Wikimania 2021/Scholarships/Wikimedia Armenia

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statusdraft
Wikimedia Armenia
We are requesting a scholarship for organizing local Wikimania events.
start dateJuly 25
start year2021
end dateAugust 15
end year2021
budget (local currency)580,117 (for Armenia)
877,250 (for regional support)
budget (USD)1,230 (for Armenia)
1,860 (for regional support)
typeorganization
nonprofitYes
granteeWikiTatik
contact(s)• info(_AT_)wikimedia.am• susanna.mkrtchyan@wikimedia.am
Wikimedia Affiliate• Wikimedia Armenia

Note: Wikimania 2021 scholarhship applicants must be Wikimedia movement affiliates. Individuals and other organizations are not eligible.

Project Plan

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Activities

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What Wikimedia movement affiliate do you represent?

  • Wikimedia Armenia

What needs are you requesting funding for to support your community’s participation at Wikimania?
Please review following eligible activities and expenses below, and write below any that will be included in your activities.

  • Childcare services (or similar family services) to support Wikimania participation
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
  • Administrative or operational costs for to distribute funds to community members, such as transfer fees
  • Small hardware expenses to support access (such as webcams, microphones, head/earphones)
    Note: Requests for computers, laptops, tablets, and other personal devices are not eligible.
  • Translation services for a Wikimania sessions
  • Video production support for pre-recorded Wikimania sessions (such as equipment or space)
  • In-person meetups that coincide with Wikimania activities (food, beverage, meeting space)
  • Post-Wikimania meetups resulting from having attended Wikimania (food, beverage, meeting space)

ARMENIA

  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
  • Translation services for a Wikimania session
  • Video production support for pre-recorded Wikimania sessions (such as equipment or space)
  • Post-Wikimania meetups resulting from having attended Wikimania (food, beverage, meeting space)

REGIONAL SUPPORT

  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
  • Small hardware expenses
  • Meetups after Wikimania activities (food,drinks, meeting space)
  • Childcare services
  • Administrative and operational costs

If you are requesting more than 1000 USD to distribute to your community, please provide additional detail on how you will distribute these funds.
Please provide a summary explaining the following:

  • how you will invite community members to apply for funding,
  • the criteria you will use to determine eligibility, and
  • the processes or services you will use to distribute funds.

This description does not need to be comprehensive, but should generally explain the process for how community members will receive funds or support to participate in Wikimania. For support on eligibility criteria, feel free to review this reviewer's guide for previous Wikimania scholarship programs.
If you are not distributing funds to community members, please write N/A below.

  • N/A

Outcomes

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Please provide a range or estimate for the number of participants the funding will support.
It is OK if this is estimate is based on limited information, but we want to have an idea of how your activities will support community participation in Wikimania. Some examples:

  • 3-5 participants will receive childcare support to support their participation at Wikimania.
  • 10 participants will receive hardware support
  • 1-2 post-Wikimania meetups will be funded
  • 10-20 participants will receive data packages to support their participation at Wikimania

ARMENIA

  • 30 participants will receive data packages
  • 1 post-Wikimania meetup will be funded
    • 30 people will participate in this meetup
  • 1 pre-recorded video production support
  • Translation services for 5-6 Wikimania sessions

REGIONAL SUPPORT

  • 4 participants will receive childcare support to support their participation at Wikimania
  • 10 participants will receive hardware support
  • 1-2 post-Wikimania meetups will be funded
  • 10-15 participants will receive data packages to support their participation at Wikimania

Budget

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How you will use the funds you are requesting? Please use the following categories for your expenses. Don’t forget to include a total amount, and update this amount in the Probox at the top of your page too!

  • Childcare services (or similar family services)
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
    In addition to a total budget, please indicate the average data cost per person who will receive funds for this need.
  • Administrative or operational costs for distributing funds
  • Small hardware expenses to support access
  • Translation services for a Wikimania session
  • Video production support
  • Meetups during or after Wikimania activities (food, beverage, meeting space)

ARMENIA

Categories Amount / USD
Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants (including T-shirts and mailing prices) 230
Translation services for a Wikimania session 375
Video production support 375
Meetups during or after Wikimania activities (food, beverage, meeting space) 200
Administrative and operational costs 50
TOTAL 1,230

REGIONAL SUPPORT

Categories Amount / USD
Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants 450
Small hardware expenses 300
Meetups after Wikimania activities (food, drinks, meeting space) 800
Childcare services 160
Administrative and operational costs 150
TOTAL 1,860

Completing your application

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Once you have completed the application, please do the following:

  • Change the application status from status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.
  • Contact communityevents@wikimedia.org and rapidgrants@wikimedia.org to confirm your submission, as well as to request any support around your application.