Wikimania 2021/Scholarships/Igbo Wikimedians User Group

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statusfunded
Igbo Wikimedians User Group
We are requesting a scholarship to enable our community members participate in Wikimania 2021 and to host post Wikimania events.
start dateAugust 13
start year2021
end dateAugust 30
end year2021
budget (local currency)697,000
budget (USD)1,700
typeorganization
nonprofitNo
contact(s)• ndewo(_AT_)wikimediaigbo.org• tochiprecious2(_AT_)gmail.com
Wikimedia Affiliate• Igbo Wikimedians User Group
website (if applicable)• www.wikimediaigbo.org

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

Project Plan edit

Activities edit

What Wikimedia movement affiliate do you represent?

  • Igbo Wikimedians User Group

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)
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
  • Post-Wikimania meetups resulting from having attended Wikimania (food, beverage, meeting space)
  • Small hardware expenses to support access (such as webcams, microphones, head/earphones)

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.

  • We've already shared a survey where they indicate if they'll need data assistance to attend Wikimania. Also, for those who will be hosting post Wikimania meetups, we'll access them based on the needs of the community where they are.

Outcomes edit

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
  • 20-50 participants will receive data packages to support their participation at Wikimania
  • 20-50 participants will receive data packages
  • 2-3 post-Wikimania meetup will be funded
  • 10-15 people will participate in this meetup
  • 5-10 participants will receive small hardware support

Budget edit

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)
Categories Amount / USD
Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants (including T-shirts and mailing prices) 550 ($11 per person)
Meetups after Wikimania activities (food,drinks, meeting space) 1000
Small hardware expenses to support access. 150 ($15 per device) TOTAL 1,700

Completing your application edit

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.