Grants:Project/Rapid/zh

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快速補助

Who?

Individuals, groups, Wikimedia affiliates or organisations from Wikimedia movement

What?

For short-term, low-cost projects with Wikimedia focus (1-12 months)

When?

2 months processing time, 1 round in every two months

How much?

500 - 5,000 USD

How to apply

1. Read about what we fund and who can apply below.
2. 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 two working day.
3. Select the Apply for Rapid Fund button on the main page. Click Save and Continue or Save and Close to save the application.
4. Follow the instructions on the application form. You will need to give information about your project and upload several documents.
5. Click Submit to submit the application for review.

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• 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.

Rapid Fund Application Form (Google Docs)

• English
• French
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Indonesian
• Chinese
• Japanese
• Arabic

Rapid Fund Budget Template (Google Sheets)

• Arabic
• Indonesian
• Chinese
• English
• French
• Japanese
• Spanish
• Portuguese

What we fund

Your project should support the achievement of Wikimedia's mission and strategic direction. And it should aim at improving one or more of Wikimedia projects.

Examples of projects we fund

• Individuals coordinating local events related to a global campaign in their community.
• Informal and formal community meetup
• Wikimedia editathons and workshops
• Strategic and annual plans from Wikimedia affiliates
• Education projects, for example, reading or editing training on Wikipedia, Wikidata or other Wikimedia projects
• Cultural and heritage projects that support contribution of content, curation of the content and promote accessibility of that content.
• Gender and diversity projects, for example, bringing in and training women and gender diverse participants and editors. Also, creating content about women, gender diverse groups, underrepresented communities and their knowledge.
• Small-scale software development projects

Examples of expenses we support

• Working space, services, prizes, outreach, and other common costs needed to support edit-a-thons, contests, photowalks, and promotional campaigns.
• Data costs to support access to online events
• Project-related travel for organizers
• Compensation for well-defined roles that do not replace volunteer activities, including (but not limited to) graphic design, training, childcare services, translation, project management, and Wikimedian-in-Residence roles.

Funding travel and equipment

• No funding for travel scholarships or conference participation. Rapid Funds are project-based resources and only fund travel related to the direct implementation of the project.
• Equipment purchase is allowed for groups, organizations and affiliates. Equipment-based grants need to clearly demonstrate how the equipment will be shared with other community members. An equipment log or list must be publicly available for community members and included in the application. Examples of equipment funded with Rapid Funds are: laptops, cameras and projector, routers, external drives.

Funding software development

• Smaller-scale software development projects may be eligible for funding pending review from Community Resources and Technology department staff.
• Project code must be publicly available and published under a free software license compatible with relevant Wikimedia projects.
• A documentation plan should be incorporated as a part of the proposed activities.
• Proposals that depend on multiple or continuous Rapid Funds for long-term maintenance or development goals are generally ineligible.

Funding research

• Applications to complete proposed research related to the Wikimedia movement are not eligible. Please review the Wikimedia Research Fund for these funding opportunties.
• Applications for open access publication fees to publish completed research are not eligible at this time. We encourage researchers to review the WikiJournal User Group, which publishes a set of open-access, peer-reviewed academic journals with no publishing costs to authors.

Examples of funded applications

• Wikipedia exhibition 2023 at the Library fair (日本, 東亞、東南亞和太平洋地區)
• Wiki Loves Bangla 2023 (孟加拉國, 南亚)
• WikiProject Climate Change - Credible Resources and Quotables list (International)
• Building a knowledge repository for cultural heritage post-earthquake disaster in southeast Türkiye (土耳其, Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia)
• Fortalecimiento de la incubadora de la Wikipedia maya kaqchikel -Wikiwuj- (危地马拉, Latin America & Caribbean)
• Wikidata para bibliotecários brasileiros:edição e visualização de dados (巴西, Latin America & Caribbean)

Review all applications and reports

Eligibility requirements

This fund is for you if you:

• 所有涉及500美元至5,000美元的請求都將被考慮。 or its equivalent in another currency at the time of the application. Funds are distributed in your local currency.
• Are a Wikimedia community member, or part of a group or organisation from the Wikimedia movement.
• Have a 1-12 months long project in mind. Projects must be for future, planned work.
• Are an individual who does not have any other open Rapid Funds. Before applying for a new Rapid Fund you will need to submit the report for the open Rapid Fund. In some cases, the Program Officer may request to review the report before applicant is able to submit a new grant request.
  • The total fund amount an individual can access per fiscal year (e.g. July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024) is up to USD 10,000.
• Are an organisation or group with less than 2 open grants at any given time.
  • The total fund amount an organisation or group can access per fiscal year (e.g. July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024) is up to USD 10,000. You are encouraged to have access to a joint bank account.
• Have current contribution history and experience on the target Wikimedia project(s) mentioned in your grant application. You also need to have organizing experience or training experience. For example, if you are planning to train newcomers on Wikidata, you must demonstrate editing and training history on Wikidata.
• Have informed the team members about your grant and involved the community in discussing the proposal.

You are not eligible for funding if:

• The project you have in mind aims to improve third-party websites.
• The project includes lobbying activities, as per United States Internal Revenue Service definitions.
• Works and contributions are not published under ethical, open access agreements.
• You are from a country that cannot legally receive funding for the described activities and expenses, based on laws on sending and receiving funds in the United States and your country.
• You are not in compliance with all requirements and in good standing for any current activities funded through the Wikimedia Foundation.
• You are listed on the United States Department of Treasury Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN).
• You are a Wikimedia Foundation staff member or contractor.
• You are a General Support Fund grantee partner.
• You are a board member, leader (contacts submitted to AffCom), president, bank account signatory, executive director, or other paid staff or contractor of a Wikimedia affiliate/group/organisation with existing Wikimedia Foundation Fund awards (General Support Fund, Rapid Fund, Research Fund, Conference Fund, Movement Strategy Implementation Grants).
  • When there is no significant overlap between the volunteer role (especially board members), group activities, and individual grant, the Program Officer may make exceptions to this criterion.
• You are an individual applying on behalf of different groups or organisations.
• You do not provide all information and documents needed to receive the funding from Wikimedia Foundation.

Behavioral requirements

We take all applicants through a due diligence process. This means you need to be in ethical good-standing, (e.g. Wikimedia behaviour, social behaviour, financial behaviour, legal behaviour, etc.).

• Applicant must follow the Universal Code of Conduct and Friendly Space Policies.
• Applicants should be in good standing in regard to ethical behavior within the community (e.g. social behavior, financial behavior, legal behavior, etc.), as determined through the due diligence process of the grant program.
• Within the last year, applicants have not been blocked, banned, or otherwise flagged by Wikimedia Foundation staff or another affiliate for violations of Universal Code of Conduct and Friendly Space Policies, or for other types of violations or conduct issues. If such issues have occurred in the past, the applicant is required to demonstrate learning and understanding in regard to the cause for the issue, such that they are ready to serve as a role model for others as a grantee.
• Within the last year, applicants have not been repeatedly blocked or flagged for the same issue and/or have not been banned on the Wikimedia Projects. If a block/ban is recorded in the applicant's account history, the applicant is required to demonstrate learning and understanding in regard to the cause for the block, such that they are ready to serve as a role model for others as a grantee.
• Applicants are not eligible for funding if indefinitely blocked on any Wikimedia project, even if the proposed work is independent from that Wikimedia project.

青年儿童安全

Youth Safety Policy must be in place for any activity that involves underage community members.

• 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.

Additional note: We recommend applying for micro-funding programs and other similar opportunities in local communities where they are available, and where you can coordinate and work with other groups in your geography.

Review documents required

申請流程

See also: Grants:Project/Rapid/Review process

After submission, the application will be processed according to the following steps:

Initial review (七天)

• Pre-screening eligibility check by Program Officer
• Outreach to relevant groups and communities for feedback

Review (二十八天)

• Eligibility and documents checks by Grant Administrators
• Review and feedback by Program Officer and/or Regional Funds Committee
• Applicant receives and engages with feedback of proposal, making adjustments

Decisions and agreement (18 days)

• Decisions are announced by Program Officer
• Grant agreement is signed between you and the Wikimedia Foundation
• Grant payment is made

Project starts

• Project start date should be after all described steps are completed

Reporting (30 days after the project end date)

時間軸

Cycle 4 （Deadline: 2024年1月15日）

Cycle 4

2024年1月15日

Submission deadline

1月16日 - 2024年2月20日

Review

2024年2月24日

Decision announced

2月25日 - 2024年3月10日

Grant processing and payment

2024年3月16日

Earliest project start date

Cycle 5 （Deadline: 2024年4月1日）

Cycle 5

2024年4月1日

Submission deadline

4月2日 - 2024年5月7日

Review

2024年5月11日

Decision announced

5月12日 - 2024年5月26日

Grant processing and payment

2024年5月26日

Earliest project start date

Cycle 6 （Deadline: 2024年6月1日）

Cycle 6

2024年6月1日

Submission deadline

6月2日 - 2024年6月27日

Review

2024年7月1日

Decision announced

7月1日 - 2024年7月15日

Grant processing and payment

2024年7月16日

Earliest project start date

Full timeline for all rounds

申請人在需要時對其提案進行調整 - 7月1日 - 2023年8月28日

日期	活動	時長
2023年7月1日	提交申請的截止日期
7月3日 - 2023年7月10日	Pre-screening eligibility check by Program Officer Reaching out all relevant groups, organizations, communities, and teams for initial feedback by Program Officer	七天
7月10日 - 2023年8月7日	Eligibility and compliance check by Grant Administrators 提案審核與反饋 申請人會收到反饋，並與社群和地區委員會銜接相關的提案反饋	二十八天
8月7日 - 2023年8月10日	批准	二到四天
8月14日 - 2023年8月28日	Grant processing, signing agreement, and making grant payment by Grant Admins	十四天
2023年8月28日	Earliest project start date
	Reporting date for approved funds	30 days after project end date
2023年9月1日	Submission deadline for the next cycle	1 week after the decision day

Cycle 2 - 2023年9月1日 - 2023年10月26日

日期	活動	時長
2023年9月1日	Submission deadline of applications for Cycle 2
2023年9月2日 - 2023年9月8日	Pre-screening eligibility check by Program Officer Reaching out all relevant groups, organizations, communities, and teams for initial feedback by Program Officer	七天
2023年9月9日 - 2023年10月7日	Eligibility and compliance check by Grant Administrators 提案審核與反饋 申請人會收到反饋，並與社群和地區委員會銜接相關的提案反饋	二十八天
2023年10月8日 - 2023年10月11日	批准	二到四天
2023年10月12日 - 2023年10月26日	Grant processing, signing agreement, and making grant payment by Grant Admins	十四天
2023年10月26日	Earliest project start date
	Reporting date for approved funds	30 days after project end date
2023年10月26日 - 2023年11月1日	Report review period for Program Officers to review submitted reports and support emerging learnings.
2023年11月1日	Submission deadline for the next cycle

Cycle 3 - 2023年11月1日 - 2024年1月9日

日期	活動	時長
2023年11月1日	Submission deadline of applications for Cycle 3
2023年11月2日 - 2023年11月10日	Pre-screening eligibility check by Program Officer Reaching out all relevant groups, organizations, communities, and teams for initial feedback by Program Officer	七天
2023年11月11日 - 2023年12月9日	Eligibility and compliance check by Grant Administrators 提案審核與反饋 申請人會收到反饋，並與社群和地區委員會銜接相關的提案反饋	二十八天
2023年12月10日 - 2023年12月13日	批准	二到四天
2023年12月14日 - 2024年1月9日	Grant processing, signing agreement, and making grant payment by Grant Admins	十四天
2024年1月9日	Earliest project start date
	Reporting date for approved funds	30 days after project end date
2024年1月9日 - 2024年1月15日	Report review period for Program Officers to review submitted reports and support emerging learnings
2024年1月15日	Submission deadline for the next cycle

*this cycle is longer due to the holiday period

Cycle 4 - 2024年1月15日 - 2024年3月16日

日期	活動	時長
2024年1月15日	Submission deadline of applications for Cycle 4
2024年1月16日 - 2024年1月22日	Pre-screening eligibility check by Program Officer Reaching out all relevant groups, organizations, communities, and teams for initial feedback by Program Officer	七天
2024年1月23日 - 2024年2月20日	Eligibility and compliance check by Grant Administrators 提案審核與反饋 申請人會收到反饋，並與社群和地區委員會銜接相關的提案反饋	二十八天
2024年2月21日 - 2024年2月24日	批准	二到四天
2024年2月25日 - 2024年3月10日	Grant processing, signing agreement, and making grant payment by Grant Admins	十四天
2024年3月16日	Earliest project start date
	Reporting date for approved funds	30 days after project end date
2024年3月18日 - 2024年3月25日	Report review period for Program Officers to review submitted reports and support emerging learnings
2024年4月1日	Submission deadline for the next cycle

Cycle 5 - 2024年4月1日 - 2024年5月26日

日期	活動	時長
2024年4月1日	Submission deadline of applications for Cycle 5
2024年4月2日 - 2024年4月8日	Pre-screening eligibility check by Program Officer Reaching out all relevant groups, organizations, communities, and teams for initial feedback by Program Officer	七天
2024年4月9日 - 2024年5月7日	Eligibility and compliance check by Grant Administrators 提案審核與反饋 申請人會收到反饋，並與社群和地區委員會銜接相關的提案反饋	二十八天
2024年5月8日 - 2024年5月11日	批准	二到四天
2024年5月12日 - 2024年5月26日	Grant processing, signing agreement, and making grant payment by Grant Admins	十四天
2024年5月26日	Earliest project start date
	Reporting date for approved funds	30 days after project end date
2024年5月26日 - 2024年5月31日	Report review period for Program Officers to review submitted reports and support emerging learnings
2024年6月1日	Submission deadline for the next cycle

Cycle 6 - 2024年6月1日 - 2024年7月18日

日期	活動	時長
2024年6月1日	Submission deadline of applications for Cycle 6
2024年6月2日 - 2024年6月6日	Pre-screening eligibility check by Program Officer Reaching out all relevant groups, organizations, communities, and teams for initial feedback by Program Officer	七天
2024年6月6日 - 2024年6月27日	Eligibility and compliance check by Grant Administrators 提案審核與反饋 申請人會收到反饋，並與社群和地區委員會銜接相關的提案反饋	二十八天
2024年6月27日 - 2024年7月1日	批准	二到四天
2024年7月1日 - 2024年7月15日	Grant processing, signing agreement, and making grant payment by Grant Admins	十四天
2024年7月16日	Earliest project start date
	Reporting date for approved funds	30 days after project end date
2024年7月16日 - 2024年7月31日	Report review period for Program Officers to review submitted reports and support emerging learnings

How to submit report

If your Rapid Fund is approved, you will need to send a report. Send the report within 30 days after you complete the project.

1. Go to Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) and log in.
2. Find the Reports section on the left sidebar. Select the Upcoming link and you will see all upcoming reports.
3. Select the Rapid Fund report and click Edit. Answer the questions in the form. You can write it in any preferred language.
4. When your report is complete, click Submit to send it for review.

• You can prepare the report offline. Make a copy of the report form, answer the questions and copy the text to Fluxx.

Rapid Fund Report Form (Google Docs)

• English
• Portuguese
• French
• Japanese
• Chinese
• Arabic
• Indonesian
• Spanish

Resources

• Grantee Portal (Fluxx) video tutorials.
• Review all applications and reports
• Request merchandise from Wikipedia Store
• Find your funding region

Recommendations for developing fund proposals

• Editing Events, Writing Contents and Content Campaigns
• GLAM
• 教育專案

其他補助

• * 許多維基媒體分支機構向當地社區提供補助金。 查看他們在這裡的一些程序。

聯系我們

Contact the Program Officer in any preferred language:

Region	Regional Program Officer	Email address
Middle East & North Africa	Farida El-Gueretly	mena_rapidwikimedia.org
撒哈拉以南非洲	Yop Rwang Pam	ssa_rapidwikimedia.org
南亚	Jacqueline Chen	sa_rapidwikimedia.org
東亞、東南亞和太平洋地區	Jacqueline Chen	eseap_rapidwikimedia.org
Latin America & Caribbean	Mercedes Caso	lac_rapidwikimedia.org
北美洲	Chris Schilling	na_rapidwikimedia.org
Northern & Western Europe	Agnes Bruszik	nwe_rapidwikimedia.org
Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia	Chris Schilling	ceeca_rapidwikimedia.org

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