To apply, follow the two steps below: 

1. Sign up to the GLFx platform. This will allow you to learn about what other chapters are already doing, and will be crucial if you are selected for the second stage of the evaluation process.
2. Check and prepare the application questions below; make sure to get the answers ready for the third step.
3. Fill out the online application form.

When you apply, in addition to your personal and organisational information, you will be asked the following questions (make sure to prepare your answers in advance!): 

About your team, your motivation and background

1. Who will be your chapter coordinator? (Decide this amongst your team.)
2. What is your motivation to start a chapter? (200 words max)
3. What skills, experience, or background do you and your team have that will ensure the success of your chapters? Please also mention practical activities that you have already carried out, if any (300 words max).
4. What is the context of your landscape? Please share key issues, challenges, and opportunities (200 words max). 

About your project

1. How are you and your team promoting on-the-ground actions towards more sustainable landscapes? Please mention activities or projects you are already carrying out, or are planning to do (300 words max).
2. How will GLF’s support enable you to further address key issues in your landscape? (200 words max)
3. Which partners are you planning on engaging (or are you already engaged with), and how are you planning to do so?

If your application is successful, you will receive an email with detailed instructions about the next steps, which will include: 

• team introduction
• development of an action plan
• development of a budget
• a video showcasing your activities

All eligible applications will be evaluated in two rounds, as described below: 

Round 1: Community mobilisation 

Videos from all eligible applications will be uploaded on the GLFx platform. All applicants are encouraged to promote their applications with their colleagues, friends, the general public, and the GLFx community. The first evaluation round involves reviewing public engagement, team competencies, budget and community action plan.

Round 2: Expert evaluation 

A group of experienced evaluators will review and score the videos, community action plans, team profiles (gauging potential for the team to deliver on the plan), and budgets.

Final selection

A final tally comprising the scores from the first and second rounds will be used to identify the chapters that will receive the grants.

• We will acknowledge all submissions, but will contact only a short list of applicants later in the application process. The evaluators’ decisions will be final.
• The GLFx Secretariat reserves the right not to select any applicants if all received entries are deemed unsuitable.
• The seed grant is a one-time opportunity. GLFx chapters should be self-sustaining, and recipients must demonstrate a substantial level of independence within one year of receiving the grant.