EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account
MOMENTUM 1.0 themed EPSRC IAA Competition Call (extended deadline)
The deadline for this funding call has been extended to Thursday, 27 March 2025 at 5 pm
The MOMENTUM 1.0 themed call is funded by the EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account at Queen’s (managed by the Business Alliance Team). Applications will be judged according to criteria set by this fund, as outlined below.
Purpose of the Competition
The intention of this internal competition is to drive impactful work based on multidisciplinary activity associated with MOMENTUM 1.0, and with external partners. Applicants/PIs should think in terms of potential Impact Case Studies being developed through this work.
From the perspective of this MOMENTUM 1.0 Project Call, applications must:
- be based on Secure Connected Intelligence expertise (through cyber security, wireless connection and AI)
- collaborate with a Queen’s colleague(s) working in an area relevant to a Momentum 1.0 Hub of Impact: Secure Connected Intelligence; Health; Agri-Food; Cyber Security; FinTech; Smart Sustainability and Space & Defence
- involve a company or external stakeholder
EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA)
Call 14 is due to open in April 2025 (details to be confirmed).
Impact acceleration account (IAA) is a strategic award that provides funding to Queen's University for a wide range of impact activities. This award enables researchers to develop flexible, creative and tailored approaches to increase the impact of their research by building new or developing existing partnerships locally and across the world.
EPSRC recognises that the IAAs are an important mechanism for delivering impact for Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) research and that there is a strong potential in supporting greater connectivity across the broader EPS ecosystem.
Funding is available to researchers to further support impact generation from their research for a range of project activities including Secondments, Collaboration Catalysts, Demonstration of Commercial Principle projects, Enterprise Fellowships and for Non-Commercially Focused projects. Projects wishing to focus on non-commercial impacts and, in particular, projects with potential policy impacts are encouraged. Applications for Enterprise Fellowships and Outward Secondments are encouraged. Typical funding for each project is expected to be between £2,500 and £10,000 (with up to £30,000 available for secondments and enterprise fellowships). It is not a requirement that IAA-funded projects are related to previous UKRI funding.
Application Form (Word version)
Online Application
Guidelines
Other IAA funding opportunities: AHRC, BBSRC and ESRC
The AHRC, (Rapid Fund is open) and BBSRC Impact is open on a rolling basis.
MRC IAA currently closed
The ESRC IAA Rapid Impact closed 4 November 2024. Leading Impact / Cross + / Partnerships / Placing People is currently closed. Impact Content and Events is (currently closed). Please view further details here.
View available opportunities here
To discuss your proposal for the above IAAs, please email iaa@qub.ac.uk and include the relevant IAA in the subject line.
EPSRC equality, diversity, and inclusion action plan
EPSRC is committed to a long-term plan of action around equality, diversity, and inclusion and have developed an EDI action plan that sets out our priorities for 2022 to 2026. EPSRC has detailed initial actions and expected outcomes across five action sets.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Responsible Innovation