Evaluation process
How we review your application
Every application is read in full by our trustees. Here is what happens from the day you submit to the day you hear from us.
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Any time
You create your account and start your application
Add your personal details and start filling in the form. Your answers save as you go.
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1st to 14th of the month
You submit your application
The round is open for the first 14 days of each month. Once you submit, you get a reference number and can no longer change your answers.
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After the round closes
We check your application is complete
We make sure all the questions are answered and the documents are readable. If something is missing we may contact you.
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Second half of the month
Trustees review and comment
Each trustee reads the applications in a secure area of this website and records their comments on need, urgency and value.
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Monthly trustee meeting
Trustees decide together
The trustees meet online to go through every application and their comments. They look at the funds available that month and agree who to fund and how much to award. The meeting is recorded as part of our records.
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By the end of the month
We tell you our decision
We email you with the outcome. If you are awarded funding, we explain what happens next and how the money will be paid.
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Afterwards
We ask how it helped
A few months later we may ask you how the funding has made a difference. Your story helps us raise more and help more people.
Who sees your application
Only our trustees can see your application and documents. Trustees sign in to a separate, protected area of the website. We never share your information with anyone else without your permission, unless the law requires it.
Read our privacy noticeIf you are not successful
Unfortunately we can't fund everyone who applies. If your application isn't successful this time, you can apply again in a later round. You may also find help from other organisations.