Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
General Support Fund - Round 2 (2023-24)
February 16 - March 8, 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
March 8, 2024
Submission deadline
March 8 - April 5, 2024
Review and translation
April 5 - April 26, 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
May 10, 2024
Decision announced
May 24 - June 1, 2024
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2025
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2025
Final or first year report due
General Support Fund - Round 1 (2023-24)
General Support (Wikimedia Community Fund)
Applicant proposal support starts: August 25, 2023
Submission deadline: September 15, 2023
Eligibility check: August 25 - September 15, 2023
Application translation: September 19 - September 23, 2023
Review process starts: September 25, 2023
Feedback received: October 20, 2023
Engaging with feedback: October 20 - November 10, 2023
Decisions announced: November 21, 2023
Agreement signed: December 8, 2023
First payment sent: December 8, 2023 - January 12, 2024
Midterm conversation due: July 15, 2024
Final report due: January 31, 2025
Yearly report due for multi-year funds: January 31, 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: na_rapidwikimedia.org
General Support Fund
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: na_fundwikimedia.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 availability 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 (cschillingwikimedia.org).
If none of the available times works for you, please contact the program officer via e-mail with a few times that will work well for you.