Deadline: 30-Aug-24
Nominations are now open for the GSK IMPACT Awards, an annual programme funded by GSK as part of the company’s commitment to promote health and wellbeing in communities.
GSK and The King’s Fund actively encourage organisations to apply that are led by and support people from under-represented backgrounds, people from ethnic minority communities, people with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQ+ community. They want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as they recognise that diversity makes them stronger.
Funding Information
- Up to ten winners will receive £40,000, with one overall winner receiving an additional £10,000
- Up to five runners-up will receive £4,000
- The awards are designed to recognise success and achievements for existing work – you do not need to present a new project
- Award winners will also be offered:
- training and development valued at an average of £13,500 per organisation
- support with press and publicity
- a range of resources to help promote their work, such as short films and photography
- pro bono offers from GSK including 12 months of legal support.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be:
- A registered charity.
- The organisation must also have existed for a minimum of three years by this date. They will ask for your charity registration number at the start of your application and may ask for a copy of the charity’s constitution to confirm this. Community Interest Companies, or any other organisations that are not registered charities are not eligible to apply.
- Located and registered in the UK.
- Targeting community health needs in the UK. Community can be defined as a geographical community or a community of interest.
- Able to point to a track record of achievement in community health issues.
- Within the award’s income band, with total annual income between £150,000 and £3 million as shown in your most recent accounts. If your income is below £150,000 you may be eligible for the GSK Community Health Programme.
- Independently constituted from any national umbrella organisation.
- Organisations registered in the UK but working in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland can apply.
- Previous GSK IMPACT Award winners can re-apply five years after winning. If the organisation applied in 2019 (receiving the award in 2020), or before, it is eligible. Other shortlisted organisations can re-apply for any year.
- If the organisation was shortlisted for a GSK IMPACT Award and visited by an assessor, there will be a particular focus on achievements since the last application.
Ineligible
- The following organisations are not eligible:
- Organisations principally concerned with broad social welfare work. The organisation must be able to demonstrate its impact on the health of communities.
- Research bodies
- Advice agencies
- Organisations with paid staff who are also members of the Board of Trustees.
For more information, visit The King’s Fund.