Application form

Pitch your idea

Level of detail should be proportionate to funding requested. Stuck? Email Charlie to workshop your application.

Open to BDP employees only

Basic details

The Innovation Fund is open only to employees of BDP.

Your name

Your role

Your email (optional)

So we can get back to you about your idea.

1.Project title

A catchy or descriptive name for your project. You can change this down the line.

2.Team leading project

The people or team that will be involved.

Which tier are you applying for?

3.How much would you like to request?

Give us a ball park here – we can finalise details as we go through the process.

About your proposal

4.Please describe your proposal and the problems or opportunities it addresses

Think about the what and the why of your project.

5.Who will benefit and how?

We are looking to hear about your intended outcome from your project.

6.How does your proposal advance the BDP strategy?

Make sure to highlight what points of our strategy your project meets.

7.How have people with lived experience shaped your proposal?

Outcomes and risks

8.What is the evidence your proposal will work?

Try and think about all of the consequences if your project didn't meet its intended goal.

9.What are the key milestones in your proposal?

Please also include the milestone where you will know if the project is a go or no-go.

10.What are the key outcomes and how will they be measured?

How will you know if your project is working as you are rolling it out?

11.What are the key risks and how will they be managed?

Think about the risks and what you will put in place to manage these.

Money

12.What will you use the money to buy?

Please include everything you can think of that will cost money. Examples include your time, resources and other admin support from the org.

13.What will happen after the funding ends?

Will the project close, become self-funding, seek further funding elsewhere, etc.?