Funding story: Application forms: what the applicants think

By Radhika Holmstrom, Third Sector, 26 March 2008

A series of boxes to tick can be restrictive, but giving applicants free rein can leave them feeling lost.

Last week's Funding Story looked at the less structured 'first stage' application forms that seem to be regaining popularity. The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, one of the biggest funders, recently reverted to a radically simplified form. But what do applicants think? Is structure helpful, or does it just mean they spend...

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