Application for funding

Jean-Gabriel MINEL | INA

Discover the project

Do not underestimate the asymmetry of information that exists between you and the instructor of your request.

Essential information• 6 questions : Where, Who, What, Why, How, When

Essential information• Who is involved in the project ? The leaders (you and your

company). The partners. The decision makers.• Why ? digitization of endangered Archives, access, other• What is the main focus of the project ? What are the outputs ?

Quantitative and qualitative information on the content . • How ? Technical and organizational methods. Budget.• When ? Forecast, timetable, milestone…• Where ? Background and specificities related to your local

environment.

Make a decision

On which criteria we select the project we want to support ?

The compatibility• The eligibility of costs : Do not confuse the investment and

operating costs.

• Ratio : How much is expected from us ? How much is provided by the others partners ? By the organization ?

The sense of balance• The scale : Is the project properly sized ? In comparison with

the experience of the organization / the team ?

• Value for money : Cost efficiency ratio

• The leverage effect

The risk assessment• Has the applicant been advised?• What kind of risks ? External, technical, legal, financial• Is he aware of the risks ?• How the results will be guaranteed ?

The promise• The return on investment (if there is a commercial aspect in

the project).

• The return of project support (visibility)

• Positive externalities (use content for an educational project, saving a precious collection…)

10 best practices

Do not open the package. Let him find out on his own.

1. Offer a summary of key information2. Make it simple. Narrate a comprehensible story. 3. Add items to explain the background and justify your

strategy / the implementation of the project.4. Always value the contribution of your company to the

project 5. Do not just digitize. Give outlook for the use of archives

6. Give accurate figures 7. Anticipate the needs and the rules of your partner and avoid

misunderstandings8. Give guarantees on the traceability of resources that will be

granted9. Stay flexible, and be prepare to collaborative project

modification10. … Do not promise miracles, but sell a dream

Thank you for your attention