Funding administered by the Research Impact Team
Funding opportunities
Fund | Main/Small call project max | Rapid Response (RR) | External/Internal | Eligible Applicants | Next Deadline |
Impact and Innovation (IIF) | Main*: up to £15-25k Small*: up to £5-7.5k | Up to £2.5K | Internal | All academic staff | Small Call – 27th January 2025 EoI Deadline – 28th February 2025 |
IIF PhD Internship | 3 months UKRI stipend + consumables | N/A | Internal | PGRs (with permission) | Open for proposals |
EPSRC IAA | Up to £40k | Up to £7.5k | External | Academics with >50% EPSRC remit research | Closed for evaluation |
MRC IAA | Up to £40k | Up to £7.5k | External | Academics with >50% MRC remit research | Closed for evaluation |
BBSRC IAA | Up to £40k | No | External | Academics with >50% BBSRC remit research | Closed for evaluation |
BBSRC FTMA | Secondments up to £25k. Training activities to £5k. | No | External | ECRs and RTPs | Secondment and Training Call – TBC |
General impact calls are administered by Research Business Development (RBD); a full list of calls can be found here on RBD pages.
Public Engagement related funding via Research Professional
Public Engagement Funding from the NCCPE
The Scottish Universities Insight Institute funding