From 732cc93853d9943529cbab34fae3c4cf17961f30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Sebastian=20M=C3=BCller?= Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:50:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update help.md Add tips for good applications --- docs/help.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/help.md b/docs/help.md index 1e0eab22004..09b194403c6 100644 --- a/docs/help.md +++ b/docs/help.md @@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ sidebar_position: 7 title: 💡 Help --- +### Tips for submitting a good grant application + +- Instead of just checking off each item on the application form, think about what information a reader might need to understand what you are planning to build _and why_. Speaking from experience, the most common questions the committee asks are + - whether feedback about the project has been collected from the community, target audience and/or potential investors, + - what the status of the project is going into the grant and what its status will be afterwards (i.e. what your plans beyond the grant are), and + - what your motivation to build _and maintain_ the project is. +- Take the time to read our **supplementary material**, such as our [guidelines](https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Introduction/intro), [FAQs](https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/faq) and [guidelines for popular grant categories](https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Support%20Docs/grant_guidelines_per_category) to understand what we're looking for. +- Be liberal in the description of your broader vision, but be specific about how you plan to achieve your goals and which parts will be covered by the grant. +- The more information you can provide in the application, the better. The grant application "only" needs to contain all information required to define the grant, but we are happy to also take supporting documents into account during the evaluation, such as whitepapers, academic papers or presentations. +- Collect feedback from your target audience. The more you can show that you made an effort to confirm market fit and verification of your approach (do people in the ecosystem agree? How is this problem solved in other ecosystems?), the easier our job. +- Be specific about your output. While it's noble to chip away at your grand vision, we are keen to see deliverables that also can stand on their own and bring immediate value to the ecosystem. Keep in mind who the target audience for specific deliverables might be; you may be looking for end users, but the library you are building will be used by other developers. ### Real-time Conversation From fffc30f7f98bc35ed8b7ce389966d2da3ebd634e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Sebastian=20M=C3=BCller?= Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:51:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update docs/help.md Co-authored-by: Keegan | W3F <35080151+keeganquigley@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/help.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/help.md b/docs/help.md index 09b194403c6..4028423773c 100644 --- a/docs/help.md +++ b/docs/help.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ title: 💡 Help - Take the time to read our **supplementary material**, such as our [guidelines](https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Introduction/intro), [FAQs](https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/faq) and [guidelines for popular grant categories](https://grants.web3.foundation/docs/Support%20Docs/grant_guidelines_per_category) to understand what we're looking for. - Be liberal in the description of your broader vision, but be specific about how you plan to achieve your goals and which parts will be covered by the grant. - The more information you can provide in the application, the better. The grant application "only" needs to contain all information required to define the grant, but we are happy to also take supporting documents into account during the evaluation, such as whitepapers, academic papers or presentations. -- Collect feedback from your target audience. The more you can show that you made an effort to confirm market fit and verification of your approach (do people in the ecosystem agree? How is this problem solved in other ecosystems?), the easier our job. +- Collect feedback from your target audience. The more you can demonstrate that you made an effort to confirm market fit and verification of your approach (do people in the ecosystem agree? How is this problem solved in other ecosystems?), the easier our job becomes. - Be specific about your output. While it's noble to chip away at your grand vision, we are keen to see deliverables that also can stand on their own and bring immediate value to the ecosystem. Keep in mind who the target audience for specific deliverables might be; you may be looking for end users, but the library you are building will be used by other developers. ### Real-time Conversation