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applications/application-template.md

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 - Where and how does your project fit into the ecosystem?
 - Who is your target audience (parachain/dapp/wallet/UI developers, designers, your own user base, some dapp's userbase, yourself)?
 - What need(s) does your project meet?
+- How did you identify these needs? Please provide evidence in the form of (scientific) articles, forum discussions, case studies or raw data.
 - Are there any other projects similar to yours in the Substrate / Polkadot / Kusama ecosystem?
-  - If so, how is your project different?
-  - If not, are there similar projects in related ecosystems?
+  - If so, how is your project different? Please identify and assess any projects addressing the same need, and explain how your project is distinct. Feel free to include applicable research data, statistics, or metrics.
+  - If not, please indicate why such a project might not have been possible, successful or attempted. 
+- Are there any projects similar to yours in related ecosystems? 
 
 ## Team :busts_in_silhouette:
 
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 Please include here
 
-- how you intend to use, enhance, promote and support your project in the short term, and
+- how you intend to finance the project's long-term maintenance and development,
+- how you intend to use, enhance and promote your project in the short term, and
 - the team's long-term plans and intentions in relation to it.
 
 ## Referral Program (optional) :moneybag:

docs/Introduction/intro.md

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 # Guidelines
 
-Anyone is welcome to apply for a grant. Projects funded through our program are broad in scope, but our focus lies on projects with a strong **technical** focus that add value to the Polkadot ecosystem. Furthermore, you should be able to demonstrate a solid, long-term roadmap, be it through the project's significance to the community (such as for research-oriented projects) or an in-depth market analysis (for business-oriented projects).
+Anyone is welcome to apply for a grant. Projects funded through our program are broad in scope, but our focus lies on projects with a strong **technical** focus that add value to the Polkadot ecosystem. Furthermore, you should be able to demonstrate a solid, long-term roadmap, be it through evidence of the project's significance to the community (such as for research-oriented projects), an in-depth market analysis (for business-oriented projects) or demonstrated experience in building communities around open-source projects.
 
 Generally, your project will have better chances to be accepted if: