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This section will help you understand how to apply for a TON Grant and increase your chances of approval by following the outlined process. It emphasizes the need to familiarize yourself with the TON ecosystem and review successful application examples, highlighting the importance of a clear, structured proposal.
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1. Explore the TON Resources
Gaining a deep understanding of the development landscape for dApps, Mini Apps and tools on TON will enable you to identify market gaps and craft a market-fit solution. This knowledge is crucial for improving your chances of securing a grant.
2. Go through good grant application examples
A strong grant application clearly communicates your idea, making it easy for the grant team to understand. Your goal is to provide concise, well-articulated answers to all questions, ensuring the reviewer grasps your project’s value to TON, your team’s experience, and your ability to successfully execute the proposal.
3. Submit Your Application
Applications are submitted through Questbook, an online platform for managing grant applications. The TON Grant team will review and evaluate your proposal based on the provided information and guidelines.
- Application Submission: Submit your application on Questbook here.
How to write a good application?
Generally, your proposal will have better chances to be accepted if:
- It presents a clear description of the problem and your solution to it, and the proposed concept is well-researched and tested by the team. Priority will be given to projects that are able to demonstrate some early user traction (commercial use cases) or at least some technical work conducted (infrastructural cases).
- Your team has proven business experience in the respective field as well as the technical knowledge of relevant languages and technologies. Please note that we prioritise backing established teams with a proven track record of working together, and not solo developers. When describing your team, focus on the relevant achievements and numbers, showcasing the commercial traction that your previous products have.
- There is an early MVP or prototype for the Grant team to assess.
- You effectively explain your user acquisition plan. Applications without a clear go-to-market strategy will NOT be considered.
- The application includes enough details on the functionality of your DApp / tool.
- You break down your project into specific milestones with reasonable timelines and expected outcomes and deliverables for each phase. Note that we do NOT provide grants for research, so please make sure not to include research activities among your milestones.
- A detailed and reasonable budget breakdown is provided. Justify each expense and ensure it aligns with industry standards - otherwise the proposal will be rejected. Please note that the requested budget in your proposal must not exceed $50K (except for the DeFi category).