Writing your application

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When writing your application you should attempt to answer the following questions.

a) What is the purpose of your application?

The application should begin with a brief summary (just a paragraph), explaining what you want to do and how much funding you require.

b) Who are you?

You should state clearly and succinctly who you are. For an organisation, it is helpful to mention when the organisation was founded, its size, legal status, who is on the board or steering group and what its primary activities are. For an individual, please include a brief CV with details of your current employment and past experience. In addition to assessing the merits of the proposal, we will also consider whether you are the right organisation/person to undertake the work.

c) What do you want to do?

This is the main part of your application and should set out the work for which you are requesting a grant.

  1. What? It is important to clearly explain what you will be doing and what you hope to achieve.
  2. When? Detail the timescale for the work that you are proposing - when will it begin and how long will it take?
  3. Why? You should explain why you want to do this work and, in particular, why you feel it is worth doing now. It is also important to be sure that no one else is tackling the same issue, or, if they are, that extra work is needed.
  4. Impact? The application should explain what effect you expect this work to have and, if necessary, how you plan to ensure that the lessons learnt from your work will become known by others.

d) Why JRRT?

It is important to make a case for coming to the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd as opposed to any other source of funding. Remember, JRRT is not a charitable trust. It gives grants for political and campaigning purposes, and will normally only fund projects for which there are no alternative sources of funding.

e) How much will it cost?

All applications should include a budget for the proposed project and a recent set of account, where available. Ask for what you need, but be realistic. If the grant you are seeking from the Trust will not cover the whole cost of the project you must explain where the rest of the funding will come from.

Applications should be sent by post or e-mail with a completed Application Registration Form , your written application (up to four A4 pages), your most recent published accounts (if applicable) and your CV (if applying as an individual) to:

Tina Walker
Trust Secretary
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd
The Garden House
Water End
York, YO30 6WQ
e-mail: info@jrrt.org.uk