We are delighted to announce the latest Open Call for the EPSRC IAA Impact Development Awards. This is for projects that support, develop and foster strategic partnerships for knowledge exchange and impact in the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) remit.
This competitive award is targeted at projects that support:
- one of the University’s three priority research themes: Sustainability; Health & Wellbeing; Digital
- one of the Bath Beacons
- projects which are working towards strong impact case studies for future REF
Projects must demonstrate clear potential for impact that is built on research in the EPSRC remit (ideally building on a previous EPSRC grant), and have a clear plan for how that impact will be achieved and evidenced.
Two tiers of funding are available:
- Tier 1: Projects up to £25,000
- Tier 2: Projects between £25,001 to £50,000
A total of £175,000 is available for the call. We expect to fund between 4-8 projects.
While overall excellence will be prioritised by the panel, we would particularly encourage applications from, although not limited to, the following areas in the current call:
- projects that take a multi-disciplinary approach to greater societal, public and policy impacts from engineering and physical sciences research
- departments which have relatively low take-up of IAA funding in relation to their EPSRC portfolio – currently Mathematical Sciences and Chemical Engineering
- under-represented groups, including female academics, ethnic minorities and early career researchers
- collaborative projects involving the University of Bath and at least one other GW4 university
Types of activity
Activities could include, but are not restricted to, knowledge exchange projects with non-academic stakeholders, prototyping, industry secondments, informing policy or engaging policymakers, market research and commercialisation activities.
To Apply
For further details and to apply:
- Download the application pack.
- Sign up to attend one of the drop-in sessions in September, or contact the IAA team to discuss your idea if you can’t make those times: impact-acceleration@bath.ac.uk.
- Submit your application by the deadline of 5pm on Monday 10 November 2025 to the IAA mailbox: impact-acceleration@bath.ac.uk.
Contact
Please get in touch with Alice Hovanessian, EPSRC IAA Project Coordinator, if you have any questions or require the materials in a different format: impact-acceleration@bath.ac.uk / 01225 384583.