KTI Impact Awards - Nomination Form 2016
Consultancy Impact Award
Consultancy Impact Award
Awards presented to:
Researcher(s) responsible for the winning project.
&
VP/Director of Research in recognition of the RPO
fostering an entrepreneurial culture, facilitating
the consultancy activity within the RPO, and for
promoting and supporting knowledge transfer.
The Consultancy Impact award recognises and celebrates a
researcher/research group at an Irish publicly-funded
research performing organisation (RPO). The researcher(s)
will have provided consultancy advice to a business or public
sector organisation that will have resulted in a demonstrable
economic and/or public benefit. This award is not limited to
the technology sector and can apply more broadly to other
research areas for example the social sciences or humanities.
For clarity, research consulting is different from collaborative
research. Its purpose is not the performance of new research
but sharing of advice and assistance by the RPO. The client
may be a business or public sector organisation.
Timing: Recognising that it can take some time from providing
consultancy support to achieving an outcome, the consulting
engagement may have taken place within the past 5 years.
Key dates
Call for Submissions
Submission Deadline
Shortlisted applicants announced
Awards Presentation
Wednesday 16th March
Friday 29th April
Monday 30th May
Thursday 23rd June
Judging criteria
The panel can judge only on the basis of the submission as presented, therefore it is important to
provide a well-articulated case supported by evidence. Aspects you might find helpful to consider in
your submission include:
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Is the nature of the consulting interaction described clearly and succinctly?
Does the submission provided demonstrate the impact resulting from the consultancy?
Does the submission indicate who has benefited from the consultancy and in what way?
Can the benefit of the consultancy be quantified and if so, has this been provided?
Has the role of the researcher/research group and the RPO been clearly described?
How well are the nature of the consultancy and benefits described in the letter of support?
General
As entries may be used for publicity purposes and considered for case study material, please ensure
that information provided in this nomination form is accurate. Please indicate where any information
is confidential. Permission to use elements of this submission for publicity purposes will be sought in
advance.
Nominations should be completed in this template and returned as a Microsoft Word document by
email only to: [email protected] with the subject line: KTI Impact
Award before 12 noon on Friday 29th April.
Consultancy Impact Award Nomination Form 2016
Nomination Details
NOMINATOR
Name
Position
HEI/RPO name
Telephone
Email address
Alternative contact name and email
address
NOMINEE
Name
Faculty/Department
Section 1 – Summary
1a. Executive summary
Please provide an executive summary of the project or initiative outlining the background and give a high level
overview of the impact it had. (200 words)
1b. Impact Summary
Please provide a summary of the high level impact the project had on business, on the researcher’s team and/or
the institution. (200 words)
Section 2 – Impact
This section looks at the impacts and outcomes of the project or initiative. Please include metrics throughout
this section wherever possible. This information will form an integral part of the judges' decision-making.
2a. Describe the nature of the consulting interaction.
Please describe the nature of the consulting interaction between the researcher/research group and the
business or public sector organisation. (500 words)
2b. Describe the impact that the consulting interaction had.
Please describe the impact that the consulting interaction has had on the business or public sector organisation.
Include details on who has benefited and in what way. (500 words)
2c. Describe the role of the researcher/research group and the involvement of the RPO.
Please describe the role of the researcher/research group and the involvement of the RPO with the business or
public sector organisation in the consulting interaction. Mention any involvement of the TTO/ILO if relevant.
(500 words)
Section 3 – The Nominee
This section provides additional information on the nominee up for award.
3a. Personal contribution of the nominee
Please describe the way(s) in which the researcher has driven forward his or her interactions with business and
the way(s) in which he/she has embedded knowledge transfer within his/her team or more widely within the
RPO. Please include evidence of same as appropriate. (500 words)
Section 4 – Declaration
Declaration
I declare that the information provided by me in this nomination is accurate and true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
Signature of nominator _________________________________ Date _______________________
Section 5 - Additional Information
Information provided in this section will not form part of the judging process but may be used to inform
decisions and for promotional purposes.
5a. Relevant sources of funding (this will be treated in confidence)
Please list relevant sources of funding for the research that underpinned this impact.
5b. Biography of the nominee
Please provide a short biography of the nominee. (200 words)