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Excellence with impact awards

The call for applications is closed

Next application deadline: TBC

Summary

The Excellence with Impact competition aims to recognise institutions that can develop and successfully deliver a vision for maximising impact, alongside a relevant institution-wide culture change.

This competition aims to:

  • encourage research organisations (ROs) to develop a vision that supports a wide range of impacts arising from their research
  • encourage ROs to drive forward a strategy that maximises impacts that could arise from their research
  • support ROs in embedding their agenda to deliver impact from their research
  • stimulate and enhance relationships between BBSRC and participating ROs
  • showcase to users of our research and other strategic partners those ROs that are actively encouraging impact arising from their excellent research
  • recognise and reward efforts by all members of a RO to maximise the social and economic impact of BBSRC-funded bioscience research

"These awards recognise the impact of bioscience both on the economy and society, through driving innovation, training highly-skilled people, improving businesses and public services and attracting foreign investment."
Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts

The winning organisation will receive an award of £0.5M and there will be a further £0.5M available to be awarded at judges' discretion to highly commended runners up.

Eligibility

The competition is open to:

  • research organisations whose total value of BBSRC grants live on 1 April 2012 exceeded £5M (see eligible institutions download below)
  • all BBSRC strategically funded institutes

How to apply

There is a two-stage application process. See the call text and guidance below for full information about how to enter.

  • Institutions should initially submit the Expression of Interest form, followed by a detailed Excellence with Impact Vision form (see below)
  • Submit your entry via e-mail to impact.awards@bbsrc.ac.uk by the corresponding deadline

Application downloads

Application timeline

Expression of interest deadline 31 January 2013
Vision deadline 31 May 2013
Mid-term review 1 December 2014 TBC
Final report 1 December 2015 TBC
Panel meeting 2016 TBC
Excellence with Impact award event March 2016 TBC

Previous participants and departments (2008-2011)

The first Excellence with Impact competition had a different format and ran from 2008-2011.

Contact

Anuj Bhatt

tel: 01793 413390
fax: 01793 414674