Grants:Regions/LATAM and The Caribbean/sl
This region includes the following countries and territories:
Anguilla; Antigva in Barbuda; Argentina; Aruba; Bahami; Barbados; Belize; Bermudi; Bolivija; Caribbean Netherlands; Bouvetov otok; Brazilija; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Čile; Kolumbija; Kostarika; Kuba; Curaçao; Dominika; Dominikanska republika; Ekvador; Salvador; Falklandski otoki; French Guiana; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Gvatemala; Gvajana; Haiti; Honduras; Jamajka; Martinique; Mehika; Montserrat; Nikaragva; Panama; Paragvaj; Peru; Puerto Rico; Sveti Bartolomej; Sveti Krištof in Nevis; Sveta Lucija; Saint Martin; Sveti Vincencij in Grenadine; Saint Barthélemy; Sint Maarten; Surinam; Trinidad in Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Urugvaj; Venezuela; United States Virgin Islands
Program Officer
Regional calendar
Upcoming Round 1 (2023-24)
- Applicant proposal support starts: 25 avgust 2023
- Submission deadline: 29 september 2023
- Eligibility check: 25 avgust - 29 september 2023
- Application translation: 2 oktober - 6 oktober 2023
- Review process starts: 9 oktober 2023
- Feedback received: 27 oktober 2023
- Engaging with feedback: 27 oktober - 10 november 2023
- Decisions announced: 1 december 2023
- Agreement signed: 15 december 2023
- First payment sent: 15 december 2023 - 19 januar 2024
- Midterm conversation due: 15 julij 2024
- Final report due: 31 januar 2025
- Yearly report due for multi-year funds: 31 januar 2025
Round 2 (2023-24)
- Applicant proposal support starts: 16 februar 2024
- Submission deadline: 8 marec 2024
- Eligibility check: 16 februar - 8 marec 2024
- Application translation: 8 marec - 12 marec 2024
- Review process starts: 18 marec 2024
- Feedback received: 5 april 2024
- Engaging with feedback: 5 april - 26 april 2024
- Decisions announced: 10 maj 2024
- Agreement signed: 24 maj 2024
- First payment sent: 24 maj - 1 junij 2024
- Midterm conversation due: 15 januar 2025
- Final report due: 31 julij 2025
- Yearly report due for multi-year funds: 31 julij 2025
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: lac_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: lac_fundwikimedia.org
Conversation hours for Round 1 October-November 2023
Conversation hours are available for questions, comments, and general support around our regional funding programs. Please review the table below for information and links to these meetings:
- Date and time:
- Language: španščina, francoščina, portugalščina, angleščina
- Topic: Applications for new round
- Link to meeting: Google Meet link
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. The meetings can be held in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or English. Please review the program officer's calendar on Google Calendar below and reserve a time that is most convenient for you:
To support preparation needs, please provide a brief explanation about the purpose of the meeting and your preferred language when reserving a time. This information can alternatively be provided via e-mail (mcaso(_AT_)wikimedia.org). If none of the available times works for you, please contact the program officer via e-mail to suggest a few alternatives of dates and times that will work well for you.
Regional Committee
The primary role of the committee is to contribute as thought partners in strategic thinking to understand the complexities of the Latin America and Caribbean region and to make funding decisions for applications in the region, providing expertise and experience to applicants to support the effective functioning of the movement's activities.
Contact the LAC committee: lac-regionalcom@wikimedia.org
- Hedestad, August 2021- Sou historiador, atualmente fazendo mestrado, e Wikimedista desde 2018. Sou membro do Wiki Movimento Brasil e vivo em Porto Alegre, no Brasil.
- Lilian Viana, August 2021- Eu me chamo Lilian. Atuo como bibliotecária em universidade no Brasil e integro a iniciativa. GLAM Bibliotecas da USP. Sou doutora em Ciência da informação. Comecei a explorar o universo Wikimedia em 2019, sobretudo Wikidata e Wikipédia em português. Sou de São Paulo, Brasil.
- Salvador alc, August 2021- Abogado. Co-fundador de Wikimedia México. Wikimedista desde 2006. Actualmente estudio una Maestría en Tecnologías de la Información. Vivo en Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
- Ivonne Dos Santos, January 2023- Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Maricarmen Sequera, January 2023- Paraguay.
- Paulakindsvater, January 2023- Paraná, Argentina.
- Superzerocool, January 2023- Santiago, Chile.
- Pilar Saenz, September 2023- Colombia.
- Vanett Graneros, September 2023- Bolivia.
- Onica aguilar, September 2023- Oaxaca, México.
Neaktivni in pretekli člani odbora
Resources
Meet the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Funding Committee
LAC Regional Funds committee and proposal review process
Browse Applications
Wikimedia Community Fund
General Support Fund