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| ;Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Wikimedia UK to jointly appoint Wikimedian in Residence | | ;Scholarships for Wikimania 2013 – applications now open |
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| [[File:Natural_History_Museum_(6911847732).jpg|thumb|180px|right|The Natural History Museum, London. Image by Pascal Terjan]] | | [[File:Wikimania_2013_square_logo.svg|thumb|200px|right|Wikimania 2013 logo]] |
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| The [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ Natural History Museum] and the [http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ Science Museum], working with Wikimedia UK, have today announced they are seeking to appoint a Wikimedian in Residence.
| | ''This message was initially circulated by the organising team of Wikimania 2013.'' |
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| This is a ground-breaking partnership between two of the UK's most prestigious cultural institutions and the charity that promotes and supports Wikipedia, the world's 5th most popular website.
| | Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong are now being accepted. The application window is open until 22 February. |
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| As the official Wikimedian in Residence the successful applicant will be expected to make an impactful contribution to the public’s knowledge of the work of both institutions and their important and unique collections.
| | A Wikimania 2013 scholarship is an award given to an individual to enable them to attend Wikimania in Hong Kong from 7-11 August, 2013. |
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| Jon Davies, Chief Executive of Wikimedia UK, said: “Wikimedia UK is really excited by this partnership. The Natural History Museum and the Science Museum are known worldwide for their excellence and their extensive archives. The Wikipedian in Residence will make a valuable contribution to making the museums' materials accessible to people around the world, for free.”
| | Two types of scholarship will be available this year. Partial scholarships will cover travel expenses to Wikimania, capped at 50% of the estimated air fare from your nearest international airport according to this page. Full scholarships will cover round-trip travel, dormitory accommodation as arranged by the Wikimania Team, and registration for Wikimania 2013. |
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| You can [https://nhm.irecruittotal.com/CONFIG/NHM/StaticPages/CAC/SearchVacancy.aspx?EmploymentTypeID=0&Intranet=0 see full details of the position here] Wikimedia UK will be looking to fill more Wikimedian in Residence positions soon. [[Cultural_partnerships#wikimedians_in_Residence|Keep an eye on this page for more information]] <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/01/science-museum-natural-history-museum-and-wikimedia-uk-to-jointly-appoint-wikimedian-in-residence/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>
| | Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions: |
| | # Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) – 50% |
| | # Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software projects – 15% |
| | # Interest in Wikimania and the Wikimedia movement – 25% |
| | # Fluency of English language – 10% <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/01/scholarships-for-wikimania-2013-applications-now-open/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span> |
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The Wikimedia projects are special: they are written and curated by thousands of volunteers. They are also supported by voluntary donations, through Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and other international chapters.
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