Wikimania 2021/Scholarships/Wikimedia UK

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Wikimania 2021

Wikimedia UK

We are seeking this grant to help provide members of our community with the necessary financial and technological assistance they require to attend and participate in this year's Wikimania event, and related in-person meet-ups.

start dateAugust 13th

start year2021

end dateSeptember 1st

end year2021

budget (local currency)£3,836.15

budget (USD)USD 5,334.88

typeOrganization

nonprofitUK charity number: 1144513

grantee• Georgecolbourn12

contact(s)• george.colbourn@wikimedia.org.uk• natasha.iles@wikimedia.org.uk

Wikimedia Affiliate• Wikimedia UK

website (if applicable)• https://wikimedia.org.uk/

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

Project Plan

Activities

What Wikimedia movement affiliate do you represent?

Wikimedia UK

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 session
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)

Childcare services to support Wikimania participation
Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
In-person meet-ups that coincide with Wikimania activities
Small Hardware expenses
Costs to distribute funds

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.

Wikimedia UK will contact our members through our social media platforms and mailing list, notifying them that they can receive financial support for Wikimania. We will determine their eligibility based on their need for technological support and any personal circumstances that are inhibiting them from immersing themselves in the Wikimedia community. We will also take into consideration their prior contributions to Wikimedia projects.

Outcomes

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

10 participants will receive childcare services.
Data packages to distribute to 10 participants
3-4 in-person meet-ups will be hosted that coincide with Wikimania activities
10 participants will receive hardware support
Data packages for one month will be provided to 20 participants

Budget

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)

Childcare costs to facilitate attendance £500
Meet-ups £1000
Cost to distribute funds £50
Small Hardware expenses £500
Data packages £700
Total budget- £2750

Completing your application

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.