for any unspent or improperly spent funds.

If I am awarded and accept a grant, I agree to abide by the Wikimedia Foundation Friendly Space Policy. If I am found in violation of this policy and asked to leave, I agree to be responsible for any changes in my own travel expenses.

I certify that all of the information provided with my application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. The Wikimedia Foundation reserves the right to require me to pay back all or part of the grant if any of the information I provide is found to be untrue or inaccurate.

Privacy

Please read the application privacy statement for details about privacy and data-handling.

Wikimedia is a global organization committed to promoting free and open knowledge. By completing the survey, you agree to the collection, transfer, storage, processing and use of the collected information in the United States and other places as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives discussed above. You also consent to the transfer of information from the U.S. to other countries, which may have different or less stringent data protection laws than your country, in order to carry out the aforementioned purposes and objectives.

As an applicant for a Wikimedia Foundation scholarship relating to my participation in the 2019 Wikimania conference hosted in Stockholm (Sweden), I hereby acknowledge and affirmatively consent to the terms of the application privacy statement as a prerequisite to the consideration of my 2019 Wikimania scholarship application.

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