Grants:Regions/Northern and Western Europe/en
This region includes the following countries and territories:
Åland; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Kingdom of Denmark; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greenland; Guernsey; Iceland; Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Jersey; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malta; Monaco; Kingdom of the Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; San Marino; Spain; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Vatican City
Program Officer
Regional calendar
Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
February 21 – March 14, 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
February 21, 2025
Renewal deadline
March 14, 2025
Submission deadline
March 14 – April 4, 2025
Review and translation
April 4 – April 20, 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
April 30, 2025
Decision announced
May 15 – June 13, 2025
Agreement and first payment
January 30, 2026
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2026 / August 14, 2026
Final or first year report due
September 1 – September 30, 2025
Applicant support and eligibility check
September 30, 2025
Submission deadline
September 30 – October 10, 2025
Review and translation
October 10 – November 15, 2025
Review feedback and applicant engagement
November 28, 2025
Decision announced
December 15 – January 17, 2026
Agreement and first payment
July 1 – July 31, 2026
Midpoint conversation
January 30, 2027
Final or first year report due
February 24 – March 14, 2026
Applicant support and eligibility check
March 14, 2026
Submission deadline
March 14 – March 23, 2026
Review and translation
March 23 – April 20, 2026
Review feedback and applicant engagement
April 30, 2026
Decision announced
May 15 – June 12, 2026
Agreement and first payment
January 15, 2027
Midpoint conversation
July 31, 2027
Final or first year report due
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_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: 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.
- Camelia, October 2022 - Economist, developer, AffCom (former Chair and treasurer), Wikip[m]edian since 2007. Based in Rome (Italy). - Refrained from Committee Work in FY25 Round 2.
- Abraham Taherivand, October 2024 -
- Astrid Carlsen, October 2024 -
- Quelet, October 2024 - Quantum Chemist, in Girona. Working mainly around Wikidata and Catalan Viquipèdia
- Ventosa5103, September 2025 - Researcher at Lund University, Sweden in critical education and technology studies, ran the Wikipedia Education Program in Sweden training educators, librarians, students and faculty to get involved with Wikimedia projects and free knowledge.
- GualdimG, September 2025 - Editor on Wikimedia projects since 2014; graduated in Business Administration from ISEG-UL (1978) in Portugal; professional career in banking; currently retired. See Global User Account here: [1]
- Connor Benedict, September 2025 - Connor has a background in arts and culture, project management, organisational development, process design and community activism. At Creative Commons he supported the Open Culture Program with logistics, project management, production and design activities that help make Open Access a reality for cultural heritage organisations. Currently supporting the GLAM Conference 2025 in Lisbon.
Inactive and Past Committee Members are archived here.
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