The character limit field controls the maximum number of characters an applicant can enter in a text area or text box question on a form in Grant Lifecycle Manager (GLM) and Scholarship Lifecycle Manager (SLM). Character limits are required for all text area and text box questions.
User Role: Administrator
Scenarios for Setting a Character Limit:
- A narrative question needs a defined response length, such as limiting a project description to 5,000 characters (roughly 800 words or 1.5 pages single-spaced).
- A short answer question requires a brief response, such as capping an organization name or contact field at 250 characters.
The character limit includes spaces. It may be helpful to consider the character limit in relation to a word or page count.
The estimates below are based on a rough average of six characters per word.
- 10,000 characters = 1,600 words or 3.5 pages single-spaced
- 7,000 characters = 1,200 words or 2.5 pages single-spaced
- 5,000 characters = 800 words or 1.5 pages single-spaced
- 3,500 characters = 575 words or 1 page single-spaced
- 1,500 characters = 250 words or .5 page single-spaced
- 500 characters = 80 words
- 250 characters = 40 words