Do you feel that someone who had applied, unsuccessfully, and then re-applied for a similar project (but perhaps having gathered more evidence), would be more likely, less likely, or equally likely to get funding than someone submitting an identical application to the second case, but not having been rejected once before, having chosen to not apply?
It feels easy to get into the mindset of “Once I’ve done XYZ, my application will be stronger, so I should do those things before applying”, and if that’s a bad line of reasoning to use (which I suspect it might be), some explicit reassurance might result in more applications.
Do you feel that someone who had applied, unsuccessfully, and then re-applied for a similar project (but perhaps having gathered more evidence), would be more likely, less likely, or equally likely to get funding than someone submitting an identical application to the second case, but not having been rejected once before, having chosen to not apply?
It feels easy to get into the mindset of “Once I’ve done XYZ, my application will be stronger, so I should do those things before applying”, and if that’s a bad line of reasoning to use (which I suspect it might be), some explicit reassurance might result in more applications.
I think definitely more or equally likely. :) Please apply!