On 31 July 2015 at 10:19, Nicholas Michael Bashour < [email protected]> wrote:
> I believe that partial scholarships to cover airfare but not > lodging/meals/registration should be reinstated to give more opportunities > for people to attend who might be able to cover some but not all of the > costs, and leave the full scholarships to those with the most need. Airfare > is usually the prohibitive aspect of attending for many, particularly those > who have to travel the longest distances. > > Best, > > > I agree with this. The last year that partial scholarships were supported (Hong Kong Wikimania), the partial scholarship was the reason I could attend (I was making a presentation there). In other years, when Wikimania was in a location to which I could book airfare at less than half the cost of the flight to Hong Kong, I didn't apply for any form of scholarship. I do think the majority of the scholarship dollars should be full scholarships; however, I do think that partial scholarships had a significant impact in the past, and could do so again in the future. Risker/Anne
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