Shaping North Ayrshire

How To Apply

A simple guide to help you submit your PB application

Create an account or log in to the site

  • If you have applied in a previous year on this site, you will already have an account. Please use this account to log in. If you can't remember your password, you will have the option to reset it when you enter your email address
  • If you have not logged into the site before:
    • Open the sign in page
    • You can either log in using an existing Facebook, Google or Mygovscot account, or create an account just for this site by entering a username, email address and a password here. Your username will be publicly visible so we recommend making it the name of the organisation you're applying on behalf of.

 

Completing your application

Firstly, choose which fund you are applying to by checking the criteria for each of them here. Once you are clear on the right fund for your project, go to either the 'Locality PB and Community Wealth Building PB 2025' or 'Youth PB 2025' page to begin your application.

Once you begin your application, you can save and edit it at any time until applications close by agreeing to the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of Use, and clicking the 'Submit application' button. As the author of the application, you will now have an 'Edit' option appear next to your application which you can use to make any further changes - don't forget to save as you go!

 

What to include in your application

Heading: Use the drop-down box to tell us which fund you are applying for. In Locality and Youth PB you need to select the correct area to submit your project to. There is only one option for Community Wealth Building PB

Title: Give your application a title. This can either be the organisation's name or the name of the specific project you want to get the funding for. Remember that when people vote for their favourites, the title is the first thing they will see!

Project summary: an 'elevator pitch' for your project. Keep it short and sharp; this is to provide a very quick overview and is limited to 200 characters.

Description: tell us more about your project and why it's a great idea. It's really impoartat to make sure you use this section to cover:

  • the costs you're applying for
  • any specific requirements of the fund laid out in the criteria - this is particularly important for Youth PB!
  • who it will benefit
  • why you think this is an idea that deserves to be funded

Estimated price: confirm the total amount you are applying for. If you are applying for an amount to contribute to a bigger overall cost, please only include the amount you are applying for in your application. Please note that this box will not accept anything other than numbers, so enter 1000 instead of £1,000

How have young people been involved in shapring this project?: this question will only appear for Youth PB applications. Please provide some further information about how the young people you support have helped to inform the request you are making in your application. We also encourage you to include some further evidence of this in the supporting documents section to support what you include here.

Supporting videos, images and documents: if you are applying for Youth PB, you must upload some kind of evidence that young people have been involved in the creation of your application. This can be through videos, images or a document (e.g. a photo of an ideas session or feedback from young people at a youth group). 

We also accept video applications for any of the funds so long as they clearly provide all the required information above. 

We encourage you to upload an image for your application as this really brings it to life. If you don't have an image already, you can search Pexels.com for high quality, open source images and find one that suits your project.

You may find that an image you already have is too small for the site. If this happens, open the image seperately on your device, and find the option to resize your image in the editing menu. Make sure that the image height is a minimum of 1024 pixels, and save the image. You should now be able to try uploading it to your application again.

If you try to upload a document or image and it doesn't work, check the file types accepted and the size of document allowed. If you decide to not upload a file after clicking the 'Add image' or 'Add new document' button, make sure you click the red 'Cancel' under the box to confirm you're not trying to add anything to your application.

Map location: use the plus and minus buttons to zoom in or out of the map, and drag the map to find your project location. This can be just over a town or down to a specific building. Once you're happy click once on the place you want to put your 'pin' and a blue symbol will appear 

Tell us more about the location: why is it important you're working here? What change do you hope to see as a result of your project?

If you are proposing on behalf of a group of organisation, write its name: confirm the name of the organisation you're applying for. If you're an individual applying with the support of an organisation, please clearly state that here

Themes: Choose the theme(s) that your project meets. More infomation is available in the criteria for each fund, which you should refer to before applying. Choosing every theme will not make your application look 'better', and may in fact cause issues when the application is reviewed! Be clear on the issues you are trying to tackle, and make sure you select them for the correct fund. 

Once you are happy with your application, tick the box to agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, followed by the 'Submit application' button.