Hi everyone,

The Wikimedia Foundation Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program is accepting proposals from March 14th to April 12th for new ideas to improve Wikimedia projects. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG Funds are available (up to $30,000 USD) to support individuals or teams of up to four people to implement promising ideas, whether focused on building a new tool or gadget, organizing a better process on your wiki, researching an important issue, or providing other support for community-building. Ideas from the current Inspire Campaign on content curation and review are very welcome. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Inspire

Do you have have a good idea, but would like some feedback before applying? Put it into the IdeaLab, where volunteers and staff can give you advice and guidance on how to bring it to life. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab%3E Once your idea is ready, it can be easily migrated into a grant request.

Community Organizer (and former IEG recipient) Chris Schilling and I will also be hosting Hangouts at least weekly for real-time discussions about the Inspire Campaign and the IEG Open Call to answer questions and help you make your proposal better. Hangouts are already underway - with the next two scheduled for March 15th and 22nd. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events%3E

We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and submit your proposal between March 14 and April 12! < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply%3E

Please feel free to get in touch with me (mjohnson@wikimedia.org) with questions about getting started with your idea.

Warm regards,

Marti

*Marti JohnsonProgram Officer* *Individual Grants* *Wikimedia Foundation http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home* +1 415-839-6885 Skype: Mjohnson_WMF

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