{"id":17751,"date":"2025-10-01T15:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/?p=17751"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:35:24","slug":"esrc-impact-acceleration-account-open-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/nubsstaffblog\/2025\/10\/01\/esrc-impact-acceleration-account-open-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"ESRC Impact Acceleration Account \u2013 Open Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ESRC IAA has launched its refreshed funding schemes, with three open calls now live (call documents attached). These are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Innovation Forum Fund<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Funding\u00a0(up to \u00a31.5k)\u00a0<\/b>for\u00a0events<\/b>\u00a0that bring together our colleagues and external partners to foster collaboration and drive real-world impact.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      This funding supports events that create a space for our researchers and external organisations to collaborate on solutions to key challenges aligned with our strategic priorities:\u00a0Ageing and Vitality; Data and Digital; Childhood and Youth; Sustainable Futures; Cities; Rural Enterprise and Innovation; and Electrification.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        There is an additional \u00a32.5K available for appropriate follow-on\/pilot projects that build on Innovation Forum activity.\u00a0The next submission deadline for the Innovation Forum Fund is\u00a010 November 2025.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Responsive Fund<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Targeted, time-responsive funding for small grants\u00a0(up to \u00a31K)\u00a0<\/b>to support activities \u2013 i.e. ongoing work not necessarily fully defined as a (new) project \u2013 that sustain and maximise the impact of social science research.\u00a0This is a rolling call with no fixed deadline.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            Maximising Impact Fund<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Funding\u00a0for larger grants\u00a0(up to \u00a315K)<\/b>\u00a0to support projects that: scale activities that have already demonstrated initial impacts to reach larger and\/or different audiences and\/or new sectors,\u00a0and;<\/b>\u00a0build and strengthen partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              NB:<\/b>\u00a0This fund is not for the continuation of research. All underpinning research, including preliminary co-produced research, must be complete at the point of application. Maximising Impact Fund projects cannot run concurrently with live ESRC IAA-funded projects, excluding the Responsive Fund, and projects must begin by 1 July 2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                EoIs for this Fund will be accepted\u00a0between\u00a01 October \u2013 14 November 2025<\/b>. The submission\u00a0deadline for final applications is\u00a023 February 2026.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                More information on open calls, application processes, and general guidance can be found via the ESRC IAA\u00a0Sharepoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                The ESRC IAA has launched its refreshed funding schemes, with three open calls now live (call documents attached). These are: Innovation Forum Fund Funding\u00a0(up to…
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