Creative Lives: How to write a successful funding application

Writing a successful funding application is like a good recipe – it depends on a few ingredients coming together well.

Finding the right funder, filling out the application properly and providing all the information required are the three key ingredients to a successful bid. Many funding applications are unsuccessful – not because the funding body does not like the idea, but because the application is incorrectly completed, documents requested are missing, or it simply does not meet the stated criteria.

Proper preparation will eliminate the chances of this happening, ensure that your time is not wasted and increase your chances of grant success.

This Briefing from Creative Lives covers what you need to research, collate and prepare in order to communicate clearly with your funder(s). It also covers how to complete an application form and write a letter of application.

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