Hi all,
A quick reminder that the deadline to apply for Wikimedia Research
Fund is in less than 2 weeks. More information in the email below and
at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Tech…
.
Best,
Leila
On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 9:04 AM Leila Zia <lzia(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> We're really excited to announce the launch of the Wikimedia Research
> Fund with the goal of diversifying the network of Wikimedia
> researchers globally and supporting the Wikimedia Movement in deeper
> understanding of the projects, decision making, and building new
> technologies.
>
> If you are a Wikimedia researcher or you are interested in becoming
> one, you can apply for research funds (USD 2k-50K) until January 3,
> 2022. While all research proposals related to Wikimedia projects are
> welcome, we particularly encourage studies on medium to small size
> languages and communities, as well as in low resourced languages and
> projects. You can even propose to repeat a past study in a given
> language in another language!
>
> More info at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Tech…
> .
>
> Apply by January 3, 2022 and/or spread the word!
>
> Big thanks to Emily Lescak for all her behind-the-scenes work to make
> the launch of the Research Fund possible, and to the Community
> Resources team at the Wikimedia Foundation for giving us the
> opportunity and the funds.
>
> If you have questions, please reach out to us at
> research_fund(a)wikimedia.org, meta [1], here, or in one of our
> upcoming office hours [2]! :)
>
> Best,
> the Research Fund committee chairs
> Benjamin Mako Hill (University of Washington)
> Leila Zia (Wikimedia Foundation)
>
> [1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Start
>
> [2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Tech…