Understanding Application Outcomes
E-RES-002
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Overview
This document guides you through handling the results of your application—whether successful, unsuccessful or ineligible—with a focus on accessing feedback and gaining insight into submitting a new application.
After completing this document, you will be able to:
- access application results
- access application feedback
- understand how to reapply for a grant
We recommend that you also consult the following document for an understanding of the application review process:
Key terms and concepts
| Key term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Funding opportunity | Previously called “program component,” refers to a specific grant, prize or financial resource made available by the Canada Council for the Arts to support projects, research or initiatives |
| Canceled application | An application that has been withdrawn by you (the applicant) |
| Successful application | An application that is closed and then is converted to a funding award |
| Unsuccessful application | An application that does not meet the necessary criteria to receive funding |
| Funding award | An amount received further to a successful application |
1. Receiving Application Results and Feedback
1.1 Receiving Application Results
Applicants and nominators receive their results by email, including feedback and scores.
- Successful applicants receive their scores, along with details about their funding award.
- Unsuccessful applicants get a detailed breakdown of scores by criteria.
- Ineligible applicants receive an email explaining the reasons why they are ineligible.
The system may also provide links to helpful resources and more information about the assessment process.
1.2 Access Application Feedback
In that same results email, you’ll also find:
- your scores across the assessment criteria
- comments from assessors (if available), highlighting strengths and areas for improvement
- helpful links to additional resources
This feedback is provided to help you better understand the decision and strengthen future applications.
2. How to reapply if unsuccessful
2.1 Submitting a New Application
You can’t re-submit the same application, but you can start a new one using the feedback you received. Be sure to review application limits to understand when you’re eligible to apply again—this is shown on the Funding Opportunity screen (Maximum Applications per Calendar Year field).
If your application is unsuccessful or ineligible, you’ll receive an email with links to the deadline results page. This will help you plan your next steps.
For more information on how to reapply, please review:
- E-APP-001: Searching for Funding Opportunities
- E-APP-002: Applying for a Grant
- E-APP-003: Nominating and Applying for Prizes
Summary
This self-study guide showed you how to access your application results and feedback, and what to do if your application is unsuccessful or ineligible. This includes how to interpret the feedback, plan your next steps and reapply when eligible using what you’ve learned.
To better understand how applications are reviewed, we recommend reading: