Welcome to Science Foundation Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is the national foundation for investment in scientific and engineering research.  SFI invests in academic researchers and research teams who are most likely to generate new knowledge, leading edge technologies and competitive enterprises in the three broad areas of Biotechnology; Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and Sustainable Energy & Energy Efficient Technologies (Energy).

Latest news: click here to view SFI's Annual Report & Accounts 2009 and Census 2009

 

Open Calls

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US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme US Ireland R&D Partnership Programme The Governments of the United States of America, Northern Ireland and the Repu... read more
SFI Conferences and Workshops Science Foundation Ireland’s Conference and Workshop Programme supports conferences and workshops which enable Iri... read more
SFI Research Frontiers Programme CALL OPEN Call is now open for applications. Deadline for submission of proposals 13.00hrs on 21 September 2010 The S... read more
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Press Releases

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SFI links 349 firms with college researchers to create high-quality jobs - Minister Lenihan SFI links 349 firms with college researchers to create high-quality jobs - Minister Lenihan ‘SFI annual report says l... read more
Game on - CLARITY’s hi-tech transformation This summer, the squash courts at Dublin City University’s Sports Centre have been transformed into a wonderland of in... read more
International accolade for NUI Galway’s Dublin-based Research Centre Thursday, July 29th 2010: The Irish Centre for High-end Computing (ICHEC), an NUI Galway Dublin-based technology centre ... read more
Science Foundation Ireland welcomes Government’s commitment to scientific research Revised capital investment programme a clear signal of intent Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has welcomed the announc... read more
Irish researcher addresses world’s most prestigious conference on artificial intelligence Science Foundation Ireland-funded researcher becomes first ever Irish researcher to speak at AAAI. Dr Barry O'Sullivan,... read more
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Science in the News

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The future of work for today's teens Sunday Independent 29/08/2010 by Nick Webb We can't compete with China or India for cheap labour -- so our teenagers ne... read more
Irish science is a real cause for optimism Sunday, August 29, 2010 - By Graham Love Consider the following. Are they connected? First, in the late 1990s, the Iris... read more
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine signs a MOU with NUI Galway Thursday 26th August 2010 The Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB) and the Regenerative Medicine In... read more
To even mention medium - to long-term plans for Ireland suggests one is not aware of the current crises The Irish Times - 27 August 2010, Dr. Graham Love WHEN THE then minister for education Donogh O’Malley brought i... read more
Solutions to real world problems Irish Times 27 August 2010 A consortium of Irish universities have joined forces to use applied mathematics to solve e... read more
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