Perl Grants: Call for applications Jan 2024
Sun, 11-Feb-2024 by
Saif Ahmed
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<. Here is an opportunity for conversion of an idea into invention, and benefit the community.
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## The Types of Grants
#### __General Grants__:
*Type of Idea*: Anything, code, documentation, teaching material, text book
*Who can apply*: Anybody, apart from members of the Perl Foundation
*Conditions*: The Project must benefit the community, even if it is a small part of the community
#### __Core Development Grants__:
See [Perl Core Develeopment Fund](https://www.perlfoundation.org/perl-core-development-fund.html) and [Raku Development Fund](https://www.perlfoundation.org/raku-development-fund.html) pages
*Type of Idea*: Code that ends up contributing to Core Perl or Raku,
*Who can apply*: Any Core Perl Developer or contributor to Raku specification/implementation
*Conditions*: The project and the Author must be endorsed by someone with Perl Core Commit privilges or the Raku steering council
#### __Perl/Raku Resource Modernisation Grants__:
*Type of Idea*: A resource (a book, website, etc) that already exists, but needs to meet modern Perl standards
*Who can apply*: Someone holding the copyright to the original work
*Conditions*: A commitment to Publish. The Foundation will not ask for any royalties, but may offer editors to review the project standards.
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## Awards from start to finish
* The process for application, review, award, management and completion is transparent, and descibed in more detail at the [Grants pages](https://www.perlfoundation.org/grants.html)
* Its suggested that the applicant reads the [HOW TO WRITE A PROPOSAL](https://www.perlfoundation.org/how-to-write-a-proposal.html) before starting
* Use the [grants application form ](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16seYhrMjz8rgsau9e1MtwYY0fHB81mVKm-0SD6Ynty0/viewform) to submit your project idea
* The [Grants Secretary](mailto:tpf-grants-secretary@perlfoundation.org) will receive these applications and will guide you through what will happen next.
* A news post will be submitted to get community feedback.
* A vote of the grants committee will be held, and the winners announced.
* The applicant will be allocated a grant manager, who will oversee the progress of the project.
* As each identifiable deliverable is completed a portion of the grant is awarded, until completion
* Once completed a project summary is posted.
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