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November Update from OSC
Published on December 2, 2024 by Grace
Hey there, OSC community! We hope your December is off to a relaxing start! Let’s jump right into our November update.

📣 Announcements 📣 

Collective onboarding 
We’ve been reshaping the experience for newly accepted hosted projects as part of our ongoing efforts to continually enhance the hosted collective experience. We’re thrilled to share a glimpse of what we’ve been working on! 

Introducing our new onboarding video, designed to highlight the most helpful information for projects starting their journey with OSC and the questions that we hear the most often. While this is just one piece of the onboarding experience, we think it'll be a useful resource as projects get onboarded with OSC.

Even if you’ve been with OSC for a while, you might discover some valuable insights. We’d love for you to check it out: onboarding.oscollective.org.

Get your expenses in before Christmas week!
As the holidays approach, we want to make sure your expenses are handled on time. Our team will be working during Christmas week, but we won’t be processing expenses on Thursday, December 26.
To avoid any delays, please get your expenses in before then. This way, we’ll have enough time to process everything and help you wrap up the year smoothly.

Thanks, and we hope you have a happy and relaxing holiday season!

✨ Community Highlights ✨

Lawnchair 
Lawnchair's core team shares the rollercoaster ride of maintaining an open-source app on AndroidPolice: https://www.androidpolice.com/interview-lawnchair-team/

vLLM
vLLM featured in TechCrunch's article about equity-free funding from corporates, startups, and even VCs: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/10/open-source-projects-draw-equity-free-funding-from-corporates-startups-and-even-vcs/

Welcome to newly accepted collectives
This month, OSC accepted 23 projects or funds into our fiscal hosting program. Welcome to: AIHawk FOSS, APTRS, Astral, BABLR, Bebop, Depop, Donut.js, Dooit, EcuBus-Pro, Ferrumc, Filament Cms, Filament Users, Juice Rescue, KaibanJS, Mantine, neovide, NoitaMap, pdfme, Release-plz, RocksDict, Scribouilli, SimulIDE, and webxdc!

💰 Funding Opportunities 💰 

Prototype Fund
The Prototype Fund has launched its first application phase for 2025 for those in Germany. The fund supports developers and small teams working on innovative open source software projects that have a positive social impact. In the upcoming phase, the program will focus on data security and software infrastructure.

Key Details:
  • Funding: Up to €158,000 per project for a period of 10 months
  • Support: Coaching, networking, and advisory services to help projects succeed
  • Application Deadline: January 2, 2025
This opportunity is open to developers and small teams in Germany with ideas that can drive positive change through open source innovation.
For more details and to apply, visit their funding website here.

 Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F)
The Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F) has announced the launch of 9 new grants under their 4th Request for Proposals (RfP). The grants will support research projects focused on various aspects of Open Digital Infrastructure (ODI), including its production, governance, sustainability, and security.

Key Details:
  • Proposal Deadline: June 2, 2024
  • Grant Amount: $50k - $100k for projects lasting 6 to 12 months
  • Number of Grants: 7-10 projects will be selected for Cohort #4
  • Research Period: Mid-August to October 2024 (Kickoff workshop in the second week of October)
  • Selection Announcement: Late July 2024 (TBC)

For more information and to apply, visit their application platform and review the funding scope here.

Github Secure Open Source Fund
Applications are now open for the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, designed to help secure the open source ecosystem and support project maintainers in improving their security practices. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until January 7, 2025, with programming and funding starting in early 2025.
 
Key Details:
  • Funding: $10,000 per project, distributed through GitHub Sponsors
  • Education & Training: A 3-week program (5-10 hours per week), offering a mix of 1-to-1 sessions, workshops, mentorship, and hands-on project work focused on security improvements.
  • Security Tools & Support: Access to GitHub security tools like GitHub Copilot, Copilot Autofix, and secret scanning to enhance project security.
  • Check-ins: 6-month and 12-month progress evaluations
  • GitHub Security Lab Support: Direct access to security experts for incident management, policy advice, and best practices.
  • Community Engagement: Connect with funders, GitHub leaders, and peers through Q&As and community activities.
  • Alumni Networking: Continued opportunities for support and collaboration after program completion.
  • Certification & Security Health Reports: Participants will receive program certification and bi-annual security health reviews.

The program is open to current maintainers of open source projects with a valid open source license and located in regions supported by GitHub Sponsors.
 
For more details and to apply, visit the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund page.
 
That's all for this month! See you in December.
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Dread Knight

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I like the onboarding page, great tuts. Wish there was something similar for sponsors.

Note that the very last 2 audio files from the onboarding page are the very same! 🐻
Grace

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I like the onboarding page, great tuts. Wish there was something similar for sponsors.

Note that the very last 2 audio files from the onboarding page are the very same! 🐻

Thanks, and thanks for flagging that!
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