Just saw a grant call that wants 15 page proposal + 5 page budget + misc other stuff. For $25k.
Oh, and it has to have an "action" component and the implementation time is less than 1 year.
WTF. Funders, please stop doing this kind of crap.
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Why would anyone specify a 15 page proposal? A document should be exactly as long as it takes to fully and competently present its material.
@pieist Should have been clearer, I guess. Like all of these proposals, the word count is a maximum. So, yes, someone could write less. Maybe a lot less. But usually people write pretty close to the maximum. The issue here is that max is way out of line with the amount of potential funds.