Impact Funding

Funding administered by the Research Impact Team

Funding opportunities

FundMain/Small call project maxRapid Response (RR)External/InternalEligible ApplicantsNext Deadline
Impact and Innovation (IIF)Main*: up to £15-25k
Small*: up to £5-7.5k
Up to £2.5K (closed)InternalAll academic staffClosed – next round Autumn 2025
IIF PhD Internship3 months UKRI stipend + consumablesN/AInternalPGRs (with permission)Closed – reopens August 2025
EPSRC IAAUp to £40kUp to £7.5k (closed)ExternalAcademics with >50% EPSRC remit researchTBD
MRC IAAUp to £40kUp to £7.5k (closed)ExternalAcademics with >50% MRC remit researchTBD
BBSRC IAAUp to £40kNoExternalAcademics with >50% BBSRC remit researchTBD
BBSRC FTMASecondments up to £25k. Training activities to £5k.NoExternalECRs and RTPsOpen call
Nascent Partnerships (via STAIRS)Up to £5kN/AInternalECRs27th May
Arts & Humanities Impact Accelerator (via STAIRS)Up to £40kN/AInternalAcademics which are under consideration as an ICS for the REF2029 submission27th May
*Project budget ceiling is established by stream (impact or innovation): see IIF webpage for details

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

UKRI Funding Finder

The Scottish Universities Insight Institute funding

Impact Funding Archive