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On 5 December 2015 07:11:17 CET, Kartik Mistry <[email protected]> wrote:
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>Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 16:58:02 -0800
>From: Marti Johnson <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation IEG program
> will fund 14 community-led projects
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>Hi all,
>
>In the latest round of Individual Engagement Grants
><http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG>, 29 eligible proposals were
>submitted for review. The committee recommended 14 for funding, with 19
>grantees selected to receive $83,113 overall. WMF has now approved all
>14
>grants. Here’s what we’re funding.[1]
>
>Tools - 7 projects funded
>
>* Batch Uploader for small GLAM projects
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Batch_uploader_for_small_GLAM_projects>
>:
>This project will create a simple batch content upload tool in order to
>address the needs of smaller GLAM institutions who may not have the
>necessary resources, including budget, time, or staff expertise, to
>operate
>the existing tools used by larger galleries, libraries, archives, and
>museums.[2]
>
>* Pan Scandinavian Machine Assisted Content Translation
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Pan-Scandinavian_Machine-assisted_Content_Translation>
>:
>Using Apertium, an open-source machine translation platform, this
>project
>will create translation data for closely-related languages Swedish,
>Danish
>and Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) for use in Content Translation, an
>on-wiki translation tool.[3]
>
>* StrepHit: Wikidata Statements Validation via Reference
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/StrepHit:_Wikidata_Statements_Validation_via_References>
>:
>Using natural language processing, this project will take online
>content
>from a selection of (non-Wikimedia) websites and documents and then
>automatically convert the raw text into references to external sources
>thereby verifying the data provided in existing Wikidata statements.[4]
>
>* Wikimaps Warper 2.0
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimaps_Warper_2.0>:
>This project will focus on improvements to Map Warper, an open-source
>tool
>used for digitally aligning and overlaying historical maps, in order to
>make the software more accessible to Wikimedians and better integrated
>with
>Wikimedia projects.[5]
>
>* Wiki Needs Pictures
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wiki_needs_pictures>:
>By centralizing multiple sources of data including local templates,
>category labels, and Wikidata item properties in one application, this
>project will create a coordinated image request system with a
>mobile-friendly map-based interface that allows contributors to easily
>discover where there is demand from Wikimedia projects for specific
>images.[6]
>
>* Semi-automatically generate Categories for Vietnamese Wikipedia
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Semi-automatically_generate_Categories_for_Vietnamese_Wikipedia>
>:
>By implementing natural language processing patterns, this project aims
>to
>create and apply English Wikipedia category structures to Vietnamese
>Wikipedia with the help of the community to evaluate and standardize
>the
>naming convention process.[7]
>
>* Proofreading semi-automatically the Catalan Wikipedia with
>LanguageTool
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Proofreading_semiautomatically_the_Catalan_Wikipedia_with_LanguageTool>
>:
>Using the open source program LanguageTool, this project will supervise
>the
>analysis of content, document common grammar errors, and develop bots
>and
>scripts to replicate their corresponding edits in Catalan Wikipedia.[8]
>
>Offline Outreach & Partnership - 5 projects funded
>
>* Editing Maithili Wikipedia
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Editing_Maithili_Wikipedia>:
>This project will deliver a series of in-person training sessions to
>students in Nepal’s Satpari District in order to create and nurture an
>active group of editors on Maithili-language Wikipedia.[9]
>
>* Increase Awareness of and Participation in Indic Language Wikipedias
>in
>Colorado
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Increase_Awareness_of_and_participation_in_Indic_language_Wikipedias_in_Colorado>
>:
>Small group instruction and training in native language typing in
>multiple
>Indic scripts are the focus of this project which seeks to eliminate
>some
>of the barriers preventing the Indian diaspora community of Colorado
>Springs, CO from editing on Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi,Telugu, and Tamil
>Wikipedias.[10]
>
>* Motivational and educational video to introduce Wikimedia Video
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_video_to_introduce_Wikimedia>
>:
>This project will create a modular series of instructional videos that
>can
>be updated and translated as needed, and that can be used to
>successfully
>onboard new editors en masse, for example, at edit-a-thons and other
>events
>where it is not possible to have the involvement of experienced
>Wikimedians.[11]
>
>* Wikitherapy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikitherapy>:
>An exploration of both the accessibility of Wikimedia editing and the
>transformative power of participation, this project will bring
>Wikimedia
>projects including Commons, Wiktionary, and Wikisource to institutional
>therapy settings by developing outreach and training materials that
>specifically meet the needs of therapy patients.[12]
>
>* Senior Citizens Write in Sanskrit Wikipedia
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Senior_Citizens_Write_in_Sanskrit_Wikipedia>
>:
>This project will engage speakers of one of the oldest languages of the
>world to contribute to an untapped Wikipedia community by partnering
>with
>Sree Somnath Sanskrit University and promoting community activities to
>engage active editors and improve content quality.[13]
>
>Online Community Organizing - 1 project funded
>
>* Growing Kannada language Wikimedia Projects with a digital library
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Growing_Kannada-language_Wikimedia_projects_with_a_digital_library>
>:
>By engaging the online community of Pustaka Sanchaya, a crowdsourced
>database of Kannada literature and publications, this project will seek
>to
>recruit new editors who can create and expand content on Kannada
>Wikimedia
>projects using the references and citations available through Pustaka
>Sanchaya.[14]
>
>Research - 1 project funded
>
>* Editor Behavior Analysis
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Editor_Behaviour_Analysis>:
>A user-friendly mechanism for generating dynamic and interactive data
>visualizations is the goal of this project which will enable
>researchers to
>better understand editing behaviour including type of articles edited
>by
>new editors and devices and tools used for editing.[15]
>
>You can read more about this round in the IEG committee’s post on the
>Wikimedia Foundation blog.[16]
>
>The next open call is scheduled for March 1-31, 2016.
>
>Congratulations to the successful grantees!
>
> 1.<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG>
>2.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Batch_uploader_for_small_GLAM_project>
>3.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Pan-Scandinavian_Machine-assisted_Content_Translation>
>4.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/StrepHit:_Wikidata_Statements_Validation_via_References>
> 5. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikimaps_Warper_2.0>
> 6. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wiki_needs_pictures>
>7.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Semi-automatically_generate_Categories_for_Vietnamese_Wikipedia>
>8.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Proofreading_semiautomatically_the_Catalan_Wikipedia_with_LanguageTool>
>9.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Editing_Maithili_Wikipedia>
>10.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Increase_Awareness_of_and_participation_in_Indic_language_Wikipedias_in_Colorado>
>11.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Motivational_and_educational_video_to_introduce_Wikimedia>
> 12. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Wikitherapy>
>13.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Senior_Citizens_Write_in_Sanskrit_Wikipedia>
>14.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Growing_Kannada-language_Wikimedia_projects_with_a_digital_library>
>15.
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Editor_Behaviour_Analysis>
>16.
><https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/12/04/ieg-funds-fourteen-projects/>
>
>*Marti JohnsonProgram Officer*
>*Individual Grants*
>*Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>*
>+1 415-839-6885
>Skype: Mjohnson_WMF
>
>Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share
><http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY> in the sum of all knowledge. Help us
>make it
>a reality!
>Support Wikimedia <https://donate.wikimedia.org/>
>
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