Re: [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation IEG program will fund 14 community-led projects

[Lila Tretikov]

Thank you Marti, committee. And congratulation to all of the grantees.

Lila

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Marti Johnson 
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> In the latest round of Individual Engagement Grants
> , 29 eligible proposals were
> submitted for review. The committee recommended 14 for funding, with 19
> grantees selected to receive $83,113 overall.  WMF has now approved all
> 14 grants.  Here’s what we’re funding.[1]
>
> Tools - 7 projects funded
>
> * Batch Uploader for small GLAM projects
> 
> :
> This project will create a simple batch content upload tool in order to
> address the needs of smaller GLAM institutions who may not have the
> necessary resources, including budget, time, or staff expertise, to operate
> the existing tools used by larger galleries, libraries, archives, and
> museums.[2]
>
> * Pan Scandinavian Machine Assisted Content Translation
> 
> :
> Using Apertium, an open-source machine translation platform, this project
> will create translation data for closely-related languages Swedish, Danish
> and Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) for use in Content Translation, an
> on-wiki translation tool.[3]
>
> * StrepHit: Wikidata Statements Validation via Reference
> 
> :
> Using natural language processing, this project will take online content
> from a selection of (non-Wikimedia) websites and documents and then
> automatically convert the raw text into references to external sources
> thereby verifying the data provided in existing Wikidata statements.[4]
>
> * Wikimaps Warper 2.0
> :
> This project will focus on improvements to Map Warper, an open-source tool
> used for digitally aligning and overlaying historical maps, in order to
> make the software more accessible to Wikimedians and better integrated with
> Wikimedia projects.[5]
>
> * Wiki Needs Pictures
> :
> By centralizing multiple sources of data including local templates,
> category labels, and Wikidata item properties in one application, this
> project will create a coordinated image request system with a
> mobile-friendly map-based interface that allows contributors to easily
> discover where there is demand from Wikimedia projects for specific
> images.[6]
>
> * Semi-automatically generate Categories for Vietnamese Wikipedia
> 
> :
> By implementing natural language processing patterns, this project aims to
> create and apply English Wikipedia category structures to Vietnamese
> Wikipedia with the help of the community to evaluate and standardize the
> naming convention process.[7]
>
> * Proofreading semi-automatically the Catalan Wikipedia with LanguageTool
> 
> :
> Using the open source program LanguageTool, this project will supervise
> the analysis of content, document common grammar errors, and develop bots
> and scripts to replicate their corresponding edits in Catalan Wikipedia.
> [8]
>
> Offline Outreach & Partnership - 5 projects funded
>
> * Editing Maithili Wikipedia
> :
> This project will deliver a series of in-person training sessions to
> students in Nepal’s Satpari District in order to create and nurture an
> active group of editors on Maithili-language Wikipedia.[9]
>
> * Increase Awareness of and Participation in Indic Language Wikipedias in
> Colorado
> 
> :
> Small group instruction and training in native language typing in multiple
> Indic scripts are the focus of this project which seeks to eliminate some
> of the barriers preventing the Indian diaspora community of Colorado
> Springs, CO from editing on Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi,Telugu, and Tamil
> Wikipedias.[10]
>
> * Motivational and educational video to introduce Wikimedia Video
> 
> :
> This project will create a modular series of instructional videos that can
> be updated and translated as needed, and that can be used to successfully
> onboard new editors en masse, for example, at edit-a-thons and other events
> where it is not possible to have the involvement of experienced
> Wikimedians.[11]
>
> * Wikitherapy :
> An exploration of both the 

[Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation IEG program will fund 14 community-led projects

[Marti Johnson]

Hi all,

In the latest round of Individual Engagement Grants
, 29 eligible proposals were
submitted for review. The committee recommended 14 for funding, with 19
grantees selected to receive $83,113 overall.  WMF has now approved all 14
grants.  Here’s what we’re funding.[1]

Tools - 7 projects funded

* Batch Uploader for small GLAM projects

:
This project will create a simple batch content upload tool in order to
address the needs of smaller GLAM institutions who may not have the
necessary resources, including budget, time, or staff expertise, to operate
the existing tools used by larger galleries, libraries, archives, and
museums.[2]

* Pan Scandinavian Machine Assisted Content Translation

:
Using Apertium, an open-source machine translation platform, this project
will create translation data for closely-related languages Swedish, Danish
and Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) for use in Content Translation, an
on-wiki translation tool.[3]

* StrepHit: Wikidata Statements Validation via Reference

:
Using natural language processing, this project will take online content
from a selection of (non-Wikimedia) websites and documents and then
automatically convert the raw text into references to external sources
thereby verifying the data provided in existing Wikidata statements.[4]

* Wikimaps Warper 2.0
:
This project will focus on improvements to Map Warper, an open-source tool
used for digitally aligning and overlaying historical maps, in order to
make the software more accessible to Wikimedians and better integrated with
Wikimedia projects.[5]

* Wiki Needs Pictures
:
By centralizing multiple sources of data including local templates,
category labels, and Wikidata item properties in one application, this
project will create a coordinated image request system with a
mobile-friendly map-based interface that allows contributors to easily
discover where there is demand from Wikimedia projects for specific
images.[6]

* Semi-automatically generate Categories for Vietnamese Wikipedia

:
By implementing natural language processing patterns, this project aims to
create and apply English Wikipedia category structures to Vietnamese
Wikipedia with the help of the community to evaluate and standardize the
naming convention process.[7]

* Proofreading semi-automatically the Catalan Wikipedia with LanguageTool

:
Using the open source program LanguageTool, this project will supervise the
analysis of content, document common grammar errors, and develop bots and
scripts to replicate their corresponding edits in Catalan Wikipedia.[8]

Offline Outreach & Partnership - 5 projects funded

* Editing Maithili Wikipedia
:
This project will deliver a series of in-person training sessions to
students in Nepal’s Satpari District in order to create and nurture an
active group of editors on Maithili-language Wikipedia.[9]

* Increase Awareness of and Participation in Indic Language Wikipedias in
Colorado

:
Small group instruction and training in native language typing in multiple
Indic scripts are the focus of this project which seeks to eliminate some
of the barriers preventing the Indian diaspora community of Colorado
Springs, CO from editing on Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi,Telugu, and Tamil
Wikipedias.[10]

* Motivational and educational video to introduce Wikimedia Video

:
This project will create a modular series of instructional videos that can
be updated and translated as needed, and that can be used to successfully
onboard new editors en masse, for example, at edit-a-thons and other events
where it is not possible to have the involvement of experienced
Wikimedians.[11]

* Wikitherapy :
An exploration of both the accessibility of Wikimedia editing and the
transformative power of participation, this project will bring Wikimedia
projects including Commons, Wiktionary, and Wikisource to institutional
therapy settings by developing outreach and training materials that
specifically meet the needs of therapy patients.[12]

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