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Northern & Western Europe

This region includes the following countries and territories:

Åland Islands; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Kingdom of Denmark; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greenland; Guernsey; Iceland; Republic of Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Jersey; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Monaco; Kingdom of the Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; San Marino; Spain; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Vatican City

Program Officer

Agnes Bruszik

Lead Program Officer for Northern and Western Europe

abruszikwikimedia.org

Location: Gloggnitz, Austria

Timezone: UTC+2

Language(s) spoken: English, Hungarian

ABruszik-WMF

Regional calendar

General Support (Wikimedia Community Fund)

Upcoming Round 1 (2023-24)

• Applicant proposal support starts: September 1, 2023
• Submission deadline: September 29, 2023
• Eligibility check: September 1 - September 29, 2023
• Application translation: October 2 - October 6, 2023
• Review process starts: October 9, 2023
• Feedback received: October 27, 2023
• Engaging with feedback: October 27, 2023 - November 10, 2023
• Decisions announced: November 24, 2023
• Agreement signed: December 15, 2023
• First payment sent: December 15, 2023 - January 19, 2024
• Midterm conversation due: August 12, 2024
• Final report due: January 31, 2025
• Yearly report due for multi-year funds: January 31, 2025

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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 (Wikimedia Community Fund)

Round 2 (2023-24)

• Applicant proposal support starts: February 23, 2024
• Submission deadline: March 15, 2024
• Eligibility check: February 23 - March 15, 2024
• Application translation: March 18 - March 22, 2024
• Review process starts: March 25, 2024
• Feedback received: April 19, 2024
• Engaging with feedback: April 19 - May 17, 2024
• Decisions announced: May 31, 2024
• Agreement signed: June 14, 2024
• First payment sent: June 14 - June 30, 2024
• Midterm conversation due: February 3, 2025
• Final report due: August 29, 2025
• Yearly report due for multi-year funds: August 29, 2025

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Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.

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: nwe_rapidwikimedia.org

General Support Fund

If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: nwe_fundwikimedia.org

Regional Committee

The Committee currently reviews applications to the 'General Support Fund' process twice a year. Rapid grants are reviewed by staff; more general requests for funding are reviewed by the Committee.

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