> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Haley Lepp <[email protected]> > Subject: [Wikidata] Hackathon Grants for Local Meetups > Date: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 2:59:15 PM EST > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > Reply-To: Discussion list for the Wikidata project > <[email protected]> > > Hello again, Wikimedia Hackers! > We invite technical community members and affiliates to apply for Rapid Fund > grants to host local meetups during or around the Hackathon. Grants can be > between 500 and 5,000 USD. Please note that we cannot go above 5,000 USD per > grant, so plan accordingly. The deadline to apply is March 20, 2022. This is > a quick turn-around, so note that proposals do not have to be extensive or > complex. > Examples of requests include: > > Food for community meetups before, during, or after the online Hackathon > (please keep meetups within a month of the Hackathon dates). > Venue rental for attendees > Transportation or commuting expenses > Scholarships to help local community members attend, which can include data > packages, childcare costs, or transportation > The Foundation offers this list of eligible expenses > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Learn> (e.g., you can > use this grant money to pay for direct expenses like supplies, but you cannot > use funds to pay for an event coordinator). You cannot pay honorariums to > speakers you have at your events but you can give material gifts (gift cards, > etc.). > Note that at this moment, in-person meetups of 10 people or fewer can be held > without extra approval; if your meetup will be larger please follow the steps > listed for Risk Assessment. > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Risk_assessment_during_COVID-19> > Eligibility: > > Proposals should support the achievement of Wikimedia’s mission > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mission> and be related to the Hackathon > (this cannot support edit-a-thon projects for example). > There are some countries to which the Foundation cannot disburse funds. If > you have been ineligible for WMF funds through other opportunities, please > email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> to verify your > eligibility for this application. > Both individuals and organizations are welcome to apply. > Someone in your group must have access to a bank account which can receive > international wire transfers. > The Code of Conduct for Wikimedia's Technical Spaces > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Code_of_Conduct> will be > in effect throughout the event, on all platforms and at local meetups. Please > have a look at it and ensure you are willing and able to follow it. > How to Apply: Start your application > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Apply#Other> in the > yellow box marked “Other”. Enter the title of your proposal: Hackathon + > [Institution/Group/Individual Name] (e.g., Hackathon University of Ghana > Legon) and click “Start my application”. Submit the application. Any > questions can be sent to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. > > Cheers, > Your Wikimedia Hackathon Committee > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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