Season 3 will run for nine weeks, beginning on January 26, 2023 and concluding on April 5, 2023. The Season will include two grants cycles:
During both Cycles, there will be three periods, a Submission Period, a Review Period, and a Decision Period. The Submission Period will run for one week from the beginning of the Cycle. During the Submission Period, proposals may submit proposals on the applications page.
The deadline for each Submission Period will be 19:00 GMT on the calendar date specified. For Season 3, the Submission Period deadlines will be as follows:
Any proposal made after the deadline will be considered for the next Cycle. Proposal dates will be measured from the time of submission rather from the time of posting to the Governance Forum.
Each Review Period will last two weeks. During the Review Period, Sub-Committee members will conduct an intake review of all applications and a deeper review of proposals that pass intake. During this period, Sub-Committee members may communicate with proposers to seek clarifications and refine milestones. At the end of a Review Period, each Sub-Committee must post a list of proposals that are being reviewed (Grant Review Roundup). The Grant Review Roundup for each Cycle of Season 3 are due on:
The Decision Period will run for the last two weeks of each Cycle. During the Decision Period, the Grants Council will rank proposals and reach final decisions as to which grants to award. Members of the Sub-Committees may contact proposers about refinements to milestones or the grant amount requested. Grant decisions will be published no later than three days after the conclusion of each Cycle. The Grants Decisions deadlines for Season 3 are: