Top tips and common mistakes when applying for a grant

Check that you are eligible for the funding programme you’re planning to apply to.
Check that your project is suitable for the funding programme you’re applying to.
Check whether there is a deadline for applications.
Thoroughly read the application pack and guidance notes.
Speak to someone from the funder before you apply – this is especially important if you have any concerns or if you don’t understand any part of the application pack.
Enclose all required supporting documents with your application, such as your constitution, bank account details, annual accounts and make sure they all have the group’s name on them.
Ask a helper organisation to read through your application and check that they understand your project before you send it.
Keep a copy of the application form so that you can answer questions about it when it is assessed.

Completing the application form without having read through the whole pack and making sure that you can provide all the required information
Not taking a photocopy of your application for your own records
Submitting additional paperwork that is not relevant to your application Submitting an unrealistic project budget. All costs should be researched before you apply.
Forgetting to make sure that someone from your group can be contacted during office hours.
Not providing all signatures requested in the application.