Hello,
In November, we announced [1] our first call for proposals to the Wikimedia
Research Fund [2]. Our submission deadline was January 3rd. We are now in
the exciting phase of reviewing submissions and making recommendations for
which proposals to advance to Stage II [3] and we welcome your input.
We are using a two-phase review process consisting of a technical review
conducted by researchers and an open community process on Meta [4] before
advancing to the next stages. On Meta, you can read the 33 proposals under
consideration from more than 20 countries and leave comments using our
feedback form linked from every proposal page.
The deadline for feedback is February 7th (23:59 AoE). If you have any
questions, please contact us at research_fund(a)wikimedia.org.
The following proposals are particularly relevant to the Education
community:
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Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Field Study on the Use of
Bengali (বাংলা) Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Tools for School and Higher
Education in India
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_Fund/Field_Study_on_the_Use_of_Bengali_(%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE)_Wikipedia_and_other_Wikimedia_Tools_for_School_and_Higher_Education_in_India>
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Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Overcoming challenges of
introducing Wikipedia in Nigeria classroom
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_Fund/Overcoming_challenges_of_introducing_Wikipedia_in_Nigeria_classroom>
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Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Using Wikipedia for educational
purposes in Estonia: The students′ and teachers′ perspective
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_Fund/Using_Wikipedia_for_educational_purposes_in_Estonia:_The_students%E2%80%B2_and_teachers%E2%80%B2_perspective>
Thank you for your time.
Emily, on behalf of the Research Fund Organizing Committee [5]
[1]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/11/03/launch-of-the-wikimedia-research-fund/
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Tech…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Tech…
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Proposed_Wikimedia_Research_Fund_a…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Tech…
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Emily Lescak (she / her)
Senior Research Community Officer
The Wikimedia Foundation