Harmonised Impact Acceleration Account (IAA)
Access funds to collaborate across disciplines and create impact from your research.
Funding is available for impact or translational projects of £20k to £60k, for up to 12 months, that include two researchers representing two separate council remits (BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC).
Projects should address a clearly identified unmet societal need, challenge or opportunity by combining research from the listed council remits. Applicants must justify why it is necessary to collaborate across research council remits and demonstrate that the proposal brings together the capabilities, expertise, and resources necessary to meet project aims.
As examples, the six following projects were awarded in the previous round of the Harmonised IAA Call:
- Javier Escudero/Jay Shetty & Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser
A solution for remote seizure detection to provide cost-effective and timely healthcare
- Karen Halliday/Elliot Crowley
Crop shade optimisation model
- Gregor Gorjanc/Julian Hall
Robust optimization methods for applications in selective breeding
- Craig McDougall/Gerry McLachlan
Validation of a novel liquid sampling device for detection and monitoring of pulmonary diseases
- Rachel O'Neill/Peter Bell
Automatic transcripts for deaf pupils
- Qiang Wang/Ahsan Akram
Development of label-free tissue histopathology technology for rapid detection of lung cancer looking for an ESRC remit collaborator the SHAPE in innovation portal signposts social science and humanities expertise in innovation at the University.
Applicants can still apply for individual BBSRC IAA, ESRC IAA, EPSRC IAA, and MRC IAA, and existing recipients can still apply for this additional funding for a different collaborative project
What is the application timeline?
- Expression of Interest deadline 30 June
- Deadline for applications is 13 September
- Review Panel meeting early October
- Application outcomes expected within four weeks of panel meeting.
Interested but want to know more?
Get an overview of the application process, which disciplines are eligible, how interdisciplinarity should be interpreted, and which projects were successful in the previous round.
- 04 June 2024 13:00-14:0012 June 2024 13:00-14:0017 June 2024 13:30-14:30
How do I apply?
Submit your Expression of Interest by 13 September. The Expression of Interest is mandatory but will not be used to screen applications. Full criteria, guidelines, and application form are available on the Harmonised IAA webpage. Please send your completed Word application form to Harmonised.IAA@ei.ed.ac.uk.
Early Career Researchers (PDRA level and above) are eligible to apply. The University has a long-standing commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to promoting a positive culture, which celebrates difference, challenges prejudice and ensures fairness. In line with this commitment, the Harmonised IAA call accepts applications from research-active staff at all career stages from diverse disciplines and encourages applications from under-represented groups.
Contact for help with your application: harmonised.iaa@ei.ed.ac.uk
