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

Ralf Gommers ralf.gommers at gmail.com
Fri Mar 31 04:14:55 EDT 2017 

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gommers at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> 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?
>

More thoughts on this anyone? Or preferences for this idea or the numpy.org
one? Submission deadline is April 3rd and we can only put in one proposal
this time, so we need to (a) make a choice between these ideas, and (b)
write up a proposal.

If there's not enough replies to this so the choice is clear cut, I will
send out a poll to the core devs.

Ralf



>
>
> - 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
>> >     >
>> >     > --
>> >     > Dr. Gina Helfrich
>> >     > Communications Director, NumFOCUS
>> >     > gina at numfocus.org <mailto:gina at numfocus.org>
>> >     > 512-222-5449 <tel:512-222-5449>
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