Submissions:WCNA 2019 Grant Submission

Thank you for joining us at WikiConference North America 2019 (aka WikiCredCon).

We have around $100,000 to give out to projects at the intersection of Wikipedia and credibility, especially if presented or related to WikiConference North America 2019. Thanks to Craig Newmark, Facebook and Microsoft for their generous support for these community grants.

Grants will range from $250 to slightly more than $10,000. The larger the grant ask, the more it has to squarely hit the intersection of Wikipedia and credibility, while having the potential to scale. If your ultimate ambition is greater than that amount, then ideally we can tee you up for additional funding by demonstrating success as a pilot. We want to share our funding pot among relevant projects, so please let us know what you would do if you got less than the original ask.

Note, your proposals are public on wikiconference.org. We will likely have follow-up questions for promising projects. You will hear from us through email.

Please be patient as this is our first time doing this, and we are trying to make this as efficient and lightweight as possible while still being rigorous and responsible in funding. In most cases, grant funds will likely be held by the WikiCred fund, and you will be able to invoice against it for labor, equipment costs, travel, etc. Ideally, we can pay the invoice directly or reimburse you by PayPal.

Submit a Grant Proposal

First, create an account.

Then, begin your proposal:



{| class="formtable" Project Name

Your name

Wikimedia username (if applicable)

E-mail address

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Resume or links to any other documents (CV, GitHub, etc.) that may be relevant.

Geographical impact of project (a country, global north/south, global, etc.)

Type of project (is this funding for an event, a technical project, or something else?)

What is your idea?

Why is it important?

Is your project already in progress? (if so, please provide any relevant info and/or links)

How is it relevant to credibility and Wikipedia? (max 500 words)

What is the ultimate impact of this project?

Could it scale?

Why are you the people to do it?

What is the impact of your idea on diversity and inclusiveness of the Wikimedia movement?

What are the challenges associated with this project and how you will overcome them?

How much money are you requesting? (please specify your currency; a range is okay)

How will you spend the money?

How long will your project take?

Have you worked on projects for previous grants before? If so, please provide relevant links/details.

If we find your application promising, we will have follow-up questions to be submitted by email. Thank you!