You already know that planning ahead and making the most of the grant application off-season  gives you an edge. The most successful grant applications are built slowly and strategically over months of collaboration and refinement.

By contrast, leaving it to the last-minute increases your workload, compresses collaboration timelines, and leaves little room for polishing the narrative.

Straight Up is your strategic partner in navigating the funding landscape. Working with Straight Up makes the application process less time-consuming and dramatically less stressful. 

We’ve written, edited, reviewed and coordinated hundreds of proposals for programs like the ARC, CRC, CRC-P, GRDC, and ARENA and secured more than $200M in grant funding and even more in partner contributions.

The key to all this is in your hands, and it starts with one critical decision: booking in early.

If you are thinking of applying in the latest round of Australia’s Economic Accelerator Ignite and Innovate grants now is the perfect time to book in with Straight Up.

Straight Up has a 100% success rate with AEA grants!

Or if you are applying for ARENA’s Ultra Low-Cost Solar PV R&D Funding Round, book in with Straight Up to prepare your EOI and develop your case for the full application. We have plenty of experience with ARENA funding.

Here's some of the benefits you'll enjoy when you book in well ahead of the deadline:

1. Better for the budget

Booking early with Straight Up means securing our expert support at a price that helps your budget stretch further. We love early bookings so much we offer discounts of up to 30%!

2. Strategy advantage

Early bookings allow the Straight Up team to approach your grant application with the sharpest strategic lens. We can help you to select the right partners, clarify your message, align your narrative with funding priorities, address key gaps, and strengthen your competitive edge well before the pressure of final submission sets in.

3. Access our specialist grant writers

Our team books out fast. The further in advance you reach out, the more likely it is that you’ll secure the opportunity to work with Straight Up’s team of grant coordinators and writers. The Straight Up team have backgrounds in science and strategic communications, so we understand how to position complex, high-stakes research for maximum impact.

4. Multiple review cycles

Great grant applications evolve through collaboration, reflection, and iteration. When you book early, we can uncover evidence of impact through specific examples, and there is time for multiple review cycles, which allows for clearer storytelling and tighter alignment with funder expectations. Booking early gives the breathing room to do this properly, increasing your chances of funding success.

5. Less stress with manageable timelines

Let’s be honest, last-minute applications are stressful for everyone involved. Early bookings mean fewer late nights, fewer rushed decisions, and a more thoughtful, confident process.

If you are considering applying for funding in the next 3-12 months, then it’s the perfect time to book in with Straight Up.

Booking early with Straight Up could very well be the most strategic decision you make towards a stronger application, better partnerships, and more funding success.

Contact us for a free initial consultation today at [email protected].