STFC Impact Acceleration Account - Pilot

STFC is launching a pilot call for an Impact Acceleration Account (IAA), which has been developed to provide flexible funding directly to the research organisation’s Knowledge Exchange (KE) / Technology Transfer (TT) Office (or equivalent) to support STFC-funded academics to take their ideas towards commercialisation, through activities not currently supported by an STFC funding programme. The programme will provide funds of £50,000 to organisations following assessment of applications.

Key Facts

STFC Impact Acceleration Account can be used to:

Support the commercialisation of STFC-funded research outputs, e.g. hold an internal competition for funding small proof of concept studies
Supporting the training of STFC-funded academics in knowledge exchange and commercialisation, e.g. hold internal business plan competitions or workshops
Support the assessment for commercial potential of STFC-funded research outputs, e.g. carry out market surveys for new technologies
Support the engagement of STFC-funded academics with relevant users of their research, e.g. hold showcase events to introduce businesses to applied research in STFC-funded academic groups or develop project proposals for STFC innovation funding

To receive funding, KE / TT offices from eligible Research Organisations are required to submit an application that details how the applicants will manage the funding to support knowledge exchange and / or commercialisation activities to support the outputs from STFC-funded research and capabilities toward Impact.

Please refer to the Guidance Notes for further information and to see if your research organisation is eligible.

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Eligible organisations are encouraged to contact Ling Xu for more information on this programme.