ESRC Impact Acceleration Account
Following the submission of a compelling business plan our university was awarded £680,000 in July 2014 by the
ESRC to deliver impact-focussed schemes over a period of 4 years.
ESRC Impact Acceleration Accounts
(IAA) have only been awarded to research organisations with an impressive track record in delivering research in the social sciences.
The IAA will allow us to react to knowledge exchange opportunities in more flexible, responsive and creative ways.
Open tender for consultancy services – deadline 5pm on Friday 21st September 2018
In addition to the established IAA, our university has been awarded a further grant
to link the work of the IAA with the Doctoral Training Partnerships in the South East of
England (SeNSS). To support this activity there is an open tender call for a short-term
consultancy – for further information please see the Consultancy Brief (.pdf)
or contact Nikki Pockett at iaadtp@senss-dtp.ac.uk
The Essex Impact Acceleration Account
Our schemes, devised in close consultation with our academics, will enable us to realise the impact of our research more rapidly and in a
manner that is commensurate with our institutional context and ambitions. Each scheme is designed to support direct and purposeful activity with
current research users and new engagement with potential research users .
“I encourage academic staff across all three of our faculties to make use of the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account. The IAA offers excellent
opportunities to develop a range of knowledge exchange activities and provides training in generating impact across a range of sectors.”
Professor Heather Laurie
A guide to the Essex IAA can be downloaded here (Adobe PDF File - 439kb). The fund is not restricted to staff within the Faculty of Social Sciences, but is open to anyone working in an area within the remit of the ESRC.
Our IAA will be delivered in these key schemes:
Active Engagement Scheme
Up to £2000 to fund industry engagement events, in various formats, to assist in the creation of new partnerships and promotion of research
to new networks and sectors.
The Impact Fund
To ensure that we foster and capture the widest range of impact opportunities and follow-on activities generated by our academics and by
users of our research, up £15,000 will be available to projects designed by academics who wish to create new, productive collaborations with
external organisations built on their research outputs .
PhD Business Boost Fund
Thanks to the ESRC, for a limited time only, we currently have funding available via our new Business Boost grant
to help Essex PhD students working on social sciences related research to:
- Create links with business and industry
- Extend and consolidate skill sets via training opportunities
- Address critical societal issues
Find out more
Contact your Research Impact Officer or Knowledge Exchange Manager for more information on our IAA schemes and advice on how to apply.
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Faculty of Humanities
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Faculty of Science and Health
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Faculty of Social Sciences