Thank you Marti, committee. And congratulation to all of the grantees. Lila
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Marti Johnson <mjohn...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > 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. 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