Talk:Grants/Wikipedia Residential Workshop for College Students 2014

Hi Thamizhpparithi, could you please complete the grant request and remove the draft status? Then, I will be glad to clarify few issues. Thanks.--Ravi 05:19, 23 September 2014 (IST)
 * dear Ravi, Could you please explain, I could not able to follow you.--Thamizhpparithi Maari 11:08, 24 September 2014 (IST)

Hi Thamizhpparithi, thanks for the complete grant submission. Please clarify the following:
 * Please place this grant proposal in Tamil Wikipedia and try to get community's interest or approval.
 * Please explain how you will choose the 50 students to ensure a better chance of converting them into editors?
 * Is there any precedence for intensive workshops in the wiki world like this that yielded better results?
 * What are the steps you have planned to ensure that this event gives better results than the regular one day workshops you have done?
 * Could you try to reduce the major cost allocation for lodging and food by availing the facilities in the University?
 * What are the chances of funding from other organizations including UGC and other Wikimedia organizations. You may also try a partial grant from WMF directly.
 * How do you plan to track and ensure post workshop contribution by participants?
 * Please quantify the success measures
 * Please clarify what is meant by "100" under non-financial requirements.

The total budget of this grant request goes above 10% of chapter's allocation for programatic activities. The % is even more if we consider that this goes to a single community driven amount. But, the claimed benefits and success measures do not justify the amount requested when there is no documented evidence in the wiki world for the effectiveness of such programs. I recommend that this program be funded only partially and minimally and only when the grant applicant furnishes satisfying responses for the questions above.--Ravi 00:49, 27 September 2014 (IST)