Application process

1. Read this guidance in full. Your work will need to meet at least one of our priority aims.  

2. Complete a few short questions in our eligibility checklist (Stage 1) to make sure you’re eligible to apply. This will only take a few minutes.   

3. Fill out our online application form (Stage 2). We’ll ask for:

• basic details about your project, to help us assess your application
• the costs of your proposed work
• your organisation’s governance and contact details
• a bank statement.

We’ll also ask you about diversity, equality and inclusion.   

4. Your completed application will be assessed by a panel of National Deaf Children’s Society staff.    

Top tips   

Draft your answers. Download a Word version of the application form. Use this version to draft your answers to the application questions. You can then transfer your answers to the final online form.