Funding

Opportunity status: Open
Funders: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Co-funders: Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type: Grant
Publication date: 16 June 2026
Opening date: 16 June 2026
Closing date: 15 September 2026 4:00pm UK time

Apply for a UKRI impact acceleration account (IAA) for institutional-level, flexible, early-stage funding that helps organisations accelerate the impact of their research into real world benefits, by supporting a wide range of strategic impact activities.

This funding opportunity harmonises IAA programmes across the following research councils:

• AHRC
• EPSRC
• MRC
• STFC

You must:

• be applying on behalf of your whole organisation, who will decide where to invest the funding
• be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding

Awards will last for three years and must start on 1 April 2027. Each participating UKRI council will fund 100% of the full economic cost (FEC).

Apply here