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📽️ everything you need to get on our archive

before applying, we recommend reading through this first so you can get a better feel for the vibe, intention, and storytelling we’re looking for.

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overview

🎬 First things first…

We are NOT looking for perfect applications. Seriously.

The people we remember are the most human ones ! For more information of what we’re looking for, visit our archive and check out who we’ve sponsored in our previous cohort!

We care way more about….

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• honesty: am I going to really use this grant for what its meant to be for?
• intention: am I doing this for myself, or is this just for fun?
• excitement: is this something you’ve been itching to do, or are you doing this because we’re giving you the money?
• personality: do I have the ability to inspire other people to do something crazy like I am?
• storytelling: do I have the ability to show my adventure in an enticing and admirable way? (for more information of what we’re looking for, visit: How do I Document Dawg?! 💬) </aside>

…than sounding polished or professional!

If your application feels like you, you’re probably doing it right :)

The Application

Phase I — Written

[ one-liner ] — your hook.

If this quest was a movie, what would it headline as? A good one-liner should instantly make someone curious :)

Usually the strongest ones are:

• specific: is there an end goal or am I being ambiguous?
• easy to picture: is this truly attainable?
• slightly unexpected: is this somewhat spontaneous?
• straight to the point: do I really know what I want to do, or have I not really thought this through?