There is just over a week left to submit Individual Engagement Grant < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IEG%3E (IEG) proposals by the April 12th deadline. If you have ideas for new tools, community-building processes, and other experimental projects that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start your proposal today! Please encourage others who have great ideas to apply as well. Support is available if you want help turning your idea into a grant request.

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Submit a grant request < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply%3E -

Learn from examples of completed Individual Engagement Grants < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging%3E

If you have any questions or would like to brainstorm with us about your proposal, we're hosting a few IEG proposal help sessions this month in Google Hangouts:

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[https://plus.google.com/events/cf5dpv5rv3jnlomdtglqro2fu70 April 5th], 16:00 - 17:00 UTC -

[https://plus.google.com/events/c9upg2mb0htkr8e2fmulhu9miek April 8th] 1:00 - 2:00 UTC -

[https://plus.google.com/events/cp84h7htq699uvk6hl3cdo78iho April 12th] 16:00 - 17:00 UTC

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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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marti Johnson mjohnson@wikimedia.org Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:03 PM Subject: Open call for Individual Engagement Grant proposals To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org

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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