Grants:Regions/CEE and Central Asia
This region includes:
Central and Eastern Europe
- Albania; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Cyprus; Estonia; Georgia; Greece; Hungary; Kosovo; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Montenegro; North Macedonia; Poland; Romania; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Turkey; Ukraine
Central Asia
- Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
Program Officer
wikimedia.org
Regional calendar
Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
September 2 – September 30, 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
September 2, 2024
Renewal deadline
September 30, 2024
Submission deadline
September 30 – October 24, 2024
Review and translation
October 24 – November 15, 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
November 29, 2024
Decision announced
December 16, 2024 – January 17, 2025
Agreement and first payment
July 1 – July 31, 2025
Midpoint conversation
January 30, 2026 / March 31, 2026
Final or first year report due
February 17 – March 7, 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
February 17, 2025
Renewal deadline
March 7, 2025
Submission deadline
March 10 – April 4, 2025
Review and translation
April 4 – May 2, 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
May 16, 2025
Decision announced
May 30 – June 14, 2025
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2026
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2026 / August 15, 2026
Final or first year report due
Contact us
Rapid Fund
If you want to apply or if have any questions about the Rapid Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: ceeca_rapid wikimedia.org
General Support Fund
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: ceeca_fund wikimedia.org
Office hours
The regional program officer is available several times during the week to meet with you to answer questions, receive feedback, and provide any general support or guidance around our funding programs in the region. Please review the program officer's calendar on Google Calendar below and reserve a time that is most convenient for you:
(Note: Reservations require you to use services independent from the Wikimedia Foundation. For more information on usage policies of Google Calendar, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.)
To support preparation needs, please provide a brief explanation about the purpose of the meeting when reserving a time. This information can alternatively be provided via e-mail (cschilling wikimedia
org).
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Regional Committee
Current members
- Красный, August 2021 - Wikimedian since 2009, co-founder of North-West Russia Wiki-Historians User Group, coordinator of various projects in Wikimedia Movement
- Reda Kerbouche October 2021 -
- MikyM, October 2021 - Longtime contributor; Ten years in various wiki grant programs and committees; Financial and Business Conslultant; Social Justice and Grantmaking; International Development; Project Coordinator.
- FocalPoint, October 2021 - user and admin in el-wiki / el-wikt, contributor in Wikidata / Commons, el-wikisource, fr-wiki
- Nataev, February 2022 - PhD student, amateur musician, professional translator, and longtime Wikimedian (since 2009).
- Nina1009, April 2022 -
- Justine.toms, June 2022 -
- BKlen-CEEhub (non-voting member), May 2024 - CEE Hub Coordinator
Browse Applications
General Support Fund
Rapid Fund
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