Application Process of the HUMAN Grants Program

Pre submission

• Early discussions with applicant. Q&A sessions online.

• We will organise open coffee mornings/briefing sessions for potential applicants to learn about new Human functionality and ask questions about the program

Application

• Applicants will complete application form. The form will detail:

• Requirement from program

• Researched market analysis

• Product (both business and tech) road map

• Team intros

Review and 1st interview

• Application assessed against criteria by the Grants team. Provided the application meets criteria, the Grants Team will schedule a first round interview with the Applicant's team, aimed to clarifying questions on both sides.

• Applicants may be asked to submit more detail at this stage in advance to the interview.

2nd interview / tech review

• Interview with one member of the Engineering team, especially talking about technical feasibility and integration.

• The applicant will be asked for any further information necessary for a Commitee decision. They may also be matched with vendors specific to their application at this stage.

Grants committee

• A recommendation paper is submitted to the Grants Committee to sign off the funds. A vote will be held and the applicant informed of said vote.

Due Diligence and contract

• The Grant is awarded subject to conditions defined by the Grants committee, for example:

• Legal due diligence

• Commercial due diligence

• Background checks

• Contracts in place

Grant implementation

• The Grant is awarded according to the draw down schedule/milestone plan.

• The Grants Team are on hand to support the project.