Thanks Nick, interesting thoughts, great to see this discussion, and appreciated. Is there a timeline for when the initial (21 March deadline) applications will all be decided? As you say, it takes as long as it takes, but has some implications for prioritising tasks (eg deciding whether to commit to less impactful, less-scalable work being offered, and the opportunity costs of this). Is there a list of successful applications?
About 99% of applicants have received a decision at this point. The remaining 1% have received updates on when they should expect to hear from us next. Some of these require back-and-forth with the applicant and we can’t unilaterally conclude the process with all the info we need. And in some of these cases the ball is currently in our court.
We will be reporting on the open call more systematically in our progress update which we publish in a month or so.
What I’ve heard from friends is that everyone’s heard back now (either a decision, or an email update saying why a decision might take longer in their case). If you haven’t heard anything I’d definitely recommend emailing the fund to follow up. I’ve known a couple of people who have needed to do this.
Please DM me if you submitted an application to our open call through our “Apply for Funding” form, but still haven’t heard back from us (or are experiencing some other problem). Also, please note that if you filled out the “Expression of Interest” form, “Recommend a Prize” form, or “Recommend a Grant/Investment” form, we will get in touch with you only if we want to further explore your idea.
Thanks Nick, interesting thoughts, great to see this discussion, and appreciated. Is there a timeline for when the initial (21 March deadline) applications will all be decided? As you say, it takes as long as it takes, but has some implications for prioritising tasks (eg deciding whether to commit to less impactful, less-scalable work being offered, and the opportunity costs of this). Is there a list of successful applications?
About 99% of applicants have received a decision at this point. The remaining 1% have received updates on when they should expect to hear from us next. Some of these require back-and-forth with the applicant and we can’t unilaterally conclude the process with all the info we need. And in some of these cases the ball is currently in our court.
We will be reporting on the open call more systematically in our progress update which we publish in a month or so.
What I’ve heard from friends is that everyone’s heard back now (either a decision, or an email update saying why a decision might take longer in their case). If you haven’t heard anything I’d definitely recommend emailing the fund to follow up. I’ve known a couple of people who have needed to do this.
Please DM me if you submitted an application to our open call through our “Apply for Funding” form, but still haven’t heard back from us (or are experiencing some other problem). Also, please note that if you filled out the “Expression of Interest” form, “Recommend a Prize” form, or “Recommend a Grant/Investment” form, we will get in touch with you only if we want to further explore your idea.