It's your job to apply if you feel you could put the grant to good use. It's their job to pick the candidates that qualify based on their internal criteria. Don

It's your job to apply if you feel you could put the grant to good use. It's their job to pick the candidates that qualify based on their internal criteria. Don't try to do their job for them - they're much better at it than you. At best, you're depriving them, yourself, and the world from a potential breakthrough. At worst, you'll get a polite rejection letter.