[Osmf-talk] State of the Map 2019 - Scholarships, review team and criteria

[Dorothea Kazazi]

Hello,

This is a reminder about the SotM scholarships and some additional
information regarding the selection team and the criteria that will be
used when reviewing the applications.

To apply for a scholarship/grant (for financial and optional Visa
support) to attend State of the Map 2019 which will take place in
Heidelberg, Germany (September 21 – 23), please read
https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2019/02/26/apply-for-scholarship-to-join-us-at-state-of-the-map-2019-in-heidelberg/

# Review team and criteria
We expect to receive around 150-200 applications. In order to set up the
SotM 2019 team that will review the scholarship applications, we decided
to contact past scholars who might want to be involved in the process.

* Twelve persons will review the applications (Thanks!). All people who
replied or self-volunteered were included.
* Eleven are past scholars.
* Four are women.
* Four volunteered to help without/prior to being contacted.

# Geographic distribution of review team nationalities:
* 4 Africa
* 4 Asia-Pacific
* 4 Europe

# Criteria for reviewing the applications:
Here’s a list of factors that the team will consider when reviewing the
applications:

* Is the applicant part of an under-represented minority group?
* Are they from an under-represented location?
* Are they contributing to OSM in a substantial way? (Not only
OpenStreetMap edits, but contributed to wiki and documentation,
trainers, developers).
* Have they applied previously and not gotten a scholarship?
* Do they have a unique story or experience to share?
* Are they in a position to share their SotM experience with a larger group?
* Will their attendance benefit their local community in some way?
* How difficult will their visa application be?
* How will attending State of the Map benefit them and OpenStreetMap?

# Stats so far
We received a good number of applications from Africa and South Asia. We
would be happy to receive many applications from other regions too.
Please spread the word to your local community if you can :)

You can submit or update your application before the 30th of March.

If you have any enquiries, feel free to send an email to
scholar-sotm at openstreetmap.org
Thank you.

warm greetings,

Dorothea


[1] https://wiki.osmfoundation.org
[2] https://stateofthemap.org