Wikipedia:Visiting Scholars

Update:This program is currently in maintenance mode until further notice. Feel free to reach out if you have questions or would care to participate some time in the future.

Wikipedia Visiting Scholars



Connecting experienced Wikipedians with academic institutions to improve Wikipedia.

Through the Wikipedia Visiting Scholars program, Wikipedia editors gain online access to an educational institution's library resources like databases, journals, ebooks, and special collections.

Libraries get involved because of a desire to see their collections put to good use and to make a difference in public knowledge in one or more topic areas. Wikipedians receive access to specialized and paywalled content to expand and improve articles in topic areas they already care about.


Wikipedia Visiting Scholars is a program developed byThe Wikipedia Libraryand administered in the United States and Canada by theWiki Education Foundation.If you have questions, leave a message on thetalk pageor reach out toUser:Will (Wiki Ed).

For more information about specific Scholarships, see the participant profiles for past and currentScholarsandsponsoring institutions.