🦞Three and a Half Diggers

The other day I had a consultation, 80% of which we spent discussing how many participants the project could realistically cover.

When evaluating any grant application, an expert is guided by the criteria specified in the Regulations for a particular competition.
One of the significant criteria is the realism and achievability of the project initiative.
⭕️When an applicant looks from the perspective of wanting to get the maximum possible grant amount, they often forget that any project is a set of activities limited by time and resources, including human and infrastructural ones.

In general, the consultation was difficult; all my arguments drowned in the number of desired zeros.
But I relied on experience and the understanding that the desired audience coverage in such a short time would a) look unrealistic to the expert b) be almost unattainable in such a timeframe with such a number of team members.ο»Ώ
Why was I so sure about this? 😳

Experience in implementing projects, especially grant projects, has taught me to be cautious about the issue of coverage.

For example, on February 12, my colleagues and I, expert mentors of Rosmolodezh.Grants, held a seminar on grants for universities in St. Petersburg. Preliminary work was done to inform participants, and we received over 120 registrations for the seminar.
The topic is indeed important.
But only...half of those who registered showed up.

Although in the end there were almost 90 people, including those who did not register in advance.
If we see 100 registrations for an event (in particular, a free one under a grant), then according to the statistics of many events I have conducted, 30-40 people actually attend. This must always be taken into account.

πŸ˜₯What does this threaten the applicant with?

Problems with reporting, in case of receiving a grant.
➑️Or
A decrease in scores when evaluated by an expert on the criterion of project realism.

In the end, the applicant and I found a compromise. We continue working on the application.

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