Hi folks, The open call for Project Grants is officially underway! As you prepare your proposals this month, please keep in mind that the final deadline is November 30th, and that this will be only the only open call for Project Grants during this fiscal year, which ends on June 30th, 2019. To learn more about this grant program and how to prepare an application, please visit our landing page on Meta. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>
In addition to the resources mentioned in the prior announcement, we have scheduled some proposal clinics where applicants will be able to discuss their proposals or ask questions with Wikimedia Foundation staff using Google Meet or using IRC. Some of these will be themed toward specific topics (such as proposals involving a GLAM-related project), and others will be more general. For a list of scheduled proposal clinics, please review the Project Grants landing page on Meta. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project#Upcoming_events>. Additional clinics may be added throughout the month. Thanks, Chris Chris "Jethro" Schilling I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)> He/His/Their Program Officer, Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 8:08 PM Chris "Jethro" Schilling < cschill...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > The open call for the Wikimedia Foundation Project Grants program will > begin on November 1, when we begin public review of new proposals. The > final deadline is November 30th for all submissions. < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>. Importantly, this will > be the only open call for Project Grants in the current fiscal year, which > ends on June 30th 2019. > > We are also seeking additional volunteer candidates to expand the Project > Grants Committee. More information is provided at the end of this email. > > Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups and > organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, whether > focused on building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on > your wiki, researching an important issue, coordinating an editathon series > or providing other support for community building. > > We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and > complete a grant proposal: > * Tutorials for writing a strong application: < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial> > * General planning page for Project Grants: < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan> > * Program guidelines and criteria: < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn> > > Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal > support upon request. Contact us at projectgra...@wikimedia.org if you > would like feedback or more information. > > We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and > make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into > motion, and submit your proposal by November 30th! < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Apply> > > Volunteering for the Project Grants Committee > We are also seeking candidates to participate in the Project Grants > Committee, the volunteer decision-making body that reviews all Project > Grant proposals and decides which projects to fund. Committee members have > diverse backgrounds with skill sets like: > * On-wiki editing and experience > * Experience leading, coordinating, or managing projects with an intended > on-wiki or online impact. > * Background in handling externally provided money and working within > budgets, preferably in a non-profit context. > * Any grants you've applied for or worked in grant programs (in the > Wikimedia, academic, or wider non-profit world). > * Expertise in areas like knowledge equity or knowledge as a service, that > will help us move toward our movement strategic direction > * Software or research expertise > If you are interested in serving as a committee member, you cand find more > information and submit your candidacy here by November 15th: < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Committee/Candidates> > > Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with > your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee. > Contact us at projectgra...@wikimedia.org. > > Take care, > > Chris > > Chris "Jethro" Schilling > I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)> > He/His/Their > Program Officer, Wikimedia Foundation > <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
