Beques:Programes/Fons de la Comunitat Wikimedia/Fons de suport general
Who?
Individuals, groups, Wikimedia affiliates or organisations from Wikimedia movement
What?
For annual or strategic plans that require sustained support and for larger projects and programs.
When?
4 months processing time, 2 rounds in a year
How much?
On average 10,000 - 300,000 USD of unrestricted funding[1]
How to apply
- Read about what we fund and who can apply below.
- Required step: Contact the Regional Program Officer as you start to think about your application. They will help to understand what round to apply for and will support you in the process.
- For new applicants: In the upcoming round 2 of fiscal year 2023-24, we only accept applications from new grantees in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Middle East & North Africa (MENA), East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific (ESEAP) and North America (NA) regions.
- For returning applicants: Please note that we may not be able to guarantee requested budget increases, and advise having a conversation with your Program Officer to establish what budget range may be feasible.
- Go to Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) and log in.
- If you do not have an account, click Register Now and provide the requested information. You will receive confirmation of your registration within one working day.
- Select the Apply for General Support Fund button on the main page. Click Save and Continue or Save and Close to save the application.
- Follow the instructions on the application form. Click Submit to submit the application for review.
- We accept applications in any language. We will support translation for applications and discussions as needed.
- Applications will be published to Meta-Wiki automatically within two days. This is done for community review and feedback.
- You can prepare the application offline. Make a copy of the application form, answer the questions and copy the text to Fluxx.
What we fund
- Annual, multi-year and strategic plans of groups, Wikimedia affiliates and organisations
- Larger projects and programs of individuals, groups, Wikimedia affiliates and organisations
- Proposals supporting the achievement of Wikimedia’s mission and strategic direction
- Education projects
- Cultural and heritage projects that support contribution of content, curation of the content and promote accessibility of that content.
- Gender and diversity projects
- Community support and engagement projects
- Coordination of global campaigns.
- Public policy advocacy projects that aim to influence legal and regulatory environments (at the national, regional or international level) in order to protect the people, model and the values of the free knowledge movement. These projects could target national legislation, trade agreements, human rights frameworks, and any other regulations and norms set by governments and lawmakers.
- Operating expenses - working space, services, and other common costs needed for an affiliate to opereate.
- Programmatic expenses - data costs to support access to online events, prizes, outreach, and other common costs needed to support programs.
- Staff expenses - compensation for well-defined roles that do not replace volunteer activities, including (but not limited to) graphic design, training, childcare services, translation, project or organisation management, and Wikimedian-in-Residence roles.
- Learning or training expenses - costs related to learning or training for community members or affiliate staff.
- Travel and participation expenses for staff and organisers.
- Indic MediaWiki Developers UG 2024 Annual Plan (Índia, Àsia Meridional)
- Wikimedia Korea Strategic Annual Plan 2024 (Corea del Sud, East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific)
- GOIF 2024 Annual Grant (Ghana, Àfrica subsahariana)
- Wikimedia MA Multi Annual Grant 2024-2026 (Marroc, Middle East & North Africa)
- Wikimedia DC: Sustaining and Growing Chapter Programs and Partnerships in 2023-24 (Estats Units d'Amèrica, Amèrica del Nord)
- Wiki Editoras LX 2024-2026 multi-year plan (Northern & Western Europe)
- Developing Free Knowledge in Georgia, 2023 (Geòrgia, Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia)
- Plan 2024-2025 de estrategias y acciones para Wikimedistas de Uruguay (Uruguai, Latin America & Caribbean)
- Plan annuel 2023-2024 Haiti (Haití, Latin America & Caribbean)
- Les propostes que s'ajusten a determinats criteris no són elegibles per ser revisades al Fons de la Comunitat Wikimedia:
- Les propostes que se centrin principalment en activitats de recerca s'han de presentar al Fons de Recerca de Wikimedia.
- Les propostes que se centren principalment en el desenvolupament de programari a gran escala no són elegibles per a la revisió. Els projectes de desenvolupament de programari a més petita escala poden ser elegibles per ser revisats al Fons Ràpid pendents de revisió per part del personal de Recursos comunitaris i del Departament de tecnologia.
Regional Fund Committees have flexibility to fund projects and expenses that applicants identify based on their specific context and situational needs, and may support additional requests not described here.
Criteris d'elegibilitat
Any General Support Fund applicant must be in contact with their Program Officer at least one month before the deadline for application. If you have not had a conversation with your Program Officer about applying for General Support Funding, you will need to apply in the subsequent rounds of funding.
Els criteris bàsics que han de complir tots els sol·licitants del Fons de la Comunitat Wikimedia per tal que una proposta sigui revisada, són els següents:
- Proposed programs and activities are aligned with the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Les obres i les contribucions s'han de poder publicar sota acords ètics i d'accés obert
- Les sol·licituds han de ser per a treballs futurs i planificats
- Applicants that are organisations must be designated as a Wikimedia affiliate, or must be an organisation with a demonstrable history and primary focus related to the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation, such as improving Wikimedia projects and supporting its volunteer contributors.
- El sol·licitant ha de seguir el Codi Universal de Conducta i les polítiques d'espai amigable
- Els sol·licitants han de complir amb tots els requisits i estar en bon estat per a qualsevol activitat actual finançada a través de la Fundació Wikimedia
- El sol·licitant es troba a un país que legalment pot rebre finançament per a les activitats i despeses descrites d'acord amb les lleis sobre l'enviament i la recepció de fons als Estats Units i al seu país
- El sol·licitant no apareix a la Llista de nacionals i persones bloquejades especialment designades (SDN) del Departament del Tresor dels Estats Units
- Els sol·licitants que rebin finançament no han de ser membres del personal de la Fundació Wikimedia ni contractistes que treballin més de temps parcial (més de 20 hores setmanals).
- Applicant must provide all information and documents needed to receive the funding from Wikimedia Foundation.
Ha d'existir una política de seguretat juvenil per a qualsevol activitat que inclogui membres de la comunitat menors d'edat
- If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, it also outlines compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provides documentation of the local laws in the annex.
- The proposal demonstrates how they will ensure the safe engagement of young people in all of the project’s activities.
- The proposal demonstrates that any adults who will be working in close contact with young people have been properly vetted and trained.
- The proposal outlines an action protocol in the case that incidents occur relating to the physical and psychological safety of young people.
Procés de sol·licitud
We work together to be strategic thought partners with applicants. The funding decisions are based on eligibility and committee deliberation.
Here's the summary of the application and review process:
- Applicant submission: Applicants submit their proposal.
- Due diligence: Program Officers and Grant Administrators organise the proposals and supporting documents for committee review.
- Regional Fund Committee review: Committee members review the proposals and supporting documents individually based on a series of criteria and questions.
- Initial feedback: Committees may publish questions to clarify any aspects of the proposal. Community members may also be posting comments, questions or feedback that applicants should respond to.
- Structured feedback from Regional Committee: The whole committee meets to discuss each project to consolidate a unified feedback document that will be sent to applicants.
- Staff feedback shared with committee: Program Officers share their review of each proposal with Committee members.
- Committee/Applicant meetings: In certain cases, committee members may request a live session with the applicants to discuss this feedback and ask questions. Program Officers may also organise these spaces to provide applicants with support to review this feedback.
- Applicant responses and revisions: Applicants have a set time to make necessary adjustments or clarifications.
- Deliberations: Committee members hold a second round of formal deliberation sessions to make their final decisions on the funding. In this stage they take into consideration all the recommendations and adjustments, as well as the overall budget for the region.
- Committee funding decision and remarks: Applicants are informed of the funding decision via email, Fluxx and Meta-Wiki. If approved, grant administration process begins.
Multi-year funding process
Multi-year grant funding is available for returning applicants if appropriate to the goals and objectives of the applicant for a 2- to 3-year grant period and if approved by the Regional Funds Committee. For multi-year applications, the Regional Funds Committee will evaluate potential increases for years 2 and 3 on a case-by-case basis once the budgets for the upcoming fiscal years are known.
Learn more about multi-year funding process
Renewal process
Details about renewal process and other upcoming changes are published at: Wikimedia Community Fund/Proposed changes to General Support Fund in 2023-24.
Cronologia
General Support timeline is different based on the applicant's funding region. See below for the regional calendar. If you don't know your funding region, look for it at find your region page.
Round 2 (2023-24)
9 febrer - 1 març 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
1 març 2024
Submission deadline
4 març - 29 març 2024
Review and translation
29 març - 19 abril 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
3 maig 2024
Decision announced
17 maig - 31 maig 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 gener 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 juliol 2025
Final or first year report due
15 febrer 2024 - 14 març 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
14 març 2024
Submission deadline
15 març - 22 abril 2024
Review and translation
22 abril - 6 maig 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
23 maig 2024
Decision announced
6 juny 2024 - 30 juny 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 gener 2025
Midpoint conversation
15 agost 2025
Final or first year report due
16 febrer - 8 març 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
8 març 2024
Submission deadline
8 març - 12 abril 2024
Review and translation
12 abril - 3 maig 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
17 maig 2024
Decision announced
31 maig - 14 juny 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 gener 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 juliol 2025
Final or first year report due
16 febrer - 8 març 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
8 març 2024
Submission deadline
8 març - 6 maig 2024
Review and translation
6 maig - 20 maig 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
31 maig 2024
Decision announced
14 juny - 28 juny 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 gener 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 juliol 2025
Final or first year report due
20 febrer - 14 març 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
15 març 2024
Submission deadline
25 març - 14 abril 2024
Review and translation
15 abril - 25 maig 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
25 maig 2024
Decision announced
25 maig - 2 juny 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 gener 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 juliol 2025
Final or first year report due
SSA and MENA | SA | ESEAP | LATAM | CEECA | NA | NWE | |
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Applicant proposal support starts | 9 febrer 2024 | 15 febrer 2024 | 15 febrer 2024 | 16 febrer 2024 | 16 febrer 2024 | 16 febrer 2024 | 20 febrer 2024 |
Eligibility check | 9 febrer - 1 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 14 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 14 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 8 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 8 març 2024 | 16 febrer - 8 març 2024 | 23 febrer - 14 març 2024 |
Submission deadline | 1 març 2024 | 14 març 2024 | 14 març 2024 | 8 març 2024 | 8 març 2024 | 8 març 2024 | 15 març 2024 |
Application translation support | 4 març - 8 març 2024 | 15 març - 5 abril 2024 | 15 març - 5 abril 2024 | 8 març - 12 març 2024 | 8 març - 12 març 2024 | 8 març - 12 març 2024 | 15 març - 24 març 2024 |
Review starts | 11 març 2024 | 18 març 2024 | 18 març 2024 | 12 març 2024 | 18 març 2024 | 18 març 2024 | 25 març 2024 |
Feedback received | 29 març 2024 | 22 abril 2024 | 22 abril 2024 | 12 abril 2024 | 6 maig 2024 | 6 maig 2024 | 15 abril 2024 |
Engaging with feedback | 29 març - 19 abril 2024 | 22 abril - 6 maig 2024 | 22 abril - 6 maig 2024 | 12 abril - 3 maig 2024 | 6 maig - 20 maig 2024 | 6 maig - 20 maig 2024 | 15 abril - 5 maig 2024 |
Decision announced | 3 maig 2024 | 23 maig 2024 | 23 maig 2024 | 17 maig 2024 | 31 maig 2024 | 31 maig 2024 | 25 maig 2024 |
Agreement signed | 17 maig 2024 | 6 juny 2024 | 6 juny 2024 | 31 maig 2024 | 14 juny | 14 juny | 2 juny 2024 |
First payment sent | 17 maig - 31 maig 2024 | 7 juny - 30 juny 2024 | 7 juny - 30 juny 2024 | 31 maig - 14 juny 2024 | 14 juny - 30 juny 2024 | 14 juny - 30 juny 2024 | 14 juny - 30 juny 2024 |
Midpoint learning conversation | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 | 15 gener 2025 |
Final report due | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 |
Yearly report due for multi-year funds | 31 juliol 2025 | 15 agost 2025 | 15 agost 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 31 juliol 2025 | 29 agost 2025 |
Round 1 (2023-24)
SSA and MENA | SA | ESEAP | LATAM | CEECA | NA | NWE | |
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Applicant proposal support starts | 11 agost 2023 | 11 agost 2023 | 11 agost 2023 | 25 agost 2023 | 18 agost 2023 | 25 agost 2023 | 1 setembre 2023 |
Eligibility check | 11 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 11 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 11 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 25 agost - 29 setembre 2023 | 18 agost - 8 setembre 2023 | 25 agost - 15 setembre 2023 | 1 setembre - 29 setembre 2023 |
Submission deadline | 8 setembre 2023 | 8 setembre 2023 | 8 setembre 2023 | 29 setembre 2023 | 8 setembre 2023 | 15 setembre 2023 | 29 setembre 2023 |
Application translation support | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 2 octubre - 6 octubre 2023 | 11 setembre - 15 setembre 2023 | 19 setembre - 23 setembre 2023 | 2 octubre - 6 octubre 2023 |
Review starts | 18 setembre 2023 | 18 setembre 2023 | 18 setembre 2023 | 9 octubre 2023 | 18 setembre 2023 | 25 setembre 2023 | 9 octubre 2023 |
Feedback received | 6 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre 2023 | 27 octubre 2023 | 20 octubre 2023 | 20 octubre 2023 | 27 octubre 2023 |
Engaging with feedback | 6 octubre - 27 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre - 27 octubre 2023 | 6 octubre - 27 octubre 2023 | 27 octubre - 10 novembre 2023 | 20 octubre - 10 novembre 2023 | 20 octubre - 10 novembre 2023 | 27 octubre 2023 - 10 novembre 2023 |
Decision announced | 10 novembre 2023 | 10 novembre 2023 | 10 novembre 2023 | 1 desembre 2023 | 21 novembre 2023 | 21 novembre 2023 | 24 novembre 2023 |
Agreement signed | 1 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre 2023 | 15 desembre 2023 | 8 desembre 2023 | 8 desembre 2023 | 15 desembre 2023 |
First payment sent | 1 desembre - 19 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre - 19 desembre 2023 | 1 desembre - 19 desembre 2023 | 15 desembre 2023 - 19 gener 2024 | 8 desembre 2023 - 12 gener 2024 | 8 desembre 2023 - 12 gener 2024 | 15 desembre 2023 - 19 gener 2024 |
Midpoint learning conversation | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 15 juliol 2024 | 12 agost 2024 |
Final report due | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 |
Yearly report due for multi-year funds | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 | 31 gener 2025 |
Principles and values
The principles that are foundational and underline the Wikimedia Foundation Funds' strategy are based directly on the Movement Strategy Principles:
- Subsidiarity & Self Management
- Equity & Empowerment
- Collaboration & Cooperation
- People Centeredness - listening and reflection
- Efficient Data & Iterative Practices - promoting innovation and learning
Requisits de presentació d'informes
There are two types of required reports if your General Support Fund request is approved: Final report (written) and Conversation report (online meeting).
This is a written report to submit within 30 days after the grant end date.
- Go to Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) and log in.
- Find the Reports section on the left sidebar. Select the Upcoming link and you will see all upcoming reports.
- Select the report and click Edit. Answer the questions in the form. You can write it in any preferred language.
- When the report is complete, click Submit to send it for review. The report will be published on Meta-Wiki within two working days.
You can prepare the report offline. Make a copy of the report form, answer the questions and copy the text to Fluxx.
There are two conversation reports. You will meet the Program Officer online two times in the middle of the grant implementation and after completing the grant. They will ask questions and complete the forms.
You can review the questions before the online meeting. You do not need to fill out these forms.
If you have a multi-year funding, the required reports are slightly different.
- Yearly learning report: The same form as final learning report but submitted yearly.
- Yearly conversation between PO-grantee partners: The same meeting as final conversation meeting but organised yearly.
Recursos
- Review submissions and reports
- Find your funding region
- Grantee Portal (Fluxx) video tutorials
- Budget of Wikimedia Foundation Funds
- Reviseu Formularis i guies de sol·licitud i informes abans de sol·licitar-ho.
- Recomanacions per desenvolupar propostes de fons
Updates
• 8 febrer 2024: General Support Fund Round 2 announcement is published with information about round timeline and budget, as well as with important updates for new and returning applicants.
• 22 setembre 2023: Wikimedia Alliances Fund updates are published. Due to the reduced funding, the application process is by invitation for non-profits from Sub-Saharan Africa and East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific regions. |
Contacta'ns
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to your Regional Program Officer via email:
Region | Regional Program Officer | Email address |
---|---|---|
Middle East & North Africa | Farida El-Gueretly | mena_fund wikimedia.org |
Àfrica subsahariana | Veronica Thamaini | ssa_fund wikimedia.org |
Àsia Meridional | Jacqueline Chen | sa_fund wikimedia.org |
East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific | Jacqueline Chen | eseap_fund wikimedia.org |
Latin America & Caribbean | Mercedes Caso | lac_fund wikimedia.org |
Amèrica del Nord | Chris Schilling | na_fund wikimedia.org |
Northern & Western Europe | Agnes Bruszik | nwe_fund wikimedia.org |
Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia | Chris Schilling | ceeca_fund wikimedia.org |
Notes
- ↑ Unrestricted funding means that grantees are able to reallocate funding in their budget to new or existing mission-aligned activities or expenses at their own discretion during the funding period. You do not need to obtain permission from the Foundation for reallocation for these changes in your budget. For the General Support Fund and Conference & Event Fund, when reallocations exceed 20% of your total budget from the funding program, please notify your program officer of these changes. This notification would not be to request approval, but to generally inform the Community Resources team what circumstances or opportunities are prompting more significant changes in your budget.