Wikimedia CH/Wikimania
This page will serve as a coordination platform to align Wikimedia CH's activities for Wikimania 2026 in Paris. The Wikimania 2026 will take place on 23-25 July 2026 (travel to Paris on 22nd July, return journey on the 26th July). The motto of this year's event is "Liberté, Équité, Fiabilité". The conference language is English. Every applicant should be able to communicate in this language. Therefore, this page is not translated.
Overview
[edit]This year Wikimedia CH offers scholarships for ca. 10 people living in Switzerland to join this conference. To fulfil the requirements for funding, the conditions specified on the Wikimania project page in the section Who can apply? must be met.
Scholarships
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[edit]Funding from Wikimedia CH includes all travel (train costs) and accommodation costs as well as the conference fee. A formalised request (see below) must be sent to us by email. We will check the eligibility (according to the criteria on the Wikimania project page) and collect all applications, which will be forwarded to the funding committee (consisting of the members of the wikimedia CH community programme team). Please be ready to answer any questions by email. As it is usual with other travel grants, applicants must organise their own travel arrangements. Accommodation will be provided by Wikimedia CH. The organiser will also provide lunches and conference documents.
By authorising participants to travel, we expect that each participant will take care to plan the conference schedule as well as possible by attending the events that appear most promising for their individual work. The recipients of the scholarships will coordinate their visit of Wikimania, contribute actively and/or transfer their experiences and knowledge back to their respective community colleagues. A short report with insights is requested!
Criteria
[edit]For reasons of transparency, we are setting out here the criteria that we will use to select applications besides those already established on the Wikimania project page. Of course, we can only consider those applications that we receive in due time and form. As far as possible, we would like the group of people who will receive a scholarship to be as diverse as possible in terms of
- Age
- Gender
- Language affiliation
- Project affiliation (Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons, etc.).
A candidate may stand out for one or more of these features.
In addition, the impact of participation should be as great as possible. Therefore, preference is given to people who
- have a lot of experience in the projects,
- actively pass on this experience to others
- take part in events within and outside Switzerland, in particular workshops and writing workshops, but also social events
- are involved in various networks of "like-minded organisations"
The selection of profiles will therefore be made according to the above-outlined criteria of diversity and involvement. A public statement of reasons is not planned. The candidates will be notified by email.
Application
[edit]The application deadline is on Sunday, February 22nd, midnight.
The applications need to be sent in form of an mail to events@wikimedia.ch. Please indicate your username and tell us in a few sentences (in English) why you would like to visit Wikimania and how you will make sure to transfer your learnings back into your respective community. Note the projects you are involved in. Please mention the route and expected costs for traveling. Be aware of special conditions like Interrail. Please travel by train. Otherwise, we will need to know why this is not possible for you. The selection of another means of transport must be argued in detail and approval must be awaited before making any travel arrangement.
Help
[edit]In case you have any questions or you need help with regards to the planning of your Wikimania attendence, please contact events@wikimedia.ch