About the awards

The GSK IMPACT Awards have been running since 1997 and are designed to recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health. They are funded by GlaxoSmithKline and managed in partnership with The King’s Fund.

The awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in a health-related field in the UK, with a total annual income between £25,000 and £2 million.

2015 GSK IMPACT Awards are now open for applications

View the guidelines and access the application form >

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 19 September 2014.

Benefits of winning a GSK IMPACT Award

Funding

• up to ten winners will receive £30,000 plus the overall winner will receive an extra £10,000
• up to ten runners-up will receive £3,000
• you do not need to present a new project, and you decide how to spend the award money
• award winners will be offered free training and development valued at up to £6,000

Free training

Award winners will be offered two free places on the GSK IMPACT Awards Development Programme. They will then be invited to join the GSK IMPACT Awards Network, which connects past GSK IMPACT Award winners, both online and at meetings held across the UK, allowing them to get and give support, share best practice and continue their professional development.

Publicity, films and national recognition

The awards provide organisations with an important quality mark. Winning organisations will be visited by a photographer, have a professional film made about their work and will receive support with press and publicity.

The GSK IMPACT winners will be presented with their awards at a high profile ceremony at the Science Museum in London in May 2015. With up to 400 guests in attendance, it provides an excellent opportunity to showcase work and raise profile

For further information go to http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/