Wikimania 2022/Scholarships/Karavali Wikimedians User Group

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Karavali Wikimedians User Group Wikimania 2022
Karavali Wikimedians User Group grant application to facilitate participation of our members: Wikimania Festival Edition!
start date7 July
start year2022
end dateSeptember 30
end year2022
budget (local currency)INR 157000
budget (USD)USD 2015
typeIndividual
contact(s)• badikana65(_AT_)gmail · comBHARATHESHA ALASANDEMAJALU, bharuab@gmail.com
Wikimedia Affiliate• Karavali Wikimedians User Group
website (if applicable)Karavali Wikimedians

Applications are not required to be in English. Please complete the application in your preferred language.

Project Plan[edit]

Activities[edit]

What Wikimedia movement affiliate do you represent?

  • Karavali Wikimedians User Group

How will the funding requested support your community’s participation at Wikimania?
Please review following eligible activities and expenses below, and write below any that will be included in your activities.

  • Childcare services (or similar family services) to support Wikimania participation
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
  • Administrative or operational costs for to distribute funds to community members, such as transfer fees
  • Small hardware expenses to support access (such as webcams, microphones, head/earphones)
    Note: Requests for computers, laptops, tablets, and other personal devices are not eligible.
  • Translation services for a Wikimania session
  • Video production support for pre-recorded Wikimania sessions (such as equipment or space)
  • In-person meetups that coincide with Wikimania activities (food, beverage, meeting space)
  • Printed artwork, conference swag/merchandise for event participants
  • Printed artwork, conference swag/merchandise for event participants
  • In-person Post-Wikimania meetups (food, meeting space)
  • Small hardware expenses to support access (such as webcams, microphones, head/earphones)
  • Administrative or operational costs

If you are planning to distribute funds to community members, such as by running a local scholarship program, please provide additional detail on how you will organize this process.
Please provide a summary explaining the following:

  • how you will invite community members to apply for funding,
  • the criteria you will use to determine eligibility, and
  • the processes or services you will use to distribute funds.

This description does not need to be comprehensive, but should generally explain the process for how community members will receive funds or support to participate in Wikimania. For support on eligibility criteria, feel free to review this reviewer's guide for previous Wikimania scholarship programs.
If you are not distributing funds to community members, please write N/A below.

  • Community members will be informed through social media platforms. Regarding the criteria we shall use to determine eligibility
  1. Priority will be given to active community members
  2. Gender balance will be keenly observed to encourage the participation of females.

Outcomes[edit]

Please provide a range or estimate for the number of participants the funding will support.
It is OK if this is estimate is based on limited information, but we want to have an idea of how your activities will support community participation in Wikimania. Some examples:

  • 3-5 participants will receive childcare support to support their participation at Wikimania.
  • 10 participants will receive hardware support
  • 10-20 participants will receive data packages to support their participation at Wikimania
  • It will be space engaging new community members, new and current community members will have learnt or developed new skills and all attendees will have the opportunity to connect and network with each other.
  • 10 - 20 participants will receive hardware support
  • We will be arranging an in-person meetup cum event during the Wikimania for 30 participants including Wikimedians and a open knowledge like minded stakeholders.
  • 10 - 20 data packages will be used to support participation at Wikimania

Budget[edit]

How you will use the funds you are requesting? Please use the following categories for your expenses. Don’t forget to include a total amount, and update this amount in the Probox at the top of your page too!

  • Childcare services (or similar family services)
  • Data packages to distribute to Wikimania participants
    In addition to a total budget, please indicate the average data cost per person who will receive funds for this need.
  • Administrative or operational costs for distributing funds
  • Small hardware expenses to support access
  • Translation services for a Wikimania session
  • Video production support
  • Wikimania meetups and watch parties during the days of the event
  • Printed artwork, conference swag/merchandise for event participants
Sl No Ítem Description Amount in INR
1 Small hardware expenses Web Cam, Head Phones, microphone INR 90000
2 Meetup cum event during the Wikimania Venue+Food(Breakfast+Lunch) INR 40000
3 Data packages Internet INR 10,000
4 Stickers Karavali Wikimedians User Group INR 1000
5 Eco Friendly Jute Bags 50X200 INR 10,000
6 Bank Charges Bank Charges INR 1000
7 Administrative costs Arrangements INR 5000
Total INR 157000
Total USD 2015

Completing your application[edit]

Once you have completed the application, please do the following:

  • Change the application status from status=draft to status=proposed in the {{Probox}} template.
  • Contact wikimana(_AT_)wikimedia.org to confirm your submission, as well as to request any support around your application.