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Scoring rubric

Proposals are scored according to the following criteria.

Evaluation criteria	Considerations	1 = Weak alignment	10 = Strong alignment
Impact potential	Does it fit with Wikimedia's strategic priorities? Does it have potential for online impact? Can it be sustained, scaled, or adapted elsewhere after the grant ends?	Projects receiving this score may... have no clear fit to strategic priorities have low potential for online impact lack ability to sustain, scale, or be adapted elsewhere after the grant ends	Projects receiving this score may... directly address one or more strategic priorities. have significant online impact be sustained by volunteers and potentially scaled or adapted elsewhere
Innovation and learning	Does it take an innovative approach to solving a key problem? Is the potential impact greater than the risks? Can we measure success?	Projects receiving this score may... replicate past solutions and teach us little that is new/useful involve risks that are larger than its potential for impact have unrealistic or vague measures of success	Projects receiving this score may... be the next Big Idea for solving a key Wikimedia problem risk very little compared to the large potential for impact have realistic measures of success and clear targets for evaluating impact
Ability to execute	Can the scope be accomplished in 6 months? How realistic/efficient is the budget? Do the participants have the necessary skills/experience?	Projects receiving this score may... have an unrealistic scope have significantly over- or under-budgeted lack the necessary skills or experience on the team, with no plan to fill these gaps	Projects receiving this score may... be completed in 6 months have a clear and reasonable budget and cost projections have the necessary skills and experience on the team, and a plan to fill any gaps
Community engagement	Does it have a specific target community and plan to engage it often? Does it have community support? Does it support diversity?	Projects receiving this score may... lack a plan to engage with a specific target community. not have any community discussion or endorsements not support diversity in the movement in terms of projects, languages, or demographics	Projects receiving this score may... have identified a specific target community and proactively plans to engage it have notified members of the relevant target community and have significant interest/endorsements support or grow diversity in the movement in terms of projects, languages, or demographics