Grants
Funding projects within the greater Perl and Raku communities enables developers, educators, and The Perl Foundation to advance the use and understanding of Perl and Raku in the wider software development community.
Grant recipients have the opportunity to focus their considerable talents on important projects that can directly benefit tens of thousands of Perl and Raku users around the world. Grants may cover a variety of ground, from core language improvements to documentation and tutorials.
Want to help but are stuck for ideas? There's a curated list of ideas from our community of grant ideas to choose from.
About the Committee
The Grants Committee was formed in 2003 to oversee the allocation of grant funding within The Perl Foundation. The individuals chosen to be committee members represent a wide range of positions and talents within the Perl and Raku communities (from core Perl and Raku developers to CPAN module developers, and everything in between).
While grant requests can be submitted at any time, the Committee opens a call for grant proposals every two months. During this two week window, grant requests are posted for public feedback and refined before they are evaluated by the Grants Committee. The committee members then review and vote on any proposals. Grants that are approved are funded by TPF, and assigned a manager for the duration of the grant to act as a liaison between the grantee and TPF. This manager is usually a member of the Grants Committee.
For a current list of members, see the Who's Who page.
The Grants Committee is an important interface between TPF, the Perl and Raku communities, and the companies and developers that use these languages in their software and processes. As the grants bring about enhancements to the languages and their ecosystems, those companies who provide sponsorship also gain satisfaction that they have directly contributed to the improvement of the Perl and Raku languages (while reaping the tax benefits of their donation).
Ready to dive in and help out? Choose your idea, learn how to write a proposal, and get busy!
Funding projects within the greater Perl and Raku communities enables developers, educators, and The Perl Foundation to advance the use and understanding of Perl and Raku in the wider software development community.
Grant recipients have the opportunity to focus their considerable talents on important projects that can directly benefit tens of thousands of Perl and Raku users around the world. Grants may cover a variety of ground, from core language improvements to documentation and tutorials.
Want to help but are stuck for ideas? There's a curated list of ideas from our community of grant ideas to choose from.
About the Committee
The Grants Committee was formed in 2003 to oversee the allocation of grant funding within The Perl Foundation. The individuals chosen to be committee members represent a wide range of positions and talents within the Perl and Raku communities (from core Perl and Raku developers to CPAN module developers, and everything in between).
While grant requests can be submitted at any time, the Committee opens a call for grant proposals every two months. During this two week window, grant requests are posted for public feedback and refined before they are evaluated by the Grants Committee. The committee members then review and vote on any proposals. Grants that are approved are funded by TPF, and assigned a manager for the duration of the grant to act as a liaison between the grantee and TPF. This manager is usually a member of the Grants Committee.
For a current list of members, see the Who's Who page.
The Grants Committee is an important interface between TPF, the Perl and Raku communities, and the companies and developers that use these languages in their software and processes. As the grants bring about enhancements to the languages and their ecosystems, those companies who provide sponsorship also gain satisfaction that they have directly contributed to the improvement of the Perl and Raku languages (while reaping the tax benefits of their donation).
Ready to dive in and help out? Choose your idea, learn how to write a proposal, and get busy!