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THE TEN QUESTIONS
THE TEN QUESTIONS
This is the main body of the grant proposal and is submitted via the Innovate portal. Under each question heading is a list of the points that need to be covered in the section – there are typically 5-7 of these. There is a 400-word limit to each question – the portal will not accept anymore so this is a hard stop.
It’s tricky to cover things like ‘Q3 – Approach and Innovation’ in 400 words and address all the key points but that’s the deal. You’ll find yourself constantly looking to save a word here or there to allow you to address everything.
The ten subject areas that are marked are as follows:
Q2- What is the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity behind your innovation?
Q3 – What approach will you take and where will the focus of the innovation be?
Q4 - Who is in the project team and what are their roles?
Q5 - What does the market you are targeting look like?
Q6 - How are you going to grow your business and increase your productivity into the long term as a result of the project?
Q7 - What impact might this project have outside the project team?
Q8 - How will you manage the project effectively?
Q9 - What are the main risks for this project?
Q10 - How will this public funding help you to accelerate or enhance your approach to developing your project towards commercialisation? What impact would this award have on the organisations involved?
Q11 - How much will the project cost and how does it represent value for money for the team and the taxpayer?
THE APPENDICES
THE APPENDICES
Four of the questions have an option to upload a .pdf of supplementary information. You should always take advantage of this. The questions that allow an appendix to be uploaded are:
Appendix 3 – Approach and Innovation
Appendix 3 – Approach and Innovation
Appendix 4 – Project Team and Resources
Appendix 4 – Project Team and Resources
Appendix 8 – Project Management
Appendix 8 – Project Management
Appendix 9 – Risk
Appendix 9 – Risk
It’s a good idea to use diagrams, table and charts in the Appendices to make your project plan clear to the grant assessor. Don’t use them just to add more words to the corresponding question – enhance the answer and make the proposal more compelling. Always think of the reader - make it easy for the assessor to understand why your project warrants funding.
A final review and then submit your proposal
A final review and then submit your proposal
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