Thanks for the update. I was not aware that people could apply for EA funds. The FAQ seems to be just for donors, and I hadn’t seen anything on the EA forum about applying.
Huh, really? I’m surprised to hear that, and makes me think it might need to be much clearer on the Funds pages. Regarding things on the Forum about applying, there have been several posts that either explicitly mention applications to LTFF/Meta fund in the title (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) or else discuss the fact that you can apply to them in the post (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). (The latter list is basically all the grant writeups and one AMA.) The very first line of the most recent LTFF writeup has a link to the application.
But yeah, am surprised that you didn’t know about it.
Different funds have application rounds open at different times. When applications are open for a Fund, we have the app open linked on the Fund’s page (e.g. on the LTFF page). We could consider moving that line higher up on the page, and we should add something to the FAQ—thanks for the suggestion!
Currently, LTFF and Animal Welfare are (as far as I’ve been told) happy to have people fill out the form anytime, while the Meta fund doesn’t have an open application form and the Global Development fund has a totally different structure for allocating funds (no open applications).
The application form notes “Applications are open continuously, but the deadline to be considered for our next distribution is on October 11th” so ideally it could be updated with the date of the next deadline.
Thanks for the update. I was not aware that people could apply for EA funds. The FAQ seems to be just for donors, and I hadn’t seen anything on the EA forum about applying.
Huh, really? I’m surprised to hear that, and makes me think it might need to be much clearer on the Funds pages. Regarding things on the Forum about applying, there have been several posts that either explicitly mention applications to LTFF/Meta fund in the title (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) or else discuss the fact that you can apply to them in the post (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). (The latter list is basically all the grant writeups and one AMA.) The very first line of the most recent LTFF writeup has a link to the application.
But yeah, am surprised that you didn’t know about it.
Sorry—was writing too late at night for me—I got confused.
Seems fine :)
Different funds have application rounds open at different times. When applications are open for a Fund, we have the app open linked on the Fund’s page (e.g. on the LTFF page). We could consider moving that line higher up on the page, and we should add something to the FAQ—thanks for the suggestion!
Currently, LTFF and Animal Welfare are (as far as I’ve been told) happy to have people fill out the form anytime, while the Meta fund doesn’t have an open application form and the Global Development fund has a totally different structure for allocating funds (no open applications).
Sorry—was writing too late at night for me—I got confused.
Per the last solicitation, the Meta Fund (like the LTFF) has “rolling applications, with a window of about 3-4 months between responses.”
Could you add this link to the Meta Fund’s page? Apply to the EA Meta Fund
The application form notes “Applications are open continuously, but the deadline to be considered for our next distribution is on October 11th” so ideally it could be updated with the date of the next deadline.
I believe this has been fixed, but please let us know if you see any more issues.
Yes, this was fixed. Thanks!