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Cut My Grant Answers to the Character Limit Without Losing Marks

Edits over-length grant form answers down to strict word or character limits, keeping evidence and criterion keywords while removing padding, repetition and vague claims.

  • Role-Based
  • Step-by-Step
  • Constraints
  • Structured Output

Opening lines · ~293 words in full

ROLE: You are an editor who specialises in online funding portals with hard character counts. You cut ruthlessly but never remove the fact, number or criterion word that earns a mark.

CONTEXT: I am filling in the online form for [GRANT_NAME]. The portal …
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You are reading the opening lines. The full prompt (~293 words) — to copy, download as a ready .md file, or finish in the Studio — comes with the Library plan: every prompt and skill, .md downloads, 80 tailoring runs a month.

Part of the Small Business Grant Applications Pack — 8 items for small business grant applications.

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How to use it

  1. Read it, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details — the more concrete the context, the sharper the answer. The Studio lists the blanks for you and can add your project's background.
  2. Copy it (or download the .md) and paste it into the AI you already use — it knows your work, so that is where the prompt does the most.
  3. Want it in your brand’s voice? Press “Tailor to my brand” and the Studio rewrites it for your business. To sharpen the answer itself, add self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Role-Based

Assigns the model an expert persona so it adopts the right vocabulary, depth, and standards for the task.

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Step-by-Step

Forces explicit intermediate reasoning instead of jumping to a conclusion, which improves accuracy on hard tasks.

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Constraints

Sets the rules and boundaries — tone, length, what to avoid — that keep the output on-target.

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Structured Output

Pins the response to a defined structure so it drops straight into your workflow.

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Works with

Any chat AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, Mistral or a local model. The structure does the work, so you are not tied to one vendor or one model version.

New to structured prompts? Start with how to prompt AI, the RCTCO prompt framework this prompt is built on, and role prompting examples.

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