This seems like an amazing chance for WikiProjects in almost any area. (especially incubator projects ;)

You need to describe how your work supports open education, set a project with milestones and metrics for success, and submit a grant request:   http://blogs.talis.com/education/incubator/guidelines/

We do many of the things they ask for - licensing, educational focus, making things visible and findable online - reflexively.  It would be great to see them get a whole specturm of wikimedia proposals.  [if you /do/ submit one, consider posting a version of it on strategy.wikimedia.org as well. ]

SJ

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Via the Creative Commons blog - http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/17005

Talis Incubator for Open Education

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Talis understands the growing importance of the Open Education movement and its potential impact on how education is accessed, assessed and certified.

Aimed at individuals or small groups, the Talis Incubator for Open Education provides angel funding and other forms of assistance for ideas and projects that have the potential to further the cause of Open Education through the use of technology. All we ask in return is that you donate or ‘open source’ the intellectual property generated back to the communities that could benefit most from your work. The brief

1. Write a proposal outlining your Open Education related project or idea, making a bid for funding of between £1,000 and £15,000.   2. After reviewing and making sure your proposal meets the guidelines, submit it to incubator@talis.com.   3. A proposal review board made up of independent thought leaders and Talis representatives decide which projects get funding.   4. For successful bids, Talis awards you the funds and organises any other help you have asked for.   5. Complete the project according to the schedule outlined in your proposal.   6. Talis helps you to make sure your work is disseminated amongst the community.

from http://blogs.talis.com/education/incubator/

they also note "We also welcome applications from outside the UK, however we regret that we can only consider and award amounts in GBP (£), so if you are from outside the UK please account for exchange rate fluctuation, and make sure you can receive funds paid in GBP."

Looks a bit interesting!

cheers Brianna

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