Ingo Schmitt
About the TYPO3 Idea Budget in 2025
The TYPO3 Association has changed the idea budget from a single annual budget to four quarterly budgets. The goal is to have a faster process in proposing, voting over, and finishing the ideas.
With a quarterly budget we are able to adjust to changing demands faster and give community members an opportunity to submit ideas four times a year, rather than once. The idea budget comes on top of the team budgets and the other budgets of the TYPO3 Association.
To simplify the application process, we've moved away from hourly rate calculations and have defined fixed funding amounts you can request:
- €1,500
- €3,000
- €5,000
- €7,500
- €10,000
Alignment with TYPO3 v14 Objectives and Goals
Starting with Q3/2025, we are seeking contributions that align with the high-level objectives for TYPO3 v14:
- User Experience (UX) Improvements
- Themes, Standardization, and Best Practices
- Lowering the Entry Barrier
- Easier Migration and Upgrades
- GenAI Toolbox
- Marketing and Customer Acquisition
These are derived from the product’s strategic goals:
- Focusing on target customer groups (public sector and SMEs)
- Reducing complexity,
- Enabling better content
- Improving customer-oriented communication and interconnectivity
- Providing high ROI through long-term support and easy maintenance
- Supporting customer and agency success
- Improving scalability.
Your ideas and contributions are crucial in shaping the future of TYPO3!
Project Implementation
If a budget idea is granted, the recipient must finish the project within the third quarter of 2025. The Business Control Committee (BCC) will review the outcome of the idea and if the goal of the idea is reached, the budget will be paid out to the recipient.
To support successful project delivery, the BCC will assign a mentor to each funded project. Mentors will provide guidance on various aspects, including budgeting, project planning, communication, and fostering connections within the TYPO3 Community. Our aim is to empower you to achieve the best possible results for the TYPO3 ecosystem.
Rules for Submitted Ideas
- The results of the idea must be publicly available.
- The results of the idea should be aligned with the TYPO3 v14 high-level objectives and strategic goals, and generally foster and benefit the TYPO3 community and/or TYPO3 project.
- The idea should not directly generate funds for the applicant nor enable the applicant to generate earnings from it.
- Per applicant, only one budget per quarter will be granted
- The idea and deliverables can not be changed once the member voting has started.
The BCC will review the applications. If the idea requires collaboration with a team or another community member, we will get in contact with all parties and discuss how it can be achieved in the best possible way. The same applies to similar ideas.
We strongly encourage all applicants to discuss their ideas in the Community Budget Ideas 2025 Q3 category on talk.typo3.org before submitting. This collaborative environment allows for valuable feedback and refinement of your proposals.
Process for Q3/2025
We invite the community to submit their project proposals within the next 21 days. The BCC will review and publish the submitted ideas. Subsequently, TYPO3 members will have the opportunity to vote for their preferred projects. The top four ideas, based on the voting results, will be granted funding for implementation during the third quarter of 2025.
We have a total of €40,000 available for the ideas. Unused funding will be used in the following quarters. You can apply for funding in each quarter. Individuals and teams can also apply.
Tip: For larger projects that might exceed a single quarter's time frame, consider breaking them down into multiple, focused idea applications across different quarters.
Timeline
Q3/2025
- 30 April 2025 — Announcement — Call for budget ideas Q3
- 21 May 2025 — Deadline for submission of budget ideas
- 3 June 2025 — Ideas will be published and voting process starts
- 17 June 2025 — Voting process ends
- 20 June 2025 — Budgets granted
- 1 July 2025 — Work on idea projects start
- 30 September 2025 — Work on idea projects end
Submit Your Budget Idea
Use the Idea Submission — T3A Budget 2024 — Q3 form to submit your idea. We will read your submission carefully and come back with questions and suggestions on how to proceed to get your idea up and running in Q3/2025.
Submissions are open until 21 Mai 2025.
The member poll on the ideas will be held in June, and decisions announced at the end of June 2025.
Connect With Us
If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to leave a comment or use the Slack channel #t3a-budget-committee
Mathias Bolt Lesniak