Writing a Successful Funding Application

This short course provides a beginner’s guide to how to write a successful funding application, using the National Lottery Community Fund’s Awards For All online application form as an example. It is designed for people who haven’t written a funding application before, or want a refresher on the fundamentals of writing a successful application in a competitive funding landscape.

What you’ll get from this course:

• The chance to go through a successful funding application and understand how you can emulate it

• Advice on key elements such as writing project outcomes, evidencing co-production and creating an accurate budget

• Time to start sketching out your own application, ask questions and get expert advice

• The chance to step back and decide what you need to do next to lay the foundations for a strong application for your project