Tillyard Research
How grants work
A grant pays for a piece of student research, and the results are published free for anyone to read. Here is the path from a first draft to a public page.
From a first idea to a published result
You
Write a proposal
Say what your question is and how you will answer it. Add a timeline, a budget with a reason for every line, and where you will publish. A draft is private, and you can save it and come back.
You and your team
Work alone or find a team
List your project and students at any college can ask to join. You choose who comes on.
You
Send it when a round is open
A round opens when there is money to give, and each one has a closing day. Applying doesn't guarantee a grant. If a strong proposal can't be funded right away, it may be held for a later round.
Reviewers
Readers score it
Reviewers read every proposal against the same six published questions and score each from 0 to 3. The total is a guide. A person decides and tells you why.
You and Tillyard
Sign a short agreement
If your proposal is funded, you and Tillyard's owner both sign. Nothing is paid before both signatures are on it. The whole text is public before you apply.
You
Do the work and report
Spend the money as budgeted, add each expense as you make it, and send a short report at each milestone.
Everyone
The results go public
Every funded project gets a public page with the amount, the budget lines, how much has been spent, the reports and the results. Your results are free for anyone to read.