2023:Scholarship outcomes
16–19 August 2023, Singapore and Online
Diversity. Collaboration. Future.
We had a total of 3800 applications started, after removing spam and incomplete applications we had 1209 actual applications for review. These application were then grouped according to regions.
| Region | # of applications | % applications |
|---|---|---|
| Africa, Sub-Saharan | 490 | 40.53% |
| Central Asia | 55 | 4.55% |
| Central and Eastern Europe | 78 | 6.45% |
| East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific | 150 | 12.41% |
| Middle East and North Africa | 82 | 6.78% |
| North America | 51 | 4.22% |
| South America | 68 | 5.62% |
| Sub-continental Asia | 144 | 11.91% |
| Western Europe | 91 | 7.53% |
| Totals | 1209 |
Scholarship distribution by region
Below you can see the distribution of scholarships by region this was based on the number of completed application received and an allowance ESEAP as the host region with the lowest travel cost both in terms of dollars and carbon footprint. The was also a consideration to take advantage of the friendly visa system and select more from region where a normally the community struggles to get visa's for attendees. The numbers reflect the final list acceptances from those offered, where people declined offers the next in line from that region was offered a scholarship. Wikimedia Australia, Wikimedia Deutschland, and Wikimedia Malaysia collaborated with the Wikimania Scholarship team to help support the distribution of attendees. The final two columns will be filled in after Wikimania to capture outcomes.
| Region | Scholars | Volunteer hours | Written report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa, Sub-Saharan | 38 | ||
| Central Asia | 8 | ||
| Central and Eastern Europe | 17 | ||
| East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific | 53 | ||
| Western Europe | 18 | ||
| Middle East and North Africa | 16 | ||
| North America | 12 | ||
| South America | 15 | ||
| Sub-continental Asia | 20 | ||
| Total | 197 |
Scholarship recipients for 2023
| AdjoEsse | Danbarrameda | Iwuala Lucy | Malikxan | Pellagia | WikiTatik |
| Agbalagba | Dasilvad | iyumu | Maor X | Pepe piton | Wojciech Pędzich |
| Aimeabibis | Diahasy | Jagseer S Sidhu | Mardetanha | pgallert | Yamen |
| AKibombo | Diamantino | Jaluj | Marifer Veloz | Pigsonthewing | Youngjin |
| Akouete | Diegodlh | janbery | Marinna | ProtoplasmaKid | Yug |
| Alphama | Discott | JasDoIt | MassiveEartha | Rachidourkia | Zabe |
| Ambrosia10 | DomenikaBo | Jayprakash12345 | Maulaninaskah | Raflinoer32 | Zapipedia |
| Ameisenigel | Dreamy Jazz | Jeromi Mikhael | Meghdhanu | Renvoy | ZKang123 |
| Anggabuana | DrThneed | Jjurieee | Mehman | RockyMasum | Рөстәм Нурыев |
| Angie Cervellera | Dungodung | Jnanaranjan_sahu | Mmaua1 | Ruby D-Brown | عرين أسد أبو رمان |
| ANKAN | effeietsanders | Johnstad Di Maria | Moheen | RXerself | ولاء |
| Anthere | Ehrlich91 | Jon Kolbert | Muhammed amine benloulou | Sandiooses | 1233 |
| Arcuscloud | Einebillion | Joris Darlington Quarshie | Mwintirew | sandister | |
| Ardzun | EKokou | Joy Agyepong | Nada kareem22 | Señoritaleona | |
| Aristidek5maya | Em-mustapha | joycewikiwiki | Nadzik | Sivakosaran | |
| Armenmir | EmpAhmadK | K2suvi | Nassima Chahboun | Sofiemama | |
| ArnoBOUJIKA | Falilou224 | Kaizenify | Nataev | Sohom_data | |
| Astromessier | Fatima | Kanzcech | Nataeva | Soylacarli | |
| Avicenno | Felisberto | Kateregga1 | NatasaNedanoska | Sunshine Fionah Komusana | |
| B20180 | Fernando Archuby | Khadija | Naval Scene | Suyash.dwivedi | |
| Bajinra | Filipinayzd | Kingoflettuce | Ndahiro derrick | Tbm | |
| Beat Estermann | GhoziSeptiandri | kiraface | Netha Hussain | Techwizzie | |
| Bencemac | Giantflightlessbirds | Kiril Simeonovski | NHC | TheAafi | |
| Bijay Chaurasia | Gikü | Kitanago | Nilamkarn | Tiven2240 | |
| Bodhisattwa | gopavasanth | Kowhaiarewhana | Nitesh Gill | Tochiprecious | |
| BugWarp | Gunarta | Kunokuno | Nnadigoodluck | Tofeiku | |
| Buszmail | HakanIST | Kurmanbek | Novem Linguae | Toghrul R | |
| Ceslause | Jaqi-aru | Lajmmoore | Oby Ezeilo | Trainholic | |
| Chinmayee Mishra | Alli_Khalil | Laliv g | ola.mahadi | Tulsi | |
| Chipmunkdavis | Ib | Leonfd1992 | Olaniyan Olushola | txolo | |
| Chlod | Ilham Mufti Laksono | LeTechnoLucide | Omorodion1 | VIGNERON | |
| Chocmilk03 | Ilham.nurwansah | LuisCG11 | ovedc | Volstand | |
| Chongkian | Islahaddow | Lunita28mx | Pakoire | Waldyrious |
Out of respect for scholars we wont be listing scores or discussing individual merits of those attending. For potential safety and security reasons, some usernames have deliberately been left off this list; if your name is missing, know it's been done to protect others, so please don't add it here.
Scholarship privileges
A participant awarded with a Wikimania scholarship is entitled to:
- Round trip plane ticket from their country of origin to Singapore
- A hotel stay (within August 14 to 20, 2023) either from
- Village Hotel Bugis
- PARKROYAL on Beach Road
- Paid event registration ticket along with the delegate's souvenir pack that contain a paper fan, tote bag, water tumbler and complementary gifts from the Singapore Tourism Board
- Cash Stipend through Singapore NETS Card that can be used to pay public transportation, dining establishments, souvenir shops
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NETS Card -
Complementary gifts
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Scholarship scoring
Below is how the answers were assessed
Part I
Which project do you call home?
- +1 for not being Wikipedia
- −1 no answer
Is there another project you could also call home?
- −1 no answer
If a person walked up to you and asked you, “What is Wikimedia?” what would you respond?
- −1 no answer
- Scale 0 to 3, 0 basic answer up to a 3 detail answer that reflects the community
Part II
For all of the following questions please use the following method to score
- Scale between 1 to 5, with
- 1 and 2 for limited insights in answers
- 3 minimum for a new editor less than 2 years of editing but is active in the community
- 4 and 5 good insights, very active will add value or gain from being there
- −1 if there isn’t an answer
- +1 point for providing links in answers that support the application
- Up to +2 discretionary bonus points from each reviewer where you see something exceptional, unique, can add to the event, or will potentially benefit from being there — use sparingly
- Up to −2 discretionary points where you have concerns over the attendee or their past, this can be usual suspects, poor on wiki interactions, or other concerns
Tell us about your recent involvement in your home wiki or the broader Wikimedia movement. What have you built or contributed to in order to improve your wiki or community? Have you led or organized any of these activities? Which activity mattered the most to you personally, regardless of outcome? Please indicate which of these activities took place in the last 12 months.Add links to the activities, dashboards, and reporting.
- +2 bonus points for leading outreach in last 12 months
- +1 bonus point for supporting outreach, judging competitions
- +1 bonus points for having written reports about an activity
The ESEAP community chose the theme of Diversity, Collaboration, Future for Wikimania 2023. What does this mean to you? What do you think about when presented with this theme, and how will it impact your attendance at Wikimania?
- +1 bonus point if they are looking to make connections to establish a project like a Wiki Loves after the event, or create an affiliate
How do you usually share your experiences (or things you‘ve learned) with your community? Examples of on-wiki summaries, reports, blog posts, meetup talks, etc. are welcome here. Please include links to examples.
- +2 bonus points if they present a verifiable plan of what they will be doing after the event, i.e. a local meetup to present what they learnt or session they want to share from Wikimania
