IDRIC Impact Accelerator Programme in the UK

Deadline: 15-Mar-23

Applications are now open for the IDRIC Impact Accelerator Programme.

Funding Information

• The fund allows existing IDRIC projects to bid for modest additional funding (up to a maximum of £30,000) to carry out further work that enhances the impact of their IDRIC-funded research within the industrial clusters.
• Projects can be up to £30,000 at 100% full economic cost (fEC). They will fund 80% of the eligible full economic cost (fEC). The total fund available is £200,000 at 100% fEC

Examples

Examples of the types of activities this fund can support include (but are not limited to):

• Activities to accelerate potential and credible pathways in implementation of tools, products, services, processes and/or technologies that will be of value to the cluster(s). This includes exploring commercialisation opportunities.
• Activities to engage broader audiences, outside initial collaborating partners, with project outputs. For example, with another cluster where research findings are of benefit.
• Activities to further disseminate research and outputs in a targeted way, such as; deeper engagement with clusters, workshops and conferences, media consultancy, production of websites or new resources.
• Activities to respond to a policy development through engagement with relevant policy actors.

Eligibility Criteria

• Standard UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) eligibility rules apply and ‘Terms and Conditions’ of the overall Grant will be flowed down to projects. Research grants are open to:
  • UK higher education institutions 
  • research council institutes 
  • UKRI-approved independent research organisations 
  • eligible public sector research establishments
• To apply you must be a named researcher on a IDRIC Wave 1 or 2 research project
  • You can apply if you are a resident in the UK and meet at least one of the conditions below:
    • are employed at the submitting research organisation at the time of application. 
    • hold a UKRI, Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering or similar fellowship. 
    • hold fellowships under other schemes.
• Funding is available for the following:
  • One lead investigator 
  • Co-investigators 
  • Research assistants 
  • Consumables 
  • Equipment (under £10,000)
  • Travel (to cover both project specific travel and for attending centrally organised IDRIC events and workshops) 
  • Academic project partners (where 80% fEC costs would be supported by the award) – however please consider carefully whether it is feasible to include partners, especially for shorter or smaller awards. 
  • Non-academic project partners may be considered for funding if there is a clear justification, but this is expected to be appropriate only in exceptional cases. 
  • Non-academic technical services may be considered for funding, such as delivering a workshop, design items (images, videos etc), which may be more relevant for the impact acceleration proposals. Please also be aware that costs may have to be reimbursed by the lead organisation at 100%.

For more information, visit IDRIC.