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UKRI Harmonised IAA funding

26 Feb 2025

Fast and flexible funding for knowledge exchange activities – 9th call for proposals – submission deadline Wednesday, 23 April

The Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) is a combination of grants awarded to our University, supporting the research and innovation ecosystem to develop wider impacts from research through fast and flexible funding for knowledge exchange activities.

IAA grants are available from AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC and STFC.

The University Knowledge Exchange Partnerships Team, part of Business Engagement and Knowledge Exchange, has announced the ninth call for proposals under the following mechanisms:

  • Starter (up to £10,000) – fostering new relationships and initiation of small impact projects between external partners and academic researchers, creating opportunities for longer-term collaboration and exchange of knowledge and skills.
  • Pilot (up to £30,000) - flexible support for the very early stage of transforming research outputs into impactful opportunities, in collaboration with an external partner, through support for the development of an early evaluation prototype, initial trials, scoping exercises and feasibility studies.
  • Advance (up to £60,000) – flexible support for collaboration between the University and external organisations to focus on the creation and development of impactful outcomes. This scheme also helps us to extend the culture and skills for business engagement, knowledge exchange and innovation at the University.

Please note that all IAA funds must be fully utilised by 31 March 2026. While funding and expenditure may continue on a partner task, we must ensure that the IAA budget is completely spent by this deadline.

The Knowledge Exchange Partnerships Team provide active support for the development of IAA submissions. You are strongly advised to contact the team at kepartnerships@manchester.ac.uk at least 1 month before the call closing date on Wednesday, 23 April 2025.

Full details

For full details and submission forms, visit:

You can also download the IAA Handbook