[Numpy-discussion] Fwd: [numfocus] Grants up to $3k available to NumFOCUS projects (sponsored & affiliated)

Ralf Gommers ralf.gommers at gmail.com
Mon Mar 27 06:42:59 EDT 2017 

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 11:33 PM, Julian Taylor <
jtaylor.debian at googlemail.com> wrote:

> I have two ideas under one big important topic: make numpy python3
> compatible.
>
> The first fits pretty well with the grant size and nobody wants to do it
> for free:
> - fix our text IO functions under python3 and support multiple
> encodings, not only latin1.
> Reasonably simple to do, slap encoding arguments on the functions,
> generate test cases and somehow keep backward compatibility. Some
> prelimary unfinished work is in https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/4208


I like that idea, it's a recurring pain point. Are you interested to work
on it, or are you thinking to advertise the idea here to see if anyone
steps up?


- add ascii/latin1 dtype to support a compact python3 string array,
> deprecate 's' dtype which has different meaning in python2 and 3
> This one is probably too big for 3k though.
>

Agreed, that won't fit in such a small grant.

Ralf



>
> On 27.03.2017 10:41, Ralf Gommers wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > For those who did not see the call on the NumFOCUS list, the below may
> > be of interest.
> >
> > I also have a proposal idea: a redesign of numpy.org <http://numpy.org>.
> > Our website is very poor, both in terms of content and design. If a good
> > designer spends 40 hours on it, that should be enough to change it into
> > something nice (or at least not embarassing).
> >
> > What do you think? Other ideas?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ralf
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: *Gina Helfrich* <gina at numfocus.org <mailto:gina at numfocus.org>>
> > Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 10:51 AM
> > Subject: Re: [numfocus] Grants up to $3k available to NumFOCUS projects
> > (sponsored & affiliated)
> > To: numfocus at googlegroups.com <mailto:numfocus at googlegroups.com>,
> > devs at numfocus.org <mailto:devs at numfocus.org>
> >
> >
> > There is no specific template, but proposals should be kept under 2
> > pages. Maximum 1 submission per project.
> >
> > Required elements of the proposal are:
> >
> >   * title
> >   * project description
> >   * benefit to project/community
> >   * project team
> >   * and budget
> >
> > Submit proposals to info at numfocus.org <mailto:info at numfocus.org>
> >
> > Best,
> > Gina
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Bob Carpenter <carp at alias-i.com
> > <mailto:carp at alias-i.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Is there a format you're expecting for proposals?
> >
> >     Are applications limited to one per project?
> >
> >     Hard to imagine a project won't have something to do with $3K,
> >     so I imagine you'll get applications from all of the projects if
> >     the proposals take less than an hour or two to put together.
> >
> >     - Bob
> >
> >     > On Mar 16, 2017, at 12:14 PM, Gina Helfrich <gina at numfocus.org
> >     <mailto:gina at numfocus.org>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     > Call for Proposals - Small Development Grants
> >     >
> >     > NumFOCUS is asking for proposals from its sponsored and affiliated
> >     projects for targeted small development projects with a clear
> >     benefit to those projects. This call is motivated by the success of
> >     our 2016 end-of-year fundraising drive; we want to direct the
> >     donated funds to our projects in a way that has impact and
> >     visibility to donors and the wider community.
> >     >
> >     > There are no restrictions on what the funding can be used for.
> >     Whether it’s code development, documentation work, an educational,
> >     sustainability or diversity initiative, or yet something else, we
> >     trust the projects themselves to understand what they need and
> >     explain that need in the proposal.
> >     >
> >     > Available Funding:
> >     >       • Up to $3,000 per proposal
> >     >       • Allocated funding is $9,000; depending on the number and
> >     quality of proposals this may be adjusted up or down.
> >     >
> >     > Eligibility:
> >     >       • Proposals must be approved by the leadership of a NumFOCUS
> >     sponsored or affiliated project.
> >     >       • Proposed work must have a clear outcome, achievable within
> >     2017.
> >     >       • The call is open to applicants from any nationality and
> >     can be performed at any university, institute or business worldwide
> >     (US export laws permitting).
> >     >
> >     > Timeline:
> >     >       • Mid-March 2017: Call for Proposals released
> >     >       • 3 April 2017: deadline for proposal submissions
> >     >       • 17 April: successful proposals announced
> >     >
> >     > --
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> >     > Communications Director, NumFOCUS
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