Hello,

In September, we announced [1] our second call for proposals to the Wikimedia Research Fund [2]. Our submission deadline was December 16. 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-Wiki [4] before advancing to the next stages. On Meta-Wiki, you can read the proposals under consideration and leave comments using our feedback form linked from every proposal page. 

We particularly invite your feedback on the following proposals related to Wikidata:

1. Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Reliable sources and public policy issues: understanding multisector organisations as sources on Wikipedia and Wikidata
2. Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Wikidata to Gender Rescue on Wikipedia (WiGeData )
3. Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Leveraging Wikidata to Describe and Provide Access to Heritage Collections

We will review feedback provided by January 27th (23:59 AoE). If you have any questions, please contact us at research_fund@wikimedia.org.

Thank you for your time.

Emily, on behalf of the Research Fund Organizing Committee [5]

[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/AIEGBXGQVGMQSCCQ6KOICGBTFHVQ4HSC/

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Technology_Fund/Wikimedia_Research_Fund 

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Technology_Fund/Wikimedia_Research_Fund#How_we_fund 

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Technology_Fund/Wikimedia_Research_Fund#Review_submissions 

[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Technology_Fund/Wikimedia_Research_Fund#Organizing_Committee