2013 Budget/Travel grants
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Travel grants
Amount: | £20,000 | Budget holder: | Mike Peel | Details and implementation notes |
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We will continue to provide financial support for individuals, from the UK and the rest of the world, to participate in Wikimedia events like Wikimania, the Wikimedia Chapters meeting, Wikimedia Loves Monuments, Wikisym and GLAMcamp.
- Primary contact: Nominally Mike Peel, but dependent on reason for grant.
Budget breakdown
Event | Month | Location | # of people | Amount/person | Total | Actual total | Notes |
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Chapters Conference | April | Milan | 4 | £500 | £2000 | £2000? | For other chapter delegates. Being paid by bank transfer to WMIT. |
International Hackathon | May | Amsterdam | 4 | £500 | £2000 | For UK delegates. Two scholarships have been awarded. | |
Wikisym + Wikimania | August | Hong Kong | 2 | £2000 | £4000 | Wikisym is taking place right before Wikimania, so these scholarships cover both events. Two scholarships have been awarded. | |
Wikimania | August | Hong Kong | 5 | £1500 | £7500 | The equivalent of six full scholarships (consisting of five full, and two partial) were awarded. | |
Total | £15,500 | TBC | £4,500 remaining for other events |
For background information, see: