Grant Writing in a Character-Limited World

Most online grant applications have strict character and/or word limits for your responses to each question. Enter one character too many and you receive a pop-up message saying you’ve gone over the limit, or your keystrokes are instantly stopped. You’ve been cut off, my fellow grant writer. But, take heart — with practice you can learn to do something you should probably be doing as a grant writer anyway — keeping your text concise while still retaining focus and meaning.