Integrating Impact into your Funding Proposal

Integrating Impact Into Your Funding Proposal

Practical considerations for researchers planning a new grant application

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Course Overview

Impact Integrators™ is flexible, self-paced online training ideal for incorporating into your institution's research development or impact training programme. We provide group access for institutions in cohorts of 10 learners, with several start dates throughout the year:

Monday 26 May 2025	Monday 12 January 2026
Monday 15 September 2025	Monday 16 February 2026
Monday 13 October 2025	Monday 16 March 2026

Independent learners can book and start their course at anytime; access begins at the time of purchase.

All learners are given access to the course for 8 weeks.

Course content

Integrating Impact into your Funding Proposal

1. A tour of the platform
2. Workbook download - Integrating Impact into your Funding Proposal
1. Introduction
1. 1. Put yourself in the shoes of the funder
2. 2. Think about your funding proposal holistically
1. 3. Articulate the background to the project
2. 4. The questions and activities you will address
3. 5. Bringing together a skilled team
4. 6. Monitoring activities, capturing data and evidence
5. 7. Considering the outputs and impacts on beneficiaries
6. 8. Managing delivery of the research project
1. 9. Start to cost the project
2. 10. Be aware of impact but don’t be intimidated by it
3. 11. Managing your idea if a proposal fails to be funded
4. 12. Break down the proposal into different parts

Price

£125 per person + VAT
£1250 for cohort of 10 + VAT

By the end of the course, learners will:

Have identified the resources needed for their project to deliver impact
Know how to monitor progress towards achieving that impact and the data they need to collect
Be able to identify the range of skills and budget required to achieve their impact plan

Introduction to Impact Integrators™

Impact Integrators™ are self-paced, online training courses featuring short films and associated activities to apply the learning. Access is provided for 8 weeks and on average it takes 3-5 hours to complete each course, or the equivalent of a half-day workshop if completed in one go.

In this short video, Saskia Walcott explains how the training works, what to expect and how it supports researchers in developing the skills, mindset and confidence to embed impact into their projects from the outset.

Hi, I am Saskia, your course instructor

I have worked with academic researchers for more than 17 years on impact, creating strategies to embed policies and practices to maximise opportunities for research impact. Designed for early to mid-career researchers, researchers new to the UK and experienced researchers who want to refresh their impact skills and knowledge, this course encompasses my experience and learning from working with 100s of researchers and distils it into easily digestible steps that you can use to build impact into your research.

Here's what former students have to say...

“The course facilitator was warm and respectful. She spoke clearly and this invited you to listen and to participate. ”

Kay Heslop, Northumbria University

“Saskia has created a clear and manageable course, interspersed with moments of reassurance and reflection, and I thoroughly enjoyed how challenging it is. ”

Ann-Marie Foster, Northumbria University

“Really clear video content in each of the modules which you can move through at your own pace, reflecting on your current projects and planning for impact. ”

Susan Grant, University of Glasgow

“The course design and delivery is very professional. I found it very useful to have the tasks and the workbooks, with very clear instructions on what to do when. The way in which the course is structured is well thought through and effective in supporting researchers to think about and start planning the impact aspects of their work. ”

Anwen Elias, Aberystwyth University

“Saskia is so clear! The videos are really nicely pitched and so well presented. It's like having a friend working with you to think through impact as a whole. ”

Matthew Jarvis, Aberystwyth University

“It really was a breath of fresh air and allowed me to take a step back from my work and look at it from a different angle - that of how it has real impact. I felt exhilarated to take this step and have a more holistic view of my work and I identified several changes I could make to my practice and processes I could put in place. ”

Dr Cat Walker, The Researchery (independent consultancy)