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ויקימניה 2017, הכנס הבינלאומי ה-13 של תנועת ויקימדיה, יערך ב-9-13 באוגוסט 2017 במונטריאול שבקנדה. תוכנית המלגות של קרן ויקימדיה מציעה מספר מוגבל של מלגות לכיסוי הוצאות הנסיעה, דמי הרשמה לכנס והשהייה למועמדים נבחרים על מנת לאפשר התשתתפות בוויקימניה באמצעות מימון של קרן ויקימדיה (WMF).

תאריכים חשובים

לוח הזמן הצפוי לתוכנית המלגות הוא:

• תאריך פתיחה לבקשת מלגות: 6 בינואר 2017 Done
• תאריך סיום לבקשת מלגות: 20 בפברואר 2017 בשעה Done
• סינון ראשוני של הקרן: סוף פברואר 2017. Done
• מועמדים יקבלו הודעות על החלטות השלב הראשוני: תחילת מרץ 2017 Done
• שלב שני של הערכה מעמיקה של ועדת המלגות: מרץ 2017 Done
• מועמדים יקבלו הודעה על ההחלטה הסופית: בתחילת אפריל 2017 Done

• הרשימה הסופית תוכרז ב-1 במאי 2017

מטרות

• לקיים בוויקימניה 2017 כנס בינלאומי פרודקטיבי ומוצלח, עידוד של שיתוף ניסיון בין המשתתפים בנושאים בתוך ויקי ומחוצה לה
• להעשיר את הכנס ולאפשר לקבוצות מגוונות של משתתפים מכל תנועת ויקימדיה להשתתף
• לחזק קהילות ויקי ולאפשר למשתתפים לשתף את הניסיון הוויקימני שלהם ושיעורים שלמדו בקהילות שלהם
• ליצור שיתופי פעולה חדשים, יצירות ושיפורים

פרטי המלגה

השנה קרן ויקימדיה תציע שני סוגים של מלגות להשתתפות בוויקימניה:

• מלגה מלאה אשר תכסה את ההוצאות:
  • נסיעה הלוך וחזור
  • מגורים משותפים
  • דמי הרשמה לכנס
• מלגה חלקית שתכסה אך ורק:
  • מגורים משותפים
  • דמי הרשמה לכנס

עבור מלגות המוצעות על ידי קרן ויקימדיה (בצירוף עם כמה צ'פטרים), מספר המלגות הכולל שינתנו תלוי בתקציב הכולל למלגות ב-2017. עם זה, הערכה היא ש-90% מהתקציב ינתן למלגות מלאות, ו-10% ינתן למלגות חלקיות. המספר הסופי של מלגות יקבע בשלב 3 כשיבחרו המלגאים סופית. משנים עברו, הערכה היא שיהיו כ-70-90 מלגות ו-20-30 מלגות חלקיות, כתלות במחירים הסופיים.

קיימות מכסות של מלגות מלאות, אך לא קיימת בדרך כלל מגבלה למלגות חלקיות על בסיס גאוגרפי או על בסיס שפה; ראו מטה לפרטים ולמידע נוסף על המספר המוערך של מלגות המוצעות על ידי קרן ויקימדיה וארגוני ויקימדיה.

בבקשת מלגה, כל מועמד נדרש לציין לאיזו מלגה הוא מגיש מועמדות. מועמד רשאי לבחור באפשרות של "אני מעוניין במלגה מלאה, אך אוכל להשתתף גם אם אקבל מלגה חלקית". מועמדים שיבחרו באפשרות זו יהיו מועמדים תחילה למלגה מלאה, ואחר למלגה חלקית אם חולקו המלגות המלאות.

אנא ראו שאלות ותשובות נפוצות למידע נוסף על ההוצאות שיכוסו במסגרת המלגות, ואילו הוצאות מצופה שהמועמדים ישלמו בעצמם.

מלגות שיוצעו על ידי ארגוני ויקימדיה

קרן ויקימדיה אינה הארגון היחיד שיציע מלגות לויקימניה 2017; ארגוני ויקימדיה נוספים כדוגמת צ'פטרים וארגונים נושאיים עשויים להציע מלגה משלהם. רשימת ארגונים כאלו תצוין למטה בהינתן אישור שלהם, אנא עקבו אחרי עדכונים.

• ויקימדיה גרמניה וויקימדיה אוסטריה מציעות מלגה משלהן. לפרטים נוספים (בגרמנית)
• Wikimedia Nederland is also offering a limited number of scholarships for Wikimedians from the Netherlands or active on the Dutch language projects. Applications before May 5 to info(at)wikimedia(dot)nl. More info (in Dutch) on the Wikimedia Nederland wiki
• Wikimedia Italia is also offering 6 scholarships (applications open from 28 April to 14 May). Please visit the program page for further information (Italian only).
• Wikimedia Taiwan is also offering a place of scholarship (applications open from 1 to 17 May). Please visit the program page for further information (Chinese only).

דרישות סף להגשת מועמדות

Any active contributor to a Wikimedia project, or Wikimedia volunteer in any other capacity, from anywhere in the world, is considered eligible for a scholarship. As the program supports volunteer participation, individuals whose participation is tied to paid work are not eligible for a scholarship, including paid or contract staff of any Wikimedia organization. Part-time staff, interns, and working students are excluded from this rule.

Unlike in previous years, activity within the Wikimedia movement will be the main criteria for evaluation. Participation in non-Wikimedia free knowledge, free software, collaborative, or educational initiatives is a plus but is no longer a requirement; individuals who solely contribute to such areas are no longer encouraged to apply. Please see the FAQ for more information on eligibility.

תהליך הבחירה

The selection process for the 2017 Wikimania Scholarship Program has been updated after collecting, discussing, and integrating feedback from scholarship applicants, recipients, Wikimania organizers, the Scholarship Committee and WMF staff. As such, the 2017 selection process will follow three phases of assessment and evaluation, to determine the final recipients, as follows:

1. Phase 1 – Eligibility assessment
   • All applications will be reviewed by a staff member of the WMF, with a score of zero (fail) or one (pass) awarded on an application-by-application basis using the Phase 1 selection criteria. All applicants will be notified by e-mail on whether their application has passed or failed once this phase of review is completed.
2. Phase 2 – In-depth evaluation
   • All applications that pass Phase 1 will be reviewed in more detail by the Scholarship Committee, with a minimum of two reviewers per application. Each reviewer will independently review and score each application against the Phase 2 selection criteria, in order to reach a final score for each application.
3. Phase 3 – Final approval for Full Scholarships
   • Based on the applicant's home country, each applicant will be categorized as either a Global North or Global South applicant, with the total number of scholarships distributed between the Global North and Global South being set at 25% and 75% respectively.
   • For both Global North and Global South groups, based on the applicant's "primary language community on wiki" (self-reported in the application), applicants will be separated by the size of the active editor community on their most active Wikimedia project, as determined by the average number of active Wikimedians per month (over the time period September 2015 to September 2016). Scholarships will be allocated equally across these sub-groups, defined as follows:
     • Large language community – Average number of active Wikimedians per month is above 1000
     • Medium language community – Average number of active Wikimedians per month is below 1000 but above 100
     • Small language community – Average number of active Wikimedians per month is below 100
     • Multilingual community – Applicants whose most active Wikimedia project is Commons, Species, Data, Incubator, MediaWiki or Tool Labs (where "most active project" is self-reported on the application) will be placed into this category, as language communities aren't as relevant.

1. • The WMF will determine the total budget available and make estimations on per-applicant costs (mostly based on travel costs that will vary depending on country). Top scoring Phase 2 applicants in each sub-group will be awarded a scholarship.
     • For applicants within 10% of the "cutoff", preference will be first given to the non-male applicants.
       • The "cutoff" will be the score associated with the last scholarship awarded in each sub-group
     • Unused scholarships being reallocated through the following process:
       • A minimum score will be determined for each sub-group (different for each sub-group), below which applicants will not be considered for final selection. In the event of insufficient applicants with a high-enough score in a particular sub-group, unused scholarships will be equally reallocated to the other sub-groups.
       • In the event where there are insufficient applicants with a high-enough score across all sub-groups, unused scholarships will be reallocated to other group (and distributed equally among sub-groups).
2. Phase 3 – Final approval for Partial Scholarships
   • All applicants for partial scholarships will be ranked by their score, with top scoring applicants awarded a partial scholarship.

Following the completion of Phase 3, a decision will be issued by e-mail to all remaining applicants as to whether their application has been successful or unsuccessful. Those with a successful application will be given the opportunity to confirm their attendance at Wikimania 2017 and their acceptance of the awarded scholarship. A few applicants will be placed on a waiting list; these applications may be awarded a scholarship at a later date depending on the acceptance rate of successful applicants and whether resource use by scholarship recipients is as estimated.

הקריטריונים לבחירה

שלב ראשון

Applications will fail Phase 1 if any of the following failing criteria apply:

1. The applicant received a scholarship in 2014, 2015 or 2016 but did not complete their post-conference report(s).
2. The applicant is a current or past grantee from any WMF Grant program and found to be non-compliant.
3. The application entirely or primarily consists of content which is off-topic or abusive.
4. The applicant has failed to make a reasonable effort to answer the questions on the application form.
5. The applicant has failed to provide evidence of English language abilities that are at a level which would enable them to participate in Wikimania, a conference which is primarily conducted in English. Sufficient English abilities could be demonstrated in the application itself or elsewhere.
6. The applicant has failed to demonstrate any significant Wikimedia contributions or activities which may merit the awarding of a scholarship.
   • Examples of "significant Wikimedia contribution or activities" are as follows:
     • Active contributor to a Wikimedia project (e.g. Wikipedia, Commons or Wikisource), with at least 50 contributions (edits)
     • Mediawiki code contributor, gadget or other tool-builder for Wikimedia projects
     • Involvement in some form of Wikimedia organization (chapter, thematic organization or user group)
     • Wikimedia CheckUser, Admin, Bureaucrat, Steward or OTRS volunteer (current or former)
     • Wikimedia Foundation Grantee
     • Wikimedia Researcher
     • Participant in a Wikimedia program (e.g. GLAM partnership or education program)
     • Participant in Wikimedia organized events (e.g. photographer contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM), workshop attendee)
     • Organizer of Wikimedia events (e.g. WLM, edit-a-thons)

WMF staff reserve the right to remove people due to their conduct on/off-wiki. Examples would be those on global and event ban lists.

Applications for which no failing criteria apply will pass into Phase 2 for further evaluation.

שלב שני

During phase two, applicants will be assessed on two main dimensions – relevant experience and enrichment – with each applicant being awarded a score on a scale of zero to ten for each criterion. These scores are then averaged to give an applicant's final Phase 2 score. These criteria have been selected with the objective of highlighting applicants who have compelling Wikimedia-related experiences and demonstrate a particular ability to use their experience/learning to enrich their home community.

Relevant experience

Activity within Wikimedia projects or organizations (chapters, thematic organizations, and user groups) indicates that an applicant will add value to Wikimania through the experiences and knowledge they have gained from contributing. Applicants are encouraged to write about both their online and offline experiences within their applications.

An applicant's activities will be evaluated along the following three dimensions:

1. Collaboration – The degree of collaboration with other individuals or organizations in order to execute activities
2. Impact – Online or offline results due to Wikimedia activities, described either quantitatively or qualitatively
3. Community leadership – Role(s) played and scope of activities within the Wikimedia movement, e.g. members who serve on committees or project leaders

To assist applicants, the following examples of "Impact" have been provided. However, applicants should feel free to provide examples beyond what is included below:

	Online Impact	Offline Impact
Qualitative	Increased awareness on the importance of reliable sources Increased/Improved skills of on-wiki contributors (e.g organized editing workshops) Made it easier for readers and new/experienced editors to engage (e.g. created or participated in on-wiki mentoring spaces) Improved the ability for editors to be more productive on-wiki (e.g. improved or created new MediaWiki features)	Increased awareness about the Wikimedia projects through off-wiki channels (e.g. posted articles in blogs or newspapers, or gave a presentation at non-Wikimedia conferences) Improved the public perception of Wikimedia as a source of reliable information (e.g. gave a talk about Wikipedia processes and policies that ensure reliability) Improved gender, language, or geographic diversity off-wiki (e.g. organized an event targeted at raising awareness for under-represented groups or languages) Increased/Improved skills of off-wiki volunteers (e.g. organized an event where volunteers gained knowledge on policy advocacy or event organization)
Quantitative	Identified/Addressed content or category gaps (e.g. number of new/improved articles in underdeveloped or missing categories) Made reliable sources available to editors (e.g. gained and shared access to previously locked sources) Increased access to Wikimedia by creating/improving a product that addresses access (e.g. improved QR codes or Kiwix to support offline Wikipedia) New editors (e.g. new editors due to organizing an editing workshop)	For events organized, number of participants that attended a Wikimedia event you organized (e.g. for organizers of photo contests, the number of contest participants) For Wikimedia programs you are involved in, the number of participants or volunteers supported (e.g. for Wikipedia Education Program campus ambassadors, the number of students supported in a semester)

Enrichment

The ability to share experiences and information with a wider community indicates that the applicant, if awarded a scholarship, would be able to bring those experiences or lessons learned at Wikimania back home, thereby enriching their home wiki community or home country. Applicants are encouraged to write about or provide examples demonstrating this ability; a few examples could be on-wiki reports, personal blog posts, or talks/presentations given about what they learned from an event, conference, or discussion.

שאלות?

For more information about the Wikimedia Foundation Scholarships Program, please visit the frequently asked questions (FAQ) page.

הגשת מועמדות

To apply for a scholarship to attend Wikimania 2017, please submit a completed application form by 20 February 2017 23:59 UTC. It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on this page and in the FAQ before submitting an application.

Applications for Wikimania 2017 WMF scholarships are now closed. The list of successful applicants can be found on meta:Grants:TPS/Wikimania scholars.