Hi all,
We have launched the second Wikimedia Research Fund and I'm writing to you
to ask for your support of the funds through the following two means:
* If you assess that you need research support to improve one or more of
the tools or technologies you develop or maintain for the Wikimedia
projects, please share your research needs at
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Research_Fund_Proposal_Ideas using the
template in the etherpad. As researchers reach out to us in the coming
weeks and months to brainstorm about their proposals, we will raise
awareness about your needs with them and we may find collaborators for you
through this process.
(For context: we see a lot of opportunities for creating bridges between
the Wikimedia research and developer communities to help improve the
Wikimedia projects and asking you for listing what you may need research
support with is one way we can start identifying potential ways to build
bridges.:)
* If you know of researchers who are interested to conduct research on the
Wikimedia projects and need funding support, please let them know about the
Wikimedia Research Fund. More details in the email below.
If you have questions about the Research Fund, feel free to reach out to us
here or at research_fund(a)wikimedia.org.
Thanks,
Leila
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From: Leila Zia <lzia(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 9:27 AM
Subject: Submit research proposals for funding - Wikimedia Research Fund
To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities <
wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Benj. Mako Hill <makohill(a)uw.edu>du>, Emily Lescak <elescak(a)wikimedia.org>
Hi all,
We're really excited to announce the launch of the second *Wikimedia
Research Fund *with the goal of diversifying the network of Wikimedia
researchers globally and supporting the Wikimedia Movement in deeper
understanding of the projects, decision making, and building new
technologies.
If you are a Wikimedia researcher or you are interested in becoming one,
you can apply for research funds (USD 2K-50K) until December 16, 2022.
While all research proposals related to Wikimedia projects are welcome, we
particularly encourage research studies on medium to small size languages
and communities, as well as in low resourced languages and projects. You
can even propose to repeat a past study in a given language in another
language!
More info at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Techβ¦
.
*Apply by December 16, 2022* and/or spread the word!
If you have questions, please reach out to us at research_fund(a)wikimedia.org,
Meta-Wiki [1], here, or in one of our upcoming office hours (schedule will
be shared in [2] soon!)
Best,
the Research Fund committee chairs
Benjamin Mako Hill (University of Washington)
Leila Zia (Wikimedia Foundation)
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Start
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_%26_Techβ¦