Note, though, that this is WMF, and presumably doesn't stop the individual chapters offering partial scholarships if they want to...
Andrew. On 8 January 2014 17:50, Katie Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/01/2014 17:39, Marc A. Pelletier wrote: >> >> On 01/08/2014 12:37 PM, Katie Chan wrote: >>> >>> Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia >>> Foundation for Wikimania 2014. >> >> I rather liked the idea of partial scholarships in past years since it >> would allow more people to attend on the same budget when practical. >> >> Can I ask why this was decided against this year? >> > > Per the FAQ[1]: > > "The low acceptance rate of partial scholarships and overhead in reimbursing > for partial scholarships for Wikimania 2013 > <https://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_page> made it apparent that > the funds would be better spent in offering more full scholarships." > > I hope that helps. > > KTC > > > [1]: https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ > > > -- > Katie Chan > Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the > author is associated with or employed by. > > > Experience is a good school but the fees are high. > - Heinrich Heine > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- - Andrew Gray [email protected] _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
