Grants:Programas de financiamiento/Fondo de la comunidad Wikimedia
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
- Proyectos culturales y de patrimonio que apoyan la contribución de contenido, la conservación de contenido y promueven la accesibilidad a ese contenido.
- 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.
- Espacio de trabajo, servicios, premios, difusión y otros costos comunes necesarios para apoyar los editatones, los concursos, los recorridos fotográficos y las campañas promocionales.
- Costos de datos para respaldar el acceso a eventos en línea.
- 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.
- Viajes para organizadores y participación.
- Indic MediaWiki Developers UG 2024 Annual Plan (India, South Asia)
- Wikimedia Korea Strategic Annual Plan 2024 (South Korea, East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific)
- GOIF 2024 Annual Grant (Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa)
- Wikimedia MA Multi Annual Grant 2024-2026 (Morocco, Middle East & North Africa)
- Wikimedia DC: Sustaining and Growing Chapter Programs and Partnerships in 2023-24 (United States of America, North America)
- Wiki Editoras LX 2024-2026 multi-year plan (Northern & Western Europe)
- Developing Free Knowledge in Georgia, 2023 (Georgia, Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia)
- Plan 2024-2025 de estrategias y acciones para Wikimedistas de Uruguay (Uruguay, Latin America & Caribbean)
- Plan annuel 2023-2024 Haiti (Haiti, Latin America & Caribbean)
- Proposals that fit certain criteria are not eligible for review in the Wikimedia Community Fund:
- Proposals that are primarily focused on research activities should be submitted to the Wikimedia Research Fund.
- Proposals that are primarily focused on large-scale software development are not eligible for review. Smaller-scale software development projects may be eligible for review in the Rapid Fund pending review from Community Resources and Technology department staff.
Los Comités regionales tendrán flexibilidad para financiar proyectos y gastos que los solicitantes identifiquen en función de su contexto específico y necesidades contextuales, y pueden respaldar solicitudes adicionales no descritas aquí.
Criterios de elegibilidad
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.
Los siguientes son criterios básicos que deben cumplir todos los solicitantes del Fondo de la comunidad Wikimedia para que se revise una propuesta:
- Proposed programs and activities are aligned with the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Los trabajos y las contribuciones deben poder publicarse en virtud de acuerdos éticos de acceso abierto.
- Las solicitudes deben ser para trabajos futuros y planificados.
- 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 solicitante debe seguir el Código de Conducta Universal y las Política de Espacio Amistoso.
- Los solicitantes deben cumplir con todos los requisitos y estar al día con todas las actividades actuales financiadas a través de la Fundación Wikimedia.
- El solicitante debe encontrarse dentro de un país que pueda recibir legalmente los fondos para las actividades y los gastos descritos en función de las leyes sobre envío y recepción de fondos en los Estados Unidos y su país.
- Applicant does not appear on the United States Department of Treasury Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN)
- Applicants receiving funding must not be Wikimedia Foundation staff members or contractors working more than part time (more than 20 hours per week).
- Applicant must provide all information and documents needed to receive the funding from Wikimedia Foundation.
Se debe implementar la Política de Seguridad para Niños y Jóvenes para cualquier actividad que involucre a miembros de la comunidad que sean menores de edad.
- Si la propuesta contempla el contacto directo con niños o jóvenes, también se debe describir el cumplimiento de las leyes internacionales y locales para trabajar con niños y jóvenes, y se debe proporcionar documentación sobre las leyes locales en el anexo.
- La propuesta demuestra cómo se garantizará la participación segura de los jóvenes en todas las actividades del proyecto.
- La propuesta demuestra que todos los adultos que van a trabajar en estrecho contacto con los niños y los jóvenes han sido debidamente verificados y entrenados.
- La propuesta esboza un protocolo de actuación en caso de que se produzcan incidentes relacionados con la seguridad física y psicológica de niños y jóvenes
Proceso de solicitud
Los Oficiales de programa de la fundación y los comités participativos trabajan conjuntamente para ser socios estratégicos de pensamiento con los solicitantes. Las decisiones de financiamiento se basan en la elegibilidad y la deliberación del comité.
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.
Cronograma
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 de February - 1 de March de 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
1 de March de 2024
Submission deadline
4 de March - 29 de March de 2024
Review and translation
29 de March - 19 de April de 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
3 de May de 2024
Decision announced
17 de May - 31 de May de 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 de January de 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 de July de 2025
Final or first year report due
15 de February de 2024 - 14 de March de 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
14 de March de 2024
Submission deadline
15 de March - 22 de April de 2024
Review and translation
22 de April - 6 de May de 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
23 de May de 2024
Decision announced
6 de June de 2024 - 30 de June de 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 de January de 2025
Midpoint conversation
15 de August de 2025
Final or first year report due
16 de February - 8 de March de 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
8 de March de 2024
Submission deadline
8 de March - 12 de April de 2024
Review and translation
12 de April - 3 de May de 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
17 de May de 2024
Decision announced
31 de May - 14 de June de 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 de January de 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 de July de 2025
Final or first year report due
16 de February - 8 de March de 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
8 de March de 2024
Submission deadline
8 de March - 5 de April de 2024
Review and translation
5 de April - 26 de April de 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
10 de May de 2024
Decision announced
24 de May - 1 de June de 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 de January de 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 de July de 2025
Final or first year report due
20 de February - 14 de March de 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
15 de March de 2024
Submission deadline
25 de March - 14 de April de 2024
Review and translation
15 de April - 25 de May de 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
25 de May de 2024
Decision announced
25 de May - 2 de June de 2024
Agreement and first payment
15 de January de 2025
Midpoint conversation
31 de July de 2025
Final or first year report due
| SSA and MENA | SA | ESEAP | LATAM | CEECA | NA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant proposal support starts | 9 de February de 2024 | 15 de February de 2024 | 15 de February de 2024 | 16 de February de 2024 | 16 de February de 2024 | 16 de February de 2024 | 20 de February de 2024 |
| Eligibility check | 9 de February - 1 de March de 2024 | 16 de February - 14 de March de 2024 | 16 de February - 14 de March de 2024 | 16 de February - 8 de March de 2024 | 16 de February - 8 de March de 2024 | 16 de February - 8 de March de 2024 | 23 de February - 14 de March de 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 1 de March de 2024 | 14 de March de 2024 | 14 de March de 2024 | 8 de March de 2024 | 8 de March de 2024 | 8 de March de 2024 | 15 de March de 2024 |
| Application translation support | 4 de March - 8 de March de 2024 | 15 de March - 5 de April de 2024 | 15 de March - 5 de April de 2024 | 8 de March - 12 de March de 2024 | 8 de March - 12 de March de 2024 | 8 de March - 12 de March de 2024 | 15 de March - 24 de March de 2024 |
| Review starts | 11 de March de 2024 | 18 de March de 2024 | 18 de March de 2024 | 12 de March de 2024 | 18 de March de 2024 | 18 de March de 2024 | 25 de March de 2024 |
| Feedback received | 29 de March de 2024 | 22 de April de 2024 | 22 de April de 2024 | 12 de April de 2024 | 5 de April de 2024 | 5 de April de 2024 | 15 de April de 2024 |
| Engaging with feedback | 29 de March - 19 de April de 2024 | 22 de April - 6 de May de 2024 | 22 de April - 6 de May de 2024 | 12 de April - 3 de May de 2024 | 5 de April - 26 de April de 2024 | 5 de April - 26 de April de 2024 | 15 de April - 5 de May de 2024 |
| Decision announced | 3 de May de 2024 | 23 de May de 2024 | 23 de May de 2024 | 17 de May de 2024 | 10 de May de 2024 | 10 de May de 2024 | 25 de May de 2024 |
| Agreement signed | 17 de May de 2024 | 6 de June de 2024 | 6 de June de 2024 | 31 de May de 2024 | 24 de May de 2024 | 24 de May de 2024 | 2 de June de 2024 |
| First payment sent | 17 de May - 31 de May de 2024 | 7 de June - 30 de June de 2024 | 7 de June - 30 de June de 2024 | 31 de May - 14 de June de 2024 | 24 de May - 1 de June de 2024 | 24 de May - 1 de June de 2024 | 14 de June - 30 de June de 2024 |
| Midpoint learning conversation | 15 de January de 2025 | 15 de January de 2025 | 15 de January de 2025 | 15 de January de 2025 | 15 de January de 2025 | 15 de January de 2025 | 15 de January de 2025 |
| Final report due | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 |
| Yearly report due for multi-year funds | 31 de July de 2025 | 15 de August de 2025 | 15 de August de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 31 de July de 2025 | 29 de August de 2025 |
Round 1 (2023-24)
| SSA and MENA | SA | ESEAP | LATAM | CEECA | NA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant proposal support starts | 11 de August de 2023 | 11 de August de 2023 | 11 de August de 2023 | 25 de August de 2023 | 18 de August de 2023 | 25 de August de 2023 | 1 de September de 2023 |
| Eligibility check | 11 de August - 8 de September de 2023 | 11 de August - 8 de September de 2023 | 11 de August - 8 de September de 2023 | 25 de August - 29 de September de 2023 | 18 de August - 8 de September de 2023 | 25 de August - 15 de September de 2023 | 1 de September - 29 de September de 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 8 de September de 2023 | 8 de September de 2023 | 8 de September de 2023 | 29 de September de 2023 | 8 de September de 2023 | 15 de September de 2023 | 29 de September de 2023 |
| Application translation support | 11 de September - 15 de September de 2023 | 11 de September - 15 de September de 2023 | 11 de September - 15 de September de 2023 | 2 de October - 6 de October de 2023 | 11 de September - 15 de September de 2023 | 19 de September - 23 de September de 2023 | 2 de October - 6 de October de 2023 |
| Review starts | 18 de September de 2023 | 18 de September de 2023 | 18 de September de 2023 | 9 de October de 2023 | 18 de September de 2023 | 25 de September de 2023 | 9 de October de 2023 |
| Feedback received | 6 de October de 2023 | 6 de October de 2023 | 6 de October de 2023 | 27 de October de 2023 | 20 de October de 2023 | 20 de October de 2023 | 27 de October de 2023 |
| Engaging with feedback | 6 de October - 27 de October de 2023 | 6 de October - 27 de October de 2023 | 6 de October - 27 de October de 2023 | 27 de October - 10 de November de 2023 | 20 de October - 10 de November de 2023 | 20 de October - 10 de November de 2023 | 27 de October de 2023 - 10 de November de 2023 |
| Decision announced | 10 de November de 2023 | 10 de November de 2023 | 10 de November de 2023 | 1 de December de 2023 | 21 de November de 2023 | 21 de November de 2023 | 24 de November de 2023 |
| Agreement signed | 1 de December de 2023 | 1 de December de 2023 | 1 de December de 2023 | 15 de December de 2023 | 8 de December de 2023 | 8 de December de 2023 | 15 de December de 2023 |
| First payment sent | 1 de December - 19 de December de 2023 | 1 de December - 19 de December de 2023 | 1 de December - 19 de December de 2023 | 15 de December de 2023 - 19 de January de 2024 | 8 de December de 2023 - 12 de January de 2024 | 8 de December de 2023 - 12 de January de 2024 | 15 de December de 2023 - 19 de January de 2024 |
| Midpoint learning conversation | 15 de July de 2024 | 15 de July de 2024 | 15 de July de 2024 | 15 de July de 2024 | 15 de July de 2024 | 15 de July de 2024 | 12 de August de 2024 |
| Final report due | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 |
| Yearly report due for multi-year funds | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 | 31 de January de 2025 |
Principles and values
Los principios que son fundamentales y subrayan la estrategia de subvenciones se basan directamente en los Principios de la estrategia del movimiento:
- Subsidiariedad y autogestión
- Equidad y empoderamiento
- Colaboración y cooperación
- Enfoque en las personas: escucha y reflexión
- Datos eficientes y prácticas iterativas: promover la innovación y el aprendizaje
Reporting requirements
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.
Resources
Updates
 | • 8 de February de 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 de September de 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. |
Contáctanos
Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre el Fondo rápido, póngase en contacto con su Regional Program Officer por correo electrónico:
| Region | Regional Program Officer | Email address |
|---|---|---|
| Middle East & North Africa | Farida El-Gueretly | mena_fund wikimedia.org
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| Sub-Saharan Africa | Veronica Thamaini | ssa_fund wikimedia.org
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| South Asia | Jacqueline Chen | sa_fund wikimedia.org
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| East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific | Jacqueline Chen | eseap_fund wikimedia.org
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| Latin America & Caribbean | Mercedes Caso | lac_fund wikimedia.org
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| North America | Chris Schilling | na_fund wikimedia.org
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| Northern & Western Europe | Agnes Bruszik | nwe_fund wikimedia.org
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| 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.
The Community Resources team at Wikimedia Foundation supports the Wikimedia Foundation Funds. We offer funding opportunities, guidance, and other resources to the Wikimedia Movement.