Impact is the benefit that LSE research brings about that leads to the betterment of society. The LSE Impact Prize recognises any type of impact across any pathway.
Key details
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There are eight prize categories, which can be awarded to individuals or teams.
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Winners of most categories are awarded £7.5k, which must be used for future engagement and impact activities.
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The winner of the Spark Award receives £10k, with two runners up receiving £5k.
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Applicants can apply directly, apply on behalf of someone else, or nominate somebody
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Applications are open to LSE employees in any job family (externals can’t receive monies but will be invited to the ceremony).
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All applicants and their colleagues are invited to a prize-giving ceremony on Wednesday 24 June from 4-6pm. Register to attend.
Prize categories
1. Outstanding individual impact: For excellence in impact achieved by an individual member of staff.
2. Outstanding team impact: For excellence in impact achieved working as a team of researchers, professional services, external non-academic organisations, and other parties.
3. Outstanding PhD researcher impact: For excellence in impact achieved during or within a year of completing PhD research.
(Must be employed at LSE as a postdoc or Fellow or RA, if after end of PhD. Current PhD students must be at LSE for 2026/27 academic year to receive the prize money.)
4. Rising star: For impact achieved by an early-career researcher.
5. Outstanding engagement: For innovation and achievement in science communication, translating research insights in open and accessible ways, and/or thought leadership in these domains
6. Outstanding impact culture: For innovations and achievement in fostering and embedding positive, inclusive and ethical impact environments, and/or thought leadership in these domains.
7.*NEW* Distinguished impact achievement (nomination only): To recognise outstanding and sustained impact(s) from a body of research in any domain.
8. Spark Award: To recognise and support the further development of sustainable new products, services, methodologies or processes with potential to lead to the betterment of society. More details.
Any questions please contact research.impact@lse.ac.uk.