Grants
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Grants/en may refer to: many forms of incentives.
To organizations, informal groups, and individuals
Wikimedia Foundation
- Grants:Start – information on all of the Wikimedia Foundation's funding programs
- The Wikimedia Community Fund is a set of three funding programs with flexible support for individuals, movement affiliates, and other organizations primarily focused on the Wikimedia movement. Generally speaking, applicants who received funding through past grant programs (Rapid Grants, Conference Grants Simple Annual Plan Grants, Annual Plan Grants) are eligible to receive funding in this program.
- The Rapid Fund supports short-term, low-cost projects by individuals, groups, or organizations contributing to Wikimedia projects. This program is comparable to the previous Rapid Grants program.
- The Conference & Event Fund provides support to groups, individuals or organizations to organize local, regional, and thematic conferences that bring together Wikimedians for experience sharing, skill building, and networking. This program is comparable to the previous Conference & Events Grant program.
- The General Support Fund provides flexible general operating support for individuals, groups, or affiliates that have developed larger projects or programs or a strategic plan that requires sustained investment over time to be able to achieve its goals. Multi-year grant funding is available if appropriate to the goals and objectives of the applicant. This program is comparable to the previous Simple Annual Plan Grant, Annual Plan Grant, and Project Grant programs.
- The Wikimedia Research Fund is a funding program specific to activities that primarily support research to nurture a more responsive and accessible environment for contributions.
- The Wikimedia Community Fund is a set of three funding programs with flexible support for individuals, movement affiliates, and other organizations primarily focused on the Wikimedia movement. Generally speaking, applicants who received funding through past grant programs (Rapid Grants, Conference Grants Simple Annual Plan Grants, Annual Plan Grants) are eligible to receive funding in this program.
WissensWert
- Wikimedia Deutschland WissensWert (projects also from out of the Wikimedia scope and with a budget of less than 5000€ each)
To help future organizations
- Affiliate start up grants given through the Affiliations Committee with the costs of starting an organization and becoming recognized in the Wikimedia movement
To Wikimedia volunteers
Organisation | Name | Since | Range | Page |
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Many | Wiki Loves Monuments | |||
Amical Wikimedia | Microborses | 2015 | €0–500 | Organization's wiki |
Wikimedia Österreich | Access to literature | 2009 | de.wp | |
Information material and give-away articles | 2008 | de.wp | ||
Software grants | 2014 | de.wp | ||
Technical equipment pool | 2011 | de.wp | ||
Public data fee reimbursement | 2017 | de.wp | ||
Cooperation with institutions | 2011 | de.wp | ||
Publics relations for community activities | 2011 | de.wp | ||
E-mail addresses and business cards | 2012 | de.wp | ||
Digitalization | 2011 | de.wp | ||
Support for project and event planning | 2008 | de.wp | ||
Travel grants | 2009 | de.wp | ||
Event accreditations and photo permits | 2013 | de.wp | ||
Volunteer certificates | 2016 | de.wp | ||
Trainings | 2013 | de.wp | ||
Prizes for community competitions | 2011 | de.wp | ||
Wikimedia Australia | Volunteer Support Programme | < AUS$ 200 | Chapter wiki | |
Wikimedia Canada | Grants and reimbursements | 2018 | Chapter wiki | |
Wikimedia CH | Micro-Grants | 2014 | < CHF 1,000 | Meta |
Rapid grants | 2019 | 1,001–5,000 CHF | Type of grants | |
Project grants for groups | 2018 | 5,001–10,000 CHF only restricted to groups |
Type of grants | |
Project grants for organizations | 2019 | min. 5,001 CHF restricted to organisations |
Type of grants | |
Wikimedia Czech Republic (Wikimedia CZ) | Community Minigrants | 2019 | cs.wp | |
We Photograph Czechia | 2018 | cs.wp | ||
Wikimedia DC | Grants | 2012 | $0–2,500 | Chapter wiki |
Book grants | 2015 | $0–500 | Chapter wiki | |
Wikimedia Deutschland (w:de:Wikipedia:Förderung) | Literaturstipendium − literatur grant | 2007 | €30–250 | de.wp |
Bibliotheksstipendium − library grant | de.wp | |||
eLitstip − access to online literature databases | de.wp | |||
Software grants | de.wp | |||
Technikpool − loaning of technical devices | 2011 | de.wp | ||
Community-Treffen − meetup grants (thematical WikiProjects or meta-groups) | 2011 | de.wp | ||
Bilderschatz − Illustrative content grant | 2011 | de.wp | ||
Community-Projektbudget (open community budget) | 2011 | €0–5,000 with few exceptions | Meta // de.wp (2013 plan) | |
Community-Budget (various activities) | €0–5,000 | de.wp | ||
Official e-mail address and business cards | Wikipedia:@ | |||
Wikmimedia DE / Wikimedia CH | Wikimedia Participation Support | generally <US$ 2,000 | Participation:Support | |
Wikimedia Foundation | Wikimedia Community Fund - Rapid Fund | 2021 | USD500–5,000 | Meta page |
Wikimedia Community Fund - Conference Fund | 2021 | above 10,000 USD | Meta page | |
Wikimedia Community Fund - General Support Fund | 2021 | above 5,000 USD | Meta page | |
Wikimedia Research Fund | 2021 | USD2,000–50,000 | Meta page | |
Wikimedia France | Commission micro-financement - Small Grant | 2011 | €0–2,000 | Meta |
Wikimedia Hungary | Közösségi támogatási keret (Community support budget) − projects (e.g. meetings, contests) initiated by the community | hu.wp | ||
Utazásitámogatás (Travel support) | hu.wp | |||
Költségtérítés (Reimbursement programme) − microgrants for expenses related to creating content | hu.wp | |||
Wikimedia Indonesia | WikiHibah | $0–1,098 | Chapter website | |
Wikimedia Israel | Microgrants | NIS0–10,000 | Chapter website | |
Wikimedia Italia | Microgrants | 2017 | €0–1,000 | Chapter website |
Bandi per progetti dei volontari | 2021 | €1,000–10,000 | Chapter website | |
Wikimedia New York City | Travel micro-grants (mini grants) | 2016 | US$0–200 | WM NYC on Wiki:Meetup |
Wikimedia Nederland | Foka − Financiële Ondersteuning Kleine Activiteiten (financial support for small activities) | 2009 | < 500 €, 1,500 € for travel | Chapter wiki |
Wikimedia Norge | Wikistipend (wikigrants), primary for travel support | 2016 | Chapter wiki | |
Wikimedia Polska | Wikigranty | 2006 | PLN0–2,500 | Chapter wiki |
Wikimedia Sverige | Minibidrag (mini grants) | 2013 | SEK0–2,000 | Chapter wiki |
Gemenskapens projekt (community projects) | 2012 | SEK0–99,000 | Chapter wiki | |
Referenslitteratur (literature grant) | SEK200–3,000 | Chapter wiki | ||
Resebidrag (travel grants) | 2014 | SEK0–10,000 | Chapter wiki | |
Wikimedia UK | Project grants | £5–2,000 | Chapter wiki | |
Wikimedia Ukraine | Wikigrants (microgrants) | UAH0–10,000 | Chapter wiki | |
Wikimedia CEE Hub | Microgrants | 2024 | 50 EUR - 500 EUR | CEE Hub Microgrants |
Past grant programs
- Project & Event Grants (PEG) - Wikimedia Foundation (2009-2016)
- Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) - Wikimedia Foundation (2013-2016)
- Project Grants - Wikimedia Foundation (2016-2020)
- Simple Annual Plan Grants (sAPG) - Wikimedia Foundation (2016-2020)
- Annual Plan Grants (FDC-APG) - Wikimedia Foundation (2016-2020)
Other forms of incentives
- WMIT award
- 2008
- 2009 (see also Commons page)
- 2010
- 2011, 2012
- Adotta una parola va a scuola (writing contest for schools), 2012 and 2015
- WMFR Wikiconcours lycéen (writing contest for schools), 2012–
- Wikisource Tenth Birthday proofreading contest (with sitenotice on it.wiki); also 2015, 2016
- translatewiki.net's (MediaWiki) translation rally
- WMUK, WMPH etc. challenges/contests
- Arabic Wikipedia award 2013
- Telugu Wikipedia award 2014
- WMAR writing contests
- And more: wm2011:Submissions/Wikipedia and beyond: Incentivizing the engagement for freely licensed material and projects, etherpad:incentives