Science Foundation Ireland’s Conference and Workshop Programme supports conferences and workshops which enable Irish research bodies to contribute to international scientific debates, and which encourage industry-informed research and foster academic-industrial collaborations to build competitive advantage for Ireland. Events should focus on topics of timely importance in the broad areas of science, mathematics and engineering.

There are five different award types within the Conference and Workshop Programme, namely Conferences, Workshops, Academic-Industrial Workshops, Events Raising Public Awareness of Science, Mathematics and Engineering, and Conference Bids. Different award types are eligible for different maximum funding amounts, and the maximum award is €50,000 direct costs.

Downloads

Call for Proposals and Application Form:

• Call for Proposals (Word) (pdf)
  
• Application Form (Word) (pdf)

Deadlines

Applications may be submitted at any time during the year subject to the following criteria:

• Applications may not be submitted more than 12 months in advance of an event.
• Conference applications must be submitted at least 6 months in advance of the event.
• Workshop applications must be submitted at least 3 months in advance of the event.
• Public Awareness Event applications must be submitted at least 3 months in advance of the event.
• Conference Bid applications must be submitted 6 months before the final bid presentation (and not more than 12 months in advance of the final bid presentation).

Further Information

Conference and Workshop Programme FAQ pages.

For queries not addressed in the FAQs, please contact conference-at-sfi.ie