Linux Australia Grants Scheme

Please carefully read the guidelines below. At the bottom of the page is a cut and paste application form, ready to fill out. Send to council@linux.org.au You can find a non-exhaustive listing of approved grants on the grants page.

Linux Australia - Guidelines for distribution of funds

What Can I Apply For?

Overhead costs such as some bit of hardware, or bandwidth for an open source project
Resources such as web space, hosting, mailing lists
Advertising or media coverage of some event or conference
Bulk ordering of items that may be useful to many LUGs/SIGs
Support costs for a community project that utilises Free and Open Source Software
Support for organising an event or conference*

* Note that financial support for events through the grants scheme is limited. More substantial seed funding is available through dedicated Linux Australia event support.

The applicant must:

Outline the need as specifically as possible
Be a member or affiliate of Linux Australia
Be a person willing to take responsibility for making the request on behalf of the project
Agree to the responsibilities he/she must undertake if the application is accepted
Supply Linux Australia with any necessary receipts
Provide Linux Australia with a brief report as to how the project went, results, etc. Optionally publishing how funds were used and the status of the project on a related webpage. Reports will be published to the linux.org.au website.

The request must:

Be for the good of a project that relates to Linux or Open Source
Have some tangible result (such as a finished bit of code, a piece of hardware, a web site) so the community can feel the funds are being well used
Be submitted to linux-aus@linux.org.au
Must have specified milestones, and attempt to meet them (e.g. I will port Linux to the Gronk 4281 within 6 months)
Have open documentation procedures if possible (i.e. an open developers mailing list, CVS repository, whatever is reasonable for that project)
Must credit LA with sponsorship on their website, with an appropriate link

Exceptions

For seemingly worthwhile sponsorships less than $100 the Linux Australia Council will make the call, and post an announcement to the linux-aus mailing list, to keep members informed. Two council members must agree to any single request of this type
The grant limit will not exceed $2000 in any calendar month until modified by the committee
Linux Australia retains the right to refuse project requests at its discretion

Process

Step 1: Read through the previous successful grant requests, talk with people on the committee and in the community about your potential request.
Step 2: Put your request to both the council and the membership by emailing it to council@linux.org.au and linux-aus@linux.org.au
Step 3: The request will be put up for a 2 week review period by Linux Australia members.
Step 4: At the end of the review period, the council will take a vote on the request, taking into consideration the views expressed by members on the linux-aus mailing list. You will be notified of the result along with the membership as soon as possible after the vote is taken.

Application Form

Date:

Project Name:

Aim of Project:

Person Responsible for Request:

Request:

Grants