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 (closed) | Internal | All academic staff | Closed – next round Autumn 2025 |
| IIF PhD Internship | 3 months UKRI stipend + consumables | N/A | Internal | PGRs (with permission) | Closed – reopens August 2025 |
| EPSRC IAA | Up to £40k | Up to £7.5k (closed) | External | Academics with >50% EPSRC remit research | TBD |
| MRC IAA | Up to £40k | Up to £7.5k (closed) | External | Academics with >50% MRC remit research | TBD |
| BBSRC IAA | Up to £40k | No | External | Academics with >50% BBSRC remit research | TBD |
| BBSRC FTMA | Secondments up to £25k. Training activities to £5k. | No | External | ECRs and RTPs | Open call |
| Nascent Partnerships (via STAIRS) | Up to £5k | N/A | Internal | ECRs | 27th May |
| Arts & Humanities Impact Accelerator (via STAIRS) | Up to £40k | N/A | Internal | Academics which are under consideration as an ICS for the REF2029 submission | 27th May |
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