Wikimedia South Africa: Wikimania Scholarship form for southern Africa

Wikimedia South Africa is offering a limited number of partial and full scholarships for Wikimania 2023 hosted in Singapore from 15-19 August, 2023. What will be covered under partial and full scholarships is outlined in the next section. You may apply for a scholarship through to the end of day 1 July 2023 to applicants located in the Southern African Customs Union area.

Additionally, should have already applied for a scholarship and you are located in South Africa, your previous application will be considered for this scholarship. Even if you did already apply for a scholarship this year with the Wikimedia Foundation you are welcome to apply again here for a Wikimedia South Africa scholarship; the best of your two applications will then be considered. People who did not apply for a Wikimedia Foundation Wikimania scholarship this year are free to apply to this one. 

Please allow 45–60 minutes to complete this application.

There are 20 questions in this survey.

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I acknowledge that a full scholarship will cover:

 * Flights
 * Accommodation
 * Registration
 * Meals at the event
 * Limited medical insurance
 * Online visa cost

Should I be offered a partial scholarship it will cover:

 * Accommodation
 * Registration
 * Meals at the event
 * Limited medical/travel insurance
 * Online visa cost

Please choose only one of the following:
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What is your email address?
This will be used to contact you regarding the status of your application.
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Full scholarships will cover travel, registration and some incidental expenses. Partial scholarships will provide accommodation and registration only. Please indicate which type of Wikimedia Foundation scholarship you are 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 same selection criteria. Scholarships may be offered to applicants with a short history of community involvement.

Please choose only one of the following:

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Do you intend to apply to any local chapter or other movement organization(s) for scholarship funding to Wikimania 2023? 

Please choose and provide a comment:

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Travel and contact details

In this section, please provide contact details and travel information.

Do not provide passport numbers; they will be requested only if you are a successful recipient.

Please note: Singapore requires that people from some countries (including if you have travelled through them) in Africa (not including SADC countries) and Latin America have had a Yellow Fever vaccination at a minimum of 10 days before departure, see: yellow fever vaccination certificate

Please provide basic contact information.

Do you have a passport?

Please choose only one of the following:


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Singapore requires everyones passport to be valid for at least 6 months on arrival.

You are responsible for applying or renewing your passport. Delays in obtaining a passport may cause any offer to be withdrawn.

People with passports from any of these 5 countries enjoy visa free access to Singapore for up to 30 days.

What country do you reside in?

Please choose only one of the following:

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Please specify your preferred international airport to depart from and return to. You may be able to reduce your carbon footprint by choosing to travel via train, or ferry to another airport where direct flights are possible (optional).

Please choose all that apply and provide a comment:

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Which country has issued your passport?

Please choose only one of the following:

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User experiences:

Please provide your current user names, along with any secondary names you may use on less secure networks during outreach activities.

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This data is for understanding the extent some users have taken for security reasons by using a second account, or abandoning accounts.

The data will not be retained or shared.

Which project do you call home?

Please choose only one of the following:

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Is there another project you could also call home?

Please choose only one of the following:

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How many Wikimanias have you attended? Include 2021 and 2022 in your count.

Please select all that apply.

If you attended online in 2021 or 2022 please only count if you attended a live streamed session.

As an example, if you attended online in 2022 and in person in 2017 and 2018, select "online in 2022" and "3 to 6".

Please choose all that apply:

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Assessment question

The following questions are the primary questions from which your application will be assessed.


It's not about writing a good story — some Wikimedians are better at that than others. It's about the links you provide to verify your application. Whether it's dashboards, reports, edit histories, media, or other sources, these will be important.


The other aspect will be your willingness to support Wikimania Expo tables, and which ones. Expo tables will be in the main foyer area and open to everyone including the public. What is needed is recipients to be at these tables for set times of 2 hours each. Participating in a 2 hour shift will be a substitute for written reports after the event, though any insights will also be welcomed.

The Core Organizing Team (COT) regards your practical involvement in Wikimania as the most valuable part of attending. Instead of writing reports after the event, we are looking for you to participate during the event in our Expo space.

What Expo tables can you support? Please include your preferred language in the comments. You will be allocated a 2 hour time block beforehand so you can promote when you‘ll be there.

While affiliates are a very important part of the movement, most affiliates don‘t have the resources or gain very little from having individual spaces; COT has created an affiliate table which will be divided into time slots available for affiliates to share experiences.

Please choose all that apply and provide a comment:

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If a person walked up to you and asked you, “What is Wikimedia?” what would you respond?
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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? Which activity mattered the most to you personally, regardless of outcome? Please indicate which of these activities took place in the last 12 months.

Add links to the activities, dashboards, and reporting. *


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The ESEAP community chose the theme of Diversity, Collaboration, Future for Wikimania 2023. What does this mean to you? What do you think about when presented with this theme, and how will it impact your attendance at Wikimania?
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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. Please include links to examples.
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