Grants:Regions/South Asia/ky
This region includes the following countries: Ооганстан; Баңгладеш; Бутан; Индия; Мальдивдер; Непал; Пакистан; Шри-Ланка.
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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.
3 август – 4 сентябрь 2026
Applicant support and eligibility check
1 сентябрь 2026
Submission deadline
7 сентябрь – 9 октябрь 2026
Review and translation
9 октябрь – 30 октябрь 2026
Review feedback and applicant engagement
13 ноябрь 2026
Decision announced
1 декабрь – 14 декабрь 2026
Agreement and first payment
1 июль – 31 июль 2027
Midpoint conversation
30 январь 2028
Final or first year report due
1 февраль – 28 февраль 2027
Applicant support and eligibility check
1 март 2027
Submission deadline
3 март – 2 апрель 2027
Review and translation
2 апрель – 23 апрель 2027
Review feedback and applicant engagement
3 май 2027
Decision announced
20 май – 1 июнь 2027
Agreement and first payment
15 январь 2028
Midpoint conversation
31 июль 2028
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: sa_rapidwikimedia.org
General Support Fund
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: sa_fundwikimedia.org
Regional Committee
- आर्या जोशी, август 2021 - Contributor to Marathi Wikimedia projects and works with many not for profit organizations in Maharashtra. A passionate researcher and enthusiastic learner always.
- Medhavigandhi, август 2021 - Lead Co-organizer at Art+Feminism, active in GLAM space, open GLAM work; leads The Heritage Lab project.
- Nawaraj Ghimire, август 2021 - Wikimedian contributing to the Wikipedia in Classroom project and outreach activities in Nepal.
- Tarunno, октябрь 2021 - Wikimedian active in Bangla Wikimedia projects. Open source enthusiast.
- Nabin K. Sapkota, август 2024 - Event and outreach co-ordiantor in projects under Wikimedians of Nepal
- Ravidreams, август 2024 - Serving Tamil Wikimedia projects since 2005. Have worked with the Wikimedia India Chapter and the WMF in the past towards the development of South Asian Wikimedia communities through various programs like Project Tiger.
- Gopavasanth, сентябрь 2025 - Active contributor to Wikimedia technical initiatives, community engagement, and outreach programs. Passionate about improving user workflows, fostering collaboration across teams, and supporting the growth of South Asian Wikimedia communities.
- Jnanaranjan sahu, сентябрь 2025 - Wikimedian since 2011, contributing to Odia Wikimedia projects, community governance, and technical development. Also active as an editor, admin and photographer, passionate about community growth, technology, and open knowledge.
Browse Applications
For resourced project application from India, see: India Resource Projects.
For grants and reports from other funding programs, see: Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Review/2026-27.
FY 2026-27
- Rapid Fund
- General Support Fund
FY 2025-26
FY 2024-25
FY 2023-24
FY 2022-23
FY 2021-22
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