Funding

Science Foundation Ireland provides grants for researchers from around the world who wish to relocate to Ireland and those already based in Ireland, for outstanding investigators, for conferences and symposia, and for collaboration with industry.

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  • 5,272

    people working on SFI research projects in 2019

  • 103

    patents filed by SFI- funded researchers in 2019

  • 4,936

    publications in 2019

  • 2.69%

    of SFI funded publications in the top 1% of publications

Featured funding calls

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  1. SFI Discover Programme Science Week Call 2021

    Supporting events nationwide to encourage people, in particular those underrepresented in STEM, or those with less access to STEM, to engage in ways that are relevant and accessible during Science Week and beyond.

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    • Deadline — 30th April 2021
    • Award amount — Festivals up to 35,000 Events up to 8,000
    • Duration — up to 1 years

  2. SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme

    Supporting academia-industry interactions to address industry informed challenges

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    • Deadline — 21 July 2021
    • Award amount — Up to €100,000
    • Duration — Up to 2 years