Hi all - see below! Siko headed the fellowship program and has provided great guidance and insight in regards to my gender gap related projects. I encourage you to apply for an Individual Engagement Grant for projects related to helping encourage more women editors in your projects!! (Or whatever else floats your boat :) )
-Sarah
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Siko Bouterse* <sbouterse@wikimedia.org mailto:sbouterse@wikimedia.org> Date: Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:56 PM Subject: New grants program for individuals To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
*Hi all, I?m pleased to announce the launch of a new grantmaking program at the Wikimedia Foundation: Individual Engagement Grants. These grants will support Wikimedians as individuals or small teams to complete projects that benefit the Wikimedia movement, lead to online impact, and serve the mission, community, and strategic priorities. This new program is intended to complement WMF?s other grantmaking programs as well as the grants that chapters and affiliate organizations provide.
The first round of proposals will be accepted from now until 15 February 2013. We?re also seeking committee members to help select the first round of grantees. Please help spread the word to other lists!
To get involved, share your thoughts, submit a proposal, or join the committee: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
For more information on all of WMF?s grantmaking programs: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start
Best wishes,* Siko