Hi all, As we announced earlier this month[1], September is the month to apply for an Individual Engagement Grant[2]. The deadline to submit a proposal is September 30.

To help you turn your ideas and projects into successful proposals, we’re hosting a few IdeaLab Proposal Clinics in Hangouts and IRC this month.[3] The first one took place on September 16. Newcomers had a chance to talk to current and past grantees, as well as WMF Grantmaking staff, to workshop ideas and strengthen their proposals.

If you have an idea you would like to submit, but feel unsure about how to draft or finalize your proposal, join a session! There are three events left before the deadline:

* IRC office hours in #wikimedia-office - Sept 23, 1600 UTC (Tuesday) * Hangout - Sept 25, 1700 UTC (Thursday) [4] * Hangout - Sept 28, 1700 UTC (Sunday) [5]

Join us next week to discuss your ideas, and bring any questions you have about IEG!

Cheers, Siko

[1] https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2014-September/074239.html [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events [4]IdeaLab Clinic II. Join via Hangout: https://plus.google.com/events/cvk8hivoih04ifc6pp3sl0se6s8?hl [5] IdeaLab Clinic III. Join via Hangout: https://plus.google.com/events/c82527nlv8jhkv17j963gs9gp6s?hl