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How to apply

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How to Apply

When you're ready to apply, complete and submit your Stage 1 application

 

Step 2: The Stage 1 application
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How to Apply

If your Stage 1 application is successful, then you will be invited to complete and submit the Stage 2 application form.

Step 3: The Stage 2 application form
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Applying for funding

Applying to Nominet Trust for funding is a straightforward, three-step process.

Everything you need is available online, including application forms, templates and guidance notes.

Please familiarise yourself with the details of our active investment programmes before applying, so you are clear about the types of projects we are currently seeking to support.

Please check our application deadlines section to find out when you need to submit your form by.

Investment focus

Supporting young people

The Digital Edge is an investment programme, from Nominet Trust, to fund projects that apply the imaginative use of digital technology to support young people. more >

In What we support

Our latest projects

Out latest round of investments feature an exciting mix of innovative and creative approaches to addressing social challenges using the internet.  Find out more about out what they hope to achieve. more >

In Latest research

Charities' use of the internet

Our most recent State of the Art review, explores what it takes to start, or develop, uses of the internet that support charities in working towards their own organisational mission.
more >

Top tips for applying

Don't forget the VAT. If you need to pay VAT then make sure you factor it into the total amount of funding you request.  more tips >
Have you delivered projects of a similar nature? Tell us a bit about them: the successes you had and what you learnt.  more tips >
Make sure you take a look at the case studies of our current and past projects.  When completing your applciation, think about and explain why and how your project is different, or builds upon earlier work.  more tips >
Be clear on your project outputs and outcomes – and who will benefit from your project and how. Remember to identify outcomes that are measurable and relate directly to your project's aims.  more tips >
Make sure you think about how you could evaluate your project as part of the planning process.  Thinking about how you will measure your success can really help focus your proposal. Read about our evaluation approach for more information    more tips >
Ensure your project’s objectives are closely aligned with our programmes of focus. In all cases, make sure you demonstrate how the internet can be used to improve the lives of individuals and communities.  more tips >
Give yourself as much time as possible. Plan ahead, complete and submit your application before the published deadlines for each funding round.  more tips >
Tell us a little about yourself, so we can be confident that you are a dependable organisation for us to invest in  more tips >
Take the time to read through our guidance notes. If your initial application is shortlisted, and you are invited to complete the full application form, we will be looking for detailed responses to each of the guidance points raised.    more tips >
Make sure you tell us about any other funders you have approached or partners that are prepared to match-fund your project.  more tips >