Scholarship committee
Scholarship committee
Members
Review committee
Assisted by:
- one Wikimania 2017 non-voting observer tbd
- Ellie Young (WMF Events Manager)
- Sati Houston (WMF Staff)
Tasks
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program in accordance with the pillars of this Wikimania.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2016 are:
- Participation in periodic online meetings with scholarships program manager and other committee members.
- Review and edit communications material (e.g. Scholarship wiki, application questions).
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania scholarship applications in multiple languages.
- Work with the local team.
They were selected on the following criteria:
- fluent in written English and have good communication skills, or can name local community member(s)/ambassadors who help them with English translations.
- discreet and able to handle confidential applicant information, and objectively assess candidates.
- willing to review scholarship applications in late 2015/early 2016, estimated time is 30 hours.
- having either or both:
- previously attended Wikimania.
- strong knowledge of the cross-project Wikimedia community.
The committee members will work remotely. The local Wikimania team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses since scholarship review committee members may not apply for a scholarship themselves.
Ambassadors
Volunteers
Tasks
Ambassadors offered help for their respective local community members with preparations of the scholarship applications, required translations, and communications. Please contact domande.wikimania
wikimedia.it if you are also interested in assisting your local community. We appreciate your help!
Timeline
- Nov 01–Nov 15: Call for Scholarship Committee
- Nov 15–Dec 06: Preparations of the Scholarship Committee
- Dec 06–Jan 09: Application time
- Jan 11–Jan 27: First review round by Wikimedia Foundation
- Jan 28–Feb 18: Second review round by Scholarship Committee
- Feb 19–Feb 25: Third review round by Wikimedia Foundation
- Feb 29: All applicants have been notified at the latest.
- Mar 04: Deadline for applicants to respond and accept scholarship
- Mar 08: Registration/accommodation information sent to awardees and WMF travel, etc.
Former invitation
Dear Wikimaniacs,
we are now calling for a scholarship review committee.
This year, we additionally want a scholarship ambassador for each major geography or language, including a representative from each entity which pays for additional scholarships; the ambassadors will be committee observers.
The scholarship review committee is an important and diverse group of volunteers who help to run the scholarship program in accordance with the pillars of this Wikimania. We encourage people from all Wikimedia wikis to apply for this position so that the committee can handle applications in many different languages.
The main duties of the committee members prior to Wikimania 2016 are:
- Participation in periodic online meetings with scholarships program manager and other committee members.
- Review and edit communications material (e.g. Scholarship wiki, application questions).
- Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
- Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Wikimania scholarship applications in multiple languages.
- Work with the local team.
For further information please visit m:Wikimania/Scholarships/Tasks (the committee will also be polishing this page).
We are looking for Wikimedians from all over the world, who are:
- fluent in written English and have good communication skills, or can name local community member(s)/ambassadors who help them with English translations.
- discreet and able to handle confidential applicant information, and objectively assess candidates.
- willing to review scholarship applications in late 2015/early 2016, estimated time is 30 hours.
- having either or both:
- previously attended Wikimania.
- strong knowledge of the cross-project Wikimedia community.
You will be working remotely. While we hope that scholarship review committee members will enjoy Wikimania 2016 by giving significant input to it, the local team cannot guarantee financial support for the committee members' travel expenses since scholarship review committee members may not apply for a scholarship themselves.
If you're interested in serving on the scholarship reviewing committee and/or as scholarship ambassador, please send us an email at domande.wikimania@wikimedia.it. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Deadline to apply is Sunday, November 15, 2015. The local team will contact all candidates and publish the list of scholarship committee members right afterwards. Please help with translations on this page.
Proposed timeline
- Nov 1–Nov 15: Call for Scholarship Committee
- Nov 15–Dec 6: Preparations of the Scholarship Committee
- Dec 6–Jan 9: Submission time
Thanks,
Federico Leva and Martin Rulsch
Wikimania 2016 team, scholarships subteam