Application form template

About this application form

Use a general application form when people need to be selected: a volunteer program, a community grant, a residency, a committee seat, a training scheme or a competitive membership. It gives every applicant the same questions, which makes applications fair to compare.

The template covers personal details, education and experience, why the applicant wants to take part, two referees and a declaration. For hiring, use the job application form; for schools and scholarships, use the student and scholarship forms, which ask the questions those panels expect.

What’s on the application form

The template has 6 sections and 17 questions. Every one can be renamed, moved or deleted.

• Applicant details: Full name; Date of birth; Phone number; Email address; Address
• Application: Applying for; Preferred start date; How did you hear about this opportunity?
• Background: Highest qualification; Current occupation; Relevant experience; Skills or achievements that support your application
• Your reasons: Why are you applying?; What do you hope to gain or contribute?
• References: Referees table (Name, Relationship, Phone, Email)
• Declaration: Agreement: “I confirm that the information in this application is true and complete.”; Signature with date

Tips

• Tell applicants how you’ll judge them in the instructions, so their answers focus on what matters.
• Set a word or line limit for long answers by changing the number of writing lines.
• Add a deadline and where to return the form in the instructions box.

Four ways to save it

A fillable PDF has typing boxes, tick boxes and choices built in. A printable PDF gives clean boxes and writing lines for pen and paper. The Word file can be edited further, and the HTML code adds the same questions to a website. Browse more form templates, or design a completely different layout in the custom form builder.