User:DSaroyan (WMF)/General Support

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General Support Fund

Who?

Individuals, groups, Wikimedia affiliates or organisations from Wikimedia movement

What?

For larger projects and programs. For annual or strategic plans that require sustained support

When?

4 months processing time, 2 rounds in a year

How much?

10,000 - 300,000 USD of unrestricted funding

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How to apply? [edit]

1. Read about the fund below to understand what we fund and see if you can apply.

2. Contact your Regional Program Officer as you start to think about your application. They will help to understand what round to apply for and will support you in the process.

3. Go to Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) and log in.

  • If you do not have an account, click Register Now and provide the requested information. You will receive confirmation of your registration within one working day.

3. Select the Apply for General Support Fund button on the main page. Click Save and Continue or Save and Close to save the application.

4. Follow the instructions on the application form. Click Submit to submit the application for review.

  • We accept applications in any language. We will support translation for applications and discussions as needed.
  • Applications will be published to Meta-Wiki automatically within two days. This is done for public review and feedback.
  • You can prepare the application offline. Make a copy of the application form, answer the questions and copy the text to Fluxx.
General Support Fund Application Form (Google Docs)

Do you need help? See the section below. →

What do we fund? [edit]

Examples of projects you can organise or include in the annual plan
  • Education projects
  • Culture, heritage or GLAM projects
  • Gender and diversity projects
  • Community support and engagement projects
  • Participation in campaigns and contests
  • Public policy advocacy projects
Examples of expenses you can cover
  • Operating expenses, including working space or services
  • Programmatic expenses, including data costs, prizes or outreach
  • Staff expenses that do not replace volunteer activities, for example managers, project coordinators, trainers or Wikimedian-in-Residence roles
  • Travel and participation expenses
Examples of funded applications

Review all applications and reports →

Returning applicants can also apply for:

Note: Should your application focus on research, please apply to the Wikimedia Research Fund.

Who can apply? [edit]

This fund is for you if you:

  • Are a Wikimedia affiliate or organisation, an individual or part of a group. If you are an individual, you will need to have a fiscal sponsor.
  • Are applying for future, planned work.
  • Have some experience in Wikimedia Foundation Funds and do not have any open Rapid Funds.
You are not eligible for funding if:
  • The project you have in mind aims to improve third-party websites.
  • You are from a country that cannot legally receive funding for the described activities and expenses, based on laws on sending and receiving funds in the United States and their country.
  • You are listed on the United States Department of Treasury Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN).
  • You are a Wikimedia Foundation staff member or contractor.
  • You do not provide all information and documents needed to receive the funding from Wikimedia Foundation.
Behavioural requirements and youth safety
  • We take all applicants through a due diligence process. This means you need to be in ethical good-standing, (e.g. Wikimedia behaviour, social behaviour, financial behaviour, legal behaviour, etc.).
  • Applicants must follow the Universal Code of Conduct and Friendly Space Policies.
  • Does your proposal involve direct contact with children or youth? You need to outline the following:
    • Related international and local laws, and provide documentation of the local laws in the annex.
    • How you aim to engage young people safely.
    • All vetting and training adults working with young people have undergone.
    • The protocols to protect physical and psychological safety of young people.

Review all criteria →

Review documents required →

When to apply? [edit]

The timeline is different across the funding regions. Look for your funding region name or colour in the timeline.

Funding regions: SSA & MENA · Sub-Saharan Africa · Middle East & North Africa SA · South Asia ESEAP · East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific LAC · Latin America & Caribbean CEECA · Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia NA · North America NWE · Northern & Western Europe

Find your funding region →

Round 2 timeline (2024)

  • Applicant support and eligibility review

    SSA & MENA · February 9 – March 1 SA · February 9 – March 1 ESEAP · February 9 – March 1 LAC · February 16 – March 8 CEECA · February 16 – March 8 NA · February 16 – March 8 NWE · February 23 – March 15

  • Submission deadline

    SSA & MENA · March 1 SA · March 1 ESEAP · March 1 LAC · March 8 CEECA · March 8 NA · March 8 NWE · March 15

  • Community review
    Committee and staff review

    SSA & MENA · March 4 – March 29 SA · March 4 – March 29 ESEAP · March 4 – March 29 LAC · March 8 – April 5 CEECA · March 8 – April 5 NA · March 8 – April 5 NWE · March 18 – April 19

  • Receiving feedback and engaging with feedback

    SSA & MENA · March 29 - April 19 SA · March 29 - April 19 ESEAP · March 29 - April 19 LAC · April 5 - April 26 CEECA · April 5 - April 26 NA · April 5 - April 26 NWE · April 19 - May 17

  • Decision announced

    SSA & MENA · May 3 SA · May 3 ESEAP · May 3 LAC · May 10 CEECA · May 10 NA · May 10 NWE · May 31

  • Grant processing and first payment

    SSA & MENA · May 17 – May 31 SA · May 17 – May 31 ESEAP · May 17 – May 31 LAC · May 24 – June 1 CEECA · May 24 – June 1 NA · May 24 – June 1 NWE · June 14 – June 30

Review detailed timeline →

How we review proposals? [edit]

We work together as strategic thought partners with applicants. This includes our staff (Regional Program Officer and Grant Administrators) and Regional Funds Committee. We make the funding decision based on eligibility and committee discussions.

  1. After you submit the proposal, the Program Officer and Grant Administrator organise proposals and documents for review. You need to share the proposal with your community for feedback.
  2. Wikimedia community, Program Officer, and Regional Fund Committee members review proposals.
  3. They may then ask questions, comments or feedback on Meta so you are able to respond directly.
  4. You will then receive feedback from the Committee. This will also include staff feedback.
  5. The Committee may request a live session with you to discuss the feedback. Your Program Officer is available to support you with the review process.
  6. You then have a set time to make necessary changes, directly on Grantee Portal (Fluxx).
  7. Committee has a second round of decision-making, considering your changes and overall budget.
  8. A final decision is made. If approved, we will begin the grant administration process. We will prepare a grant agreement and send the funding.

What report to send? [edit]

Here are the reports you need to submit if your General Support Fund is approved.

Final learning report

This is a written report to submit within 30 days after the grant end date.

  1. Go to Wikimedia Foundation Grantee Portal (Fluxx) and log in.
  2. Find the Reports section on the left sidebar. Select the Upcoming link and you will see all upcoming reports.
  3. Select the report and click Edit. Answer the questions in the form. You can write it in any preferred language.
  4. When your report is complete, click Submit to send it for review.

You can prepare the report offline. Make a copy of the report form, answer the questions and copy the text to Fluxx.

Final or Yearly Report Form for applications approved in FY 2023-24 (Google Docs)
Final or Yearly Report Form for applications approved before FY 2023-24 (Google Docs)
Conversation reports

There are also two conversation reports. You will meet the Program Officer online two times in the middle of the grant implementation and after completing the grant. They will ask questions and complete the forms.

You can review the questions before the online meeting.

Midterm Conversation Questions (Google Docs)
Final or Yearly Conversation Questions (Google Docs)

If you have a multi-year funding, you will have the following reports:

  • Yearly learning report. The same form as final learning report but submitted yearly.
  • Yearly conversation report. The same meeting as final conversation meeting but organised yearly.

Need help? [edit]

Here are some pages which may help you:

If you need help with the application form, review the application guide.

General Support Fund Application Guide (Google Docs)

You can contact the Program Officer in any preferred language and ask any questions.

  • Complete this contact form to ask your question.
  • Send an email. Here are our email addresses:
Region Regional Program Officer Email address
Middle East & North Africa Farida El-Gueretly mena_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org
Sub-Saharan Africa Veronica Thamaini ssa_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org
South Asia Jacqueline Chen sa_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org
East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific Jacqueline Chen eseap_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org
Latin America & Caribbean Mercedes Caso lac_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org
North America Chris Schilling na_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org
Northern & Western Europe Agnes Bruszik nwe_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org
Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia Chris Schilling ceeca_fund(_AT_)wikimedia.org

See all help pages →

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