# animate! › Funding › 2002 › howtoapply

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## scheme | how to apply

To make your application you **must** download and follow our Guidelines and Application Form. They are available as an Adobe pdf document (recommended):

[download Guidelines and Application Form in pdf](https://animate.org.uk/download/2002/animateguidelines2002.pdf)

You can get the [Adobe Acrobat Reader here](http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html) to view and print the pdf application form.

The Guidelines and Form are also available in Rich Text Format, for viewing in most word processors:

[download Guidelines and Application Form in rtf](https://animate.org.uk/download/2002/animateguidelines2002.rtf)

Please read the Guidelines carefully before planning your proposal. Your immediate challenge is to articulate and present your idea clearly to the selection panel. You need to identify its originality and convey the intended form of your finished work.

Send us two sets of the following **all on A4 paper**:

- your completed and signed Application Form

- treatment – not more than one side of A4

- production schedule

- production budget – not more than two sides of A4

- full or sample storyboard if appropriate – 6 or 8 frames (16:9 ratio) per A4 page

- script and additional artwork (16:9 ratio) if appropriate – A4 paper, not mounted

We also require one VHS tape with examples of your previous work that best support the application, 5-10 minutes maximum, cued ready for viewing by the selection panel.

Post the complete application to:

**animate!
PO Box 25860
London N5 1GZ**

Your package must be postmarked no later than **Thursday 28 February 2002**

No exceptions. No fax applications. No email applications.

Tapes and all other support materials must be included in this same package.

[how animate! works »](https://animate.org.uk/funding/2002/howitworks)
[2002 schedule »](https://animate.org.uk/funding/2002/schedule)
[Question & Answer sessions »](https://animate.org.uk/funding/2002/qasessions)

### Documents

- [2002: Guidelines and application form](https://animate.org.uk/download/2002/animateguidelines2002.pdf) (PDF, 85,928 bytes)

- [2002: Guidelines and application form](https://animate.org.uk/download/2002/animateguidelines2002.rtf) (RTF, 30,462 bytes)