Hi all, Please review this competition it might be of interest! -- Dr. Hector Gutierrez Rufrancos Senior Lecturer in Economics University of Stirling School of Management PhD Convenor, Economics Division, University of Stirling School of Management Director UG Programme in Economics, University of Stirling School of Management Global Labor Organization Research Fellow https://rufrancos.org ________________________________ From: SGSSS Team &lt;team(a)sgsss.ac.uk&gt; Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 2:29:38 PM To: SGSSS Team &lt;team(a)sgsss.ac.uk&gt; Subject: Launch of Impact Competition - Please share with your networks CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Dear SGSSS PGR Leads, I am delighted to share, that the SGSSS Impact Competition 2025 is now open for applications. The Impact Competition is a brilliant opportunity to highlight the excellent work being done by PhD students across Scotland, and we really want to receive applications from across the network. I would appreciate it if you could share the information below across your PhD community and wider networks. We look forward to seeing lots of applications! SGSSS Impact Competition 2025 Showcase your planned or achieved impact for the chance to win £500. The 2025 SGSSS Impact Competition is now open for applications. The Impact Competition is an opportunity for PhD students to reflect on and showcase the meaningful difference that they are making through research and win £500. It is open to all social science PhD students across Scotland, regardless of how you are funded, in two categories:   * Planned Impact: PhD students in their 1st year of studies – the aim is to articulate how they intend to develop impact in the next years of your PhD.   * Achieved impact: PhD students in their 2nd and 3rd year of studies - the aim is to showcase impact that they have generated in the last 12 months –through PhD research, an internship, or a special project such as a cross-institutional collaboration.  Why get involved? * Develop important skills identifying and articulating the impact of your research * Reflect on and celebrate the difference that you are making through your work * Win up to £500 follow-on funding to further develop the impact of your work Click here<https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/impact-competition/2025-comp/> for full information, guidance and to submit your application. The deadline for applications is Monday 24 March 2025. Contact Victoria McQuillan, Research Impact and Partnerships Manager on team@sgsss.ac.uk<mailto:team@sgsss.ac.uk> with any questions. Many thanks, Victoria Team SGSSS Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Sgoil Cheumnaichean Saidheans Sòisealta na h-Alba Key Student Information: Student Handbook<https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/student-handbook/> Web: www.sgsss.ac.uk<http://www.sgsss.ac.uk/> | LinkedIn: Scottish Graduate School of Social Science | LinkedIn<https://uk.linkedin.com/company/sgsss> Read about the wide range of SGSSS activities in: Our Year in Review<https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/about-us/our-year-in-review/> [cid:cc1ff14f-0844-46f9-bacd-ebe28d5c78fc] Funded by: [cid:b6b68c47-a364-4b06-bc7e-28dd05288699] [cid:b89b0c52-41ef-45b6-9dcd-31297d6f3e65] The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159