AHRC Impact Acceleration Account

What is an Impact Acceleration Account?

An Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) is an award granted by Research Councils to Universities, which are aimed at accelerating the impact of academic research. This fund enables Universities to deploy IAA funds in a way appropriate to our goals, priorities and opportunities. The AHRC Impact Accelerator Account is new, replacing the Follow-On grant, and represents an important opportunity for the College of Arts & Humanities to expand our support for impact and partnership through Arts and Humanities research.

What are the aims of the University of Glasgow AHRC IAA?

The key goals of the UofG AHRC IAA Project Funding are to:

  • Increase Engagement - increase the breadth and depth of engagement and impactful activity across the College, and between SHAPE and STEM disciplines
  • Develop partnership - increase the range and depth of relationships that are relevant to our research expertise and strategic to the College and our partners; and develop new ways of working in partnership to extend collaborative activity.
  • Increase researcher mobility and embed non-academic partners in the University through exchange, breaking down barriers between academic and non-academic contexts.
  • Support an increase in translational activities including commercialisation, social enterprise and policy development.

How can I access AHRC IAA funding? 

There are a two routes towards accessing AHRC IAA support: the Impact Generation Fund and the Mobility Fund.

Whichever one of the IAA streams you choose, you will need to complete an IAA Project Application form and return it to the IAA mailbox before the stated deadline on one of our calls. It is strongly recommended to contact a member of the CoAH AHRC IAA Team via email (arts-iaa@glasgow.ac.uk) for advice and guidance well in advance of submission.

Impact Generation Fund

This fund directly supports project costs associated with generating impact from University of Glasgow Arts and Humanities research. Often these projects will be proposed and carried out in collaboration with external partners or be targeted at developing partnerships that are aimed at delivering impact.

We especially welcome proposals for innovative or creative methods of engagement, and from Early Career Researchers (up to 8 years from completion of PhD and/or up to Lecturer role).

We will consider all quality proposals that address relevant challenges and opportunities, and we particularly invite proposals in the following under-exploited areas:

  • Commercialisation and social enterprise
  • Policy and legislative engagement
  • Educational engagement and impacts

If you have a proposal for working with external organisations to generate impact based on your research, contact the CoAH AHRC IAA team via email arts-iaa@glasgow.ac.uk

Mobility Fund

The AHRC IAA Mobility Fund will support both outgoing and incoming placements of staff with non-academic partner organisations. It can also be used to enable internships and the co-location of partner organisations on campus.

The placements can be up to one month in duration, but please note that this need not necessarily be undertaken as four consecutive weeks.

Please be aware that there are institutional rules and processes relating to formal staff placements which must be adhered to, including visa and immigration status of placement holders.

Eligibility Information

Who can apply for AHRC IAA funding?

All researchers at University of Glasgow engaged in Arts and Humanities research that has potential to lead to impact may apply for this fund.

Eligible Costs

IAA grants for standard projects are expected to be in the region of £1,000 to £10,000, depending on the stage of the project and whether partnership development or impact generation activities are being funded. IAA funding does not include overheads, but is designed to be flexible and can cover costs such as:

  • University staff to undertake elements of the project;
  • consumables, travel and subsistence;
  • cost associated with secondments between academia and industry;
  • small capital equipment items where appropriate;
  • access to specialist facilities;
  • sub-contract costs;
  • training costs (for training related to impact generation activities);
  • commissioning expert consultants to undertake specialist tasks such as market analysis or product design;
  • dissemination costs, especially if innovative and if impact evaluation has been properly considered.

Please note, however, that PI salary costs are not eligible. The IAA will not fund academic research or the development of tools exclusively for use in further research.

Please contact the CoAH AHRC IAA Team via email (arts-iaa@glasgow.ac.uk) for advice on design of activities as well as costing.

Download AHRC IAA Application Guidance March 2023 (98kB)

Guidance on how applications will be assessed

Project applications will be assessed by the IAA Review Panel, a multi-disciplinary group of senior research colleagues from across the College and beyond, with ECR and external representation. Applicants should write their proposal for a non-specialist audience and avoid using discipline-specific terminology and acronyms.

Considerations in preparing your application

  • Degree of clarity on how funding will be used to achieve impact from research
  • Strength of involvement of external partners: projects should be collaborative and ideally co-creative, with alignment of goals between researchers and partners.
  • Quality of case made, including assessment of the context/need/opportunity, relevance of the research, appropriateness of planned activities and their relationship to planned outcomes, and consideration of how to build on the project outcomes
  • Innovation and experimentation in approaches and methods of engagement and alignment of these with partner/stakeholder needs should be highlighted
  • Potential for securing or leveraging additional funding
  • Risk involved in the project, in relation to impact potential and its significance
  • Full consideration of equality sustainability and responsible innovation.

Criteria for assessment

Essential scoring criteria which must be in place for a project to be funded:

  • Scope for intended impact/partnerships outcomes realistic and clearly outlined
  • Link to the research base is apparent, relevant and appropriate
  • Equality, sustainability and responsible innovation are well-considered
  • Engagement activities appropriate and well-planned
  • Appropriate degree/type of collaboration and/or co-creation with partners
  • Activities are achievable and appropriately resourced in relation to time and budget

AHRC IAA priorities which will be considered advantageous:

  • Activities build capacity (e.g. skills, knowledge or networks) of researchers in the College
  • Potential for new, expanded or deepened partnerships
  • proposal outlines innovative approach or engagement activity
  • Potential for impact in areas of commercialisation, policy or education
  • Led by Early Career Researcher (8 years from PhD or up to Lecturer role)

 Download AHRC IAA Scoring Methodology April 2023 (34kB)

Internal Funding

Name

AHRC IAA

Full title

Arts and Humanities Research Council Impact Acceleration Account

Level

College

Maximum value

£10,000

Purpose/Eligibility

Key goals are to increase engagement, develop partnership, increase researcher mobility, and support an increase in translational activities, including commercialisation, social enterprise, and policy engagement

Deadlines 

Next call tba

Website 

AHRC IAA

 

Name

Arts Lab

Full title

Arts Lab Research Groups (Labs and Themes)

Level

College

Maximum value

£1,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support researcher development, research projects, interdisciplinary collaboration, and partnership working across CoA and beyond

Deadlines 

Open

Website 

University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Arts & Humanities - College of Arts & Humanities Research - Arts Lab

 

Name

AHMS

Full title

Arts and Humanities Mobility Scholarship

Level

College

Maximum value

£500

Purpose/Eligibility

To support travel in connection with study or research for UG and PGT students in the College of Arts

Deadlines 

March

Website 

University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Arts & Humanities - Students - Arts and Humanities Mobility Scholarship

   

 

Name

Allan Inglis Travel Scholarship

Full title

Allan Inglis Travel Scholarship

Level

School

Maximum value

£3,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support PG students in their study of French or their travel to France or a Francophone country for research purposes

Deadlines 

October

Website 

 Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

Alexander and Dixon Scholarship

Full title

Alexander and Dixon Scholarship (Bryce Bequest)

Level

School

Maximum value

Fee waiver for one year of full-time study

Purpose/Eligibility

To support PGT programmes in English Literature

Deadlines 

July

Website 

University of Glasgow - Scholarships and funding - Alexander and Dixon Scholarship (Bryce Bequest)

 

Name

Chancellor's Fund

Full title

The Chancellor's Fund

Level

University

Maximum value

£7,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To enhance the learning environment, support research, enhance the physical and cultural heritage of UofG, and advance projects that aim to tackle environmental sustainability

Deadlines 

September

Website 

University of Glasgow - Connect - Support us - What your support inspires? - Chancellor's Fund

 

Name

CRSS

Full title

Centre of Robert Burns Studies Shaw Scholarship

Level

School

Maximum value

£5,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To undertake one-year MPhil project on any aspects of Robert Burns, associated authors, or a context related to his work

Deadlines 

August

Website 

University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Critical Studies - Research - Research Centres and Networks - Centre for Robert Burns Studies - Graduate Studies - Shaw Scholarship

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Andrew Tannahill Fund for Scottish Literature

Level

School

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

To push the subject of Scottish Literature further in scholarly, research- based, educational and teaching-based activities, and in support of contemporary creative writing

Deadlines 

Open

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Annie Dunlop Endowment

Level

School

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

To promote historical research into documents relevant to Scotland that are located outside Scotland, or to Scots living outside Scotland, or to relations between Scots and those living outside Scotland

Deadlines 

March/November

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Charles Tyre Bequest

Level

School

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

For the benefit of students and staff in the Scottish Area

Deadlines 

March/November

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Hunter Marshall Bequest

Level

School

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

To encourage the study of the history of mediæval Scotland, especially with regard to the history of Scots Law and institutions of that period, or to the history of the Celtic period in Scotland, and its relation to the history of the Celtic period in England, Ireland and Brittany.

Deadlines 

May

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Major Grant

Level

School

Maximum value

 £1,000

Purpose/Eligibility

Applicants must belong to the School of Humanities or the School of Critical Studies. Co-applicants may be from other Schools in CoA. Preference given to interdisciplinary projects

Deadlines 

Open

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Ross Fund

Level

School

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

Funds to collect in Glasgow University material from abroad relating to the history of Scotland and to the history of Scottish people and influences abroad

Deadlines 

May

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Scottish History Research Fund

Level

School

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

To support research and researchers in Scottish History

Deadlines 

March/November

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSCS

Full title

Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies Seedcorn Funding

Level

School

Maximum value

 £500

Purpose/Eligibility

Applicants must belong to the Schools of Humanities or Critical Studies

Deadlines 

Open

Website 

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies - Research Funding

 

Name

CSWS

Full title

Colonel Sir Walter Scott Scholarship

Level

School

Maximum value

 £3,500

Purpose/Eligibility

To support research students working in the field of Scottish Literature

Deadlines 

August

Website 

University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Critical Studies - Scholarships and Prizes - Postgraduate Funding - Scottish Literature

 

Name

David and Rhona Nicol Travel Scholarship

Full title

David and Rhona Nicol Travel Scholarship

Level

College

Maximum value

 £1,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support travel for CoA PGR students

Deadlines 

tba

Website 

University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Arts & Humanities - Graduate School - Funding Opportunities - David and Rhona Nicol Travel Scholarship

 

Name

David Fleming-Brown Travel Scholarship

Full title

David Fleming-Brown Travel Scholarship

Level

University

Maximum value

 £400

Purpose/Eligibility

To provide funding for scholars to undertake a course of study at a centre of advanced study in North America

Deadlines 

tba

Website 

University of Glasgow - Scholarships and funding - David Fleming-Brown Travel Scholarship

 

Name

Dr Peter Davies PG Research Scholarship in French Studies

Full title

Dr Peter Davies PG Research Scholarship in French Studies

Level

School

Maximum value

 £5,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support one-year MRes in the field of French Studies

Deadlines 

May

Website 

University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Modern Languages & Cultures - Study - Postgraduate study - Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

Dr Peter Davies PG Research Scholarship in Modern Languages and Culture

Full title

Dr Peter Davies PG Research Scholarship in Modern Languages and Culture

Level

School

Maximum value

 £5,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support one-year MRes in the field of Modern Languages and Culture

Deadlines 

May

Website 

University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Modern Languages & Cultures - Study - Postgraduate study - Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

Dumbreck Doctoral Research Scholarship in Slavonic Studies

Full title

Dumbreck Doctoral Research Scholarship in Slavonic Studies

Level

School

Maximum value

 £10,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support doctoral study in any field of Slavonic Studies

Deadlines 

May

Website 

University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Modern Languages & Cultures - Study - Postgraduate study - Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

ECMS

Full title

Early Career Mobility Scheme

Level

University

Maximum value

 £5,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To promote and strengthen new and existing research connections between the University of Glasgow and its partner institutions. It is for PGRs, postdocs, and ECRs.

Deadlines 

September

Website 

University of Glasgow - Explore - Internationalisation - Funding opportunities - Early Career Mobility Scheme

 

Name

Edmond and Adeline Clark Travel Scholarship

Full title

Edmond and Adeline Clark Travel Scholarship

Level

College

Maximum value

 £5,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support travel of CoA PGT students in connection with study or research

Deadlines 

tba

Website 

University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Arts - Graduate School - Funding Opportunities - Edmond and Adeline Clark Travel Scholarship

 

Name

Ella Maxwell Postgraduate Travel Scholarship

Full title

Ella Maxwell Postgraduate Travel Scholarship

Level

School

Maximum value

 £1,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support research activities (e.g. archive visits, conference presentations) of PG students enrolled in Modern Languages

Deadlines 

June

Website 

University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Modern Languages & Cultures - Study - Postgraduate study - Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

ESRC IAA

Full title

Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account

Level

College

Maximum value

 £1,200,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support Social Science researchers tackle the most pressing societal challenges across the world

Deadlines 

March

Website 

University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Social Sciences - Research - Research support - Impact - Funding Impact - ESRC Impact Acceleration Account

 

Name

GCID

Full title

Glasgow Centre for International Development Small Grants Fund

Level

University

Maximum value

 £10,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support new interdiscipinary parternships through reciprocal visits. Particularly relevant for ECRs who seek to develop research collaboration with low-middle income countries

Deadlines 

November

Website 

University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Research and Innovation Services - Knowledge exchange - GCID Small Grants

 

Name

GKEF

Full title

Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Flexibility Fund

Level

University

Maximum value

 £30,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To suport KE activities and impact generation. Eligible activities include internships, placements, fellowships, de-risking of research outputs, engagement with policy-makers, partner engagement, community engagement, and targeted training

Deadlines 

November

Website 

University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Research and Innovation Services - Knowledge exchange - Knowledge Exchange Funding - Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund

 

Name

GKEF

Full title

Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Small Grants Fund

Level

University

Maximum value

 £2,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To suport KE activities and impact generation. Eligible activities include internships, placements, fellowships, de-risking of research outputs, engagement with policy-makers, partner engagement, community engagement, and targeted training

Deadlines 

November

Website 

University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Research and Innovation Services - Knowledge exchange - Knowledge Exchange Funding - Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund

 

Name

IEF

Full title

International Experience Fund

Level

University

Maximum value

 £1,250

Purpose/Eligibility

An opportunity for any member of staff to enhance their personal and professional outlook by undertaking a visit to a partner or other institution overseas

Deadlines 

Open

Website 

International Experience Fund

 

Name

IPDF

Full title

International Partnership Development Fund

Level

University

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

To pump prime the development of international partnerships with high-quality academic institutions and education providers worldwide

Deadlines 

Open

Website 

International Partnership Development Fund

 

Name

JSRS

Full title

Joanna Baillie Scholarship for Research in Scottish Literature

Level

School

Maximum value

£5,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support research students working in the field of Scottish Literature

Deadlines 

August

Website 

Postgraduate Research Scholarships

 

Name

Josef Fronek MPhil Scholarship in Czech Studies

Full title

Josef Fronek MPhil Scholarship in Czech Studies

Level

School

Maximum value

£3,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support MPhil research in Czech Studies

Deadlines 

May

Website 

Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

LKAS

Full title

Lord Kelvin / Adam Smith Fully Funded Fellow

Level

University

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

To attract promising emerging leaders. Scheme includes salary and research costs, and offers the opportunity to establish and develop an independent research career

Deadlines 

Next call tba

Website 

LKAS Fellowships

 

 

Name

LKAS

Full title

Lord Kelvin / Adam Smith Leadership Fellow

Level

University

Maximum value

£100,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To attract promising emerging leaders. Scheme offers support for those applying to externally funded fellowships or support external applicants already holding external funded fellowships who would like to join UofG

Deadlines 

Next call tba

Website 

LKAS Fellowships

 

Name

Mac Robertson Travel Scholarship

Full title

Mac Robertson Travel Scholarship

Level

University

Maximum value

£4,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To provide funding for scholars to undertake a course of study lasting between two months and one year at a centre of advanced study preferably, although not necessarily, outwith Scotland

Deadlines 

Next call tba

Website 

Mac Robertson Travel Scholarship

 

Name

Madeleine Albright PhD Scholarships in Czech Studies

Full title

Madeleine Albright PhD Scholarships in Czech Studies

Level

School

Maximum value

£14,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support doctoral study (Home and EU students) in the field of Czech Studies.

Deadlines 

October

Website 

Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

Margaret Nicol Doctoral Scholarship in MLC

Full title

Margaret Nicol Doctoral Scholarship in Modern Languages & Cultures

Level

School

Maximum value

£12,000

Purpose/Eligibility

To support a doctoral study in any field of Modern Languages and Culture

Deadlines 

May

Website 

Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

PFF

Full title

Project Facilitation Fund

Level

College

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

Provided to Schools from the College budget and allocated according to the proportion of PI and Co-I hours spent on FEC-projects in the previous year. Can be used to support the workload of colleagues who are PIs/Co-Is in externally funded projects (not only FEC-projects), or who are engaged in other roles in externally funded projects, and to support the workload of other colleagues in their unit who may be impacted indirectly by time commitments to externally funded projects

Deadlines 

n/a

Website 

 

 

Name

Postgraduate Scholarships

Full title

Postgraduate Scholarships

Level

School

Maximum value

£1,500

Purpose/Eligibility

To support a course of study in Theology & Religious Studies

Deadlines 

September

Website 

Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

RL Brown Travel Scholarship

Full title

RL Brown Travel Scholarship

Level

School

Maximum value

£450

Purpose/Eligibility

To support UG and PG overseas travel as part of their studies

Deadlines 

March / July

Website 

RL Brown Travel Scholarship

 

Name

SMLC Postgraduate Taught Scholarship

Full title

School of Modern Languages & Cultures Postgraduate Taught Scholarship

Level

School

Maximum value

£3,300 for fees

Purpose/Eligibility

To support one of three PGT programmes offered by SMLC: MSc Translation Studies, MLitt in Modern Languages and Cultures, and MLitt in Comparative Literature

Deadlines 

April

Website 

Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

SRSF

Full title

School Research Support Fund

Level

College

Maximum value

 

Purpose/Eligibility

Provided to Schools from the College budget and allocated according to the proportion of research staff. Schools have complete discretion on how funds are used to meet research expectations and staff needs, but there is an expectation that it will be used to encourage and enable discussion and sharing of ideas between Schools and with the College

Deadlines 

n/a

Website 

 

 

Name

Stevenson Scholarship

Full title

Stevenson PhD Scholarship in Italian Studies

Level

School

Maximum value

Fees + £10,000 stipend

Purpose/Eligibility

To support PGR students in Italian Studies

Deadlines 

December

Website 

Postgraduate Scholarships

 

Name

Tannahill Bursaries

Full title

Andrew Tannahill Fund for the Furtherance of Scottish Literature

Level

School

Maximum value

£500

Purpose/Eligibility

To support research activities (archive visits, conference presentations) of PG students enrolled in Scottish Literature

Deadlines 

August

Website 

Tannahill Bursaries