Grants:Regions/Northern and Western Europe
This region includes the following countries and territories:
Åland; 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; San Marino; Spain; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Vatican City
Program Officer[edit]
Regional calendar[edit]
Please reach out to your Program Officer if you are interested in applying before making any application or if you need flexibility on dates.
September 2 – September 30, 2024
Applicant support and eligibility check
September 2, 2024
Renewal deadline
September 30, 2024
Submission deadline
September 30 – October 24, 2024
Review and translation
October 31 – November 15, 2024
Review feedback and applicant engagement
November 29, 2024
Decision announced
December 16, 2024 – January 17, 2025
Agreement and first payment
July 1 – July 31, 2025
Midpoint conversation
January 30, 2026 / March 31, 2026
Final or first year report due
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
Contact us[edit]
Rapid Fund[edit]
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[edit]
If you have any questions about the General Support Fund, please reach out to the Regional Program Officer at: nwe_fundwikimedia.org
Regional Committee[edit]
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.
- Antiqueight, August 2021 - It's pronounced Auntie Kate. I'm an engineer. I'm Irish and into our history, especially women in our history, and women in STEM.
- Mmo, August 2021 - Software architect and Digital Humanist. Based in Bologna, Italy.
- NickK, August 2021 - Financial analyst, hobbyist photographer, Wikimedian since 2008. Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (after living in Ukraine, France and a bit in the UK).
- Yger, October 2022 - Retired software developer. Wikipedian (svwp) since 2006, been member in eight different Wikimediagroups, like the first FDC and the same for small grants also founding member and former treasurer Wikimedia Sverige. Based in Sweden.
- Camelia, October 2022 - Economist, developer, AffCom (former Chair and treasurer), Wikip[m]edian since 2007. Based in Rome (Italy).
- Trondtr, October 2022, Linguist working on language technolgy for Saami and circumpolar languages. Wikimedian since 2009. Based in Tromsø in Norway.
- Nferranf, March 2023, Lecturer at Universitat de Barcelona (UB), research on gender issues in Wikipedia projects. Board at Amical Wikimedia. Based in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).
- Josie Fraser, October 2023 - Expert of Digital Policy, open licencing, and public investments in open knowledge, committed to equitable and ethical ways of working. Former volunteer board member and Chair of Wikimedia UK (2015-2020).
Inactive and Past Committee Members are archived here.
Browse Applications[edit]
General Support Fund[edit]
Rapid Fund[edit]
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