Event:Wikicon Australia 2024/Scholarships

Information & application

A scholarship is a grant given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikicon Australia 2024 in person. Scholarships are available for Wikimedians within Australia.

Scholarships will be capped at a maximum of AU$600, with accommodation arranged and paid for by Wikimedia Australia. Those wishing to travel to Adelaide from other countries, should apply to the Wikimedia Foundation or their own Wikimedia chapter for travel funding.

Applications for scholarships are open from 30 June 2024 to 31 August 2024. Please post a message on the help page if you have any questions.

Scholarship application form

Questions to consider in your application

Will you still come if you receive a partial scholarship or no scholarship at all?
What are you hoping to achieve?
What skills are you hoping to learn?
What are you hoping to teach?
What sessions have you proposed?
Will your contributions help Australian First Nations content?
Will your contributions help Australian content?
Are you from a minority group?
Are you from regional or rural Australia?
Are you a new editor?

Timeline

30 June 2024: Opening of Scholarship Application
31 August 2024: Closure of Scholarship Application
1-10 September : Review of applications
11-17 September: Scholarship recipients are informed of the funding they will receive

Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification by September 17, 2024.

(These dates need to be confirmed)

List of applicants