IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
Welcome to the Innovation Grants Program online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.
You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please always ensure that you save as you go.
For queries about the program, deadlines, or questions in the form, please visit the program webpage. If you need help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).
Applicants are encouraged to use the professional writing support available. Visit the program webpage to learn more about how to access this support.
On every screen (i.e., page of the form) you will find a 'Form Navigation' contents box. This links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'Save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your application, you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing is possible.
When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register for SmartyGrants.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email, then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
Hint: check to see if the email landed in your spam or junk mail folder.
A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working on it at any given time. As always, please ensure you save as you go.
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