2013 Budget/Travel grants

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Travel grants

Amount: £20,000 Budget holder: Mike Peel Details and implementation notes

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
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

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