Showcase your planned or achieved impact for the chance to win £500!

The SGSSS Impact Competition aims to champion a culture of creating meaningful impact across the SGSSS student community and the wider public.

The competition is open to all Social Science PhD students across Scotland, no matter how your research is funded.
There are two categories, depending on your year of study

• Planned impact: This is designed to showcase potential impact, based on your pathway to impact. This category is open for students in their first year of study (or part time equivalent).
• Achieved impact: This is designed to showcase impact that has already been achieved, at least in part. This category is open for students in their second or third year of study (or part time equivalent).

The application process for Impact Competition 2025 is online using SGSSS Apply. To apply for either the planned or achieved impact categories. There are two stages to the application process.

• Round one:  A written application which is assessed by an expert panel.
• Round two: Shortlisted applicants will be invited to create a poster and video which will be displayed online and opened to a public vote to decide the winners.

Successfully shortlisted candidates will be invited to the annual SGSSS Collaboration Showcase at the Royal Society of Edinburgh in May where the winners will be announced.

Please only submit an application if you are able to commit to participating in both stages of the application process.

Full details are available in the competition guidelines.