College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences

BBSRC Excellence with Impact (EwI)

The Excellence with Impact (EwI) Legacy Fund is open to all MVLS staff and postgraduate research students. Collaborative applications involving other University of Glasgow staff/students or external partners are welcomed, but the lead applicant must be part of MVLS. While funds may be used to support a range of activities resulting from previous BBSRC funding, this is not an eligibility requirement. Projects should align with one or more of the ‘Understanding’, ‘Identifying and ‘Enabling’ themes underpinning the MVLS Impact Strategy and with BBSRC key strategic research priorities or enabling themes.

Funds may be used to support a range of activities including but not limited to:

• Developing demonstrations, mock ups or initiating product design activities
• Interacting with external stakeholders
• Enabling applicants to engage with potential technology users

The funding is not intended to support:

• Generic translation activities or infrastructure
• Patent filing or similar costs associated directly to registering intellectual property rights
• Stand-alone public engagement and science communication activities (see above for alternative funds)
• New research
• Staff costs and overheads

Potential applicants should note that this funding is not designed to support public engagement activities. The MVLS Engagement with Research Fund may instead provide a suitable opportunity to support such public engagement activities.

Application Process
A rolling call for proposals is currently open. Applications should be made via the , which can be emailed to mvls-innovation@glasgow.ac.uk.  
For more information, please watch our Applying for Translational Research Funding Video and contact Louise Mason.