A heads up to wikitech ambassadors and other people in your communities with technical ideas in mind. You might get help funding the implementation of those ideas using the new Individual Engagement Grants.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Fwd: Announcing the Individual Engagement Grants program Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:41:20 -0800 From: Quim Gil qgil@wikimedia.org Organization: Wikimedia Foundation To: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org
On 01/16/2013 09:48 AM, Quim Gil wrote:
Hi, next week I will have a casual chat with Siko about the new Wikimedia Individual Engagement Grants and how MediaWiki contributors could theoretically benefit from them.
I just had that chat. Very interesting!
Individual Engagement Grants also apply to software development and technical activities
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
Proposals accepted: 15 Jan ‑ 15 Feb!!!! The next round will be 6 months later.
Individual or team of up to 4 individuals.
Scoped to 6 months, with potential to renew for 6 more if need is shown.
Maximum request USD 30,000. No minimum.
Having an idea and willing to get community feedback before / while converting it in a full fledged proposal? Submit it at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Announcing the Individual Engagement Grants program Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:03:42 -0800 From: Siko Bouterse sbouterse@wikimedia.org Reply-To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To: wikimediaannounce-l@lists.wikimedia.org
*Hi all, Im pleased to announce the launch of a new grantmaking program at the Wikimedia Foundation: Individual Engagement Grants. These grants will support Wikimedians as individuals or small teams to complete projects that benefit the Wikimedia movement, lead to online impact, and serve the mission, community, and strategic priorities. This new program is intended to complement WMFs other grantmaking programs as well as the grants that chapters and affiliate organizations provide.
The first round of proposals will be accepted from now until 15 February 2013. Were also seeking committee members to help select the first round of grantees. Please help spread the word to other lists!
To get involved, share your thoughts, submit a proposal, or join the committee: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG
For more information on all of WMFs grantmaking programs: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start
Best wishes,* Siko
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