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[[File:Wikimania_2013_square_logo.svg|thumb|200px|right|Wikimania 2013 logo]]
[[File:WikiSym session on Wikipedia on University Campuses.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A WikiSym discussion session about the use and abuse of Wikipedia in higher education]]


''This message was initially circulated by the organising team of Wikimania 2013.''
Scholarship applications for the [http://www.wikisym.org/ 2013 WikiSym] are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is 17th March 2013.


Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong are now being accepted. The application window is open until 22 February.
WikiSym is a conference dedicated to wiki and open collaboration research and practice. The 9th WikiSym is being held on 5–7 August 2013 in Hong Kong.


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.
A scholarship from Wikimedia UK will allow an individual to attend the conference and Wikimania which will also be held in Hong Kong (7–11 August).


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.
Applicants must be:
* based in the UK
* engaged in research about Wikimedia or other free content projects
* able to travel to Honk Kong (including having a valid passport, and any appropriate visas)
* able to attend all days of the conference
* willing to feature in blog posts about the conference and the scholarships
* willing to write a publicly available report on the conference


Applicants will be rated on the following four dimensions:
Applicants are also encouraged to submit a paper (deadline also 17th March).
# Activity within Wikimedia (on-wiki and off-wiki) – 50%
 
# Activity outside of Wikimedia and other free knowledge/software projects – 15%
[[WikiSym 2013 Scholarships|To learn more about the scholarships please visit this page.]]
# 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>
If you have any questions email richard.nevell@wikimedia.org.uk <span class="plainlinks">[http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/01/applications-now-open-for-2013-wikisym-conference/ <nowiki>[</nowiki>...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>


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