ESEAP Strategy Summit 2025/Scholarships

All attendees to the ESEAP Strategy Summit 2025 will have their basic expenses covered by the Wikimedia Foundation. As this event is a summit, no self-funded attendees will be allowed and all attendees will be invited by the Summit Core Organizing Team. The event scholarship supports the following expenses:

• Visa applications
• Flights
• Accommodation
• Meals during the sessions
• Limited health insurance

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Process

Attendees to the Summit will be selected via three avenues: (1) through self-nomination, (2) through affiliate nomination, and (3) by invitation. The last group will be for members of the ESEAP Preparatory Council, the Summit Core Organizing Team, staff of the Wikimedia Foundation, and other subject-matter experts. The final decision for who is accepted for scholarship will be the responsibility of the Summit Core Organizing Team and the Wikimedia Foundation. For the first two avenues, the deadline for submitting scholarship nominations is February 9, Sunday, AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

Criteria

The Summit will primarily focus on advancing the ESEAP Hub and the Movement Strategy. To ensure meaningful participation, all attendees are expected to have:

• A good understanding of the ESEAP Hub, including its mission and vision
• Familiarity with Wikimedia projects and the broader Wikimedia movement
• Knowledge of the role of volunteers and organizations—including affiliates—in contributing to the wiki projects and initiating outreach activities
• A working or conversational level of English

Self-nomination

Wikimedians who are a citizen of or a resident of a country or territory within the ESEAP region can apply to attend the Summit.

Apply here!

Affiliate nomination

Recognized affiliates of the ESEAP Hub will be invited by the Summit Core Organizing Team to nominate up to three representatives to attend the summit. Due to the limited slots, it may not be possible to accommodate all nominees from all affiliates.

Timeline

• 9 January: Opening of scholarship application form for self-nomination
• 9 February: Deadline of scholarship application for both self-nomination and affiliate nomination
• 7 March: Self-nomination applicants and affiliates will be notified of the result of their nomination with instruction for next steps