Establishment of Taighde Éireann - Research Ireland
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  1. SDG Challenge

    Supporting transdisciplinary research teams addressing global challenges

    • Deadline — 8 October 2024, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
    • Award amount — An overall prize award of €1M
    • Duration —
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    about SDG Challenge
  2. SFI ARC Hub Programme

    Accelerating Research to Commercialisation

    • Deadline — Abstract: 22 July 2024; Full proposal: 23 September 2024
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 54 months
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    about SFI ARC Hub Programme
  3. SFI Research Centres Programme

    SFI’s vision is the development of a dynamic, cohesive and streamlined ecosystem of SFI Research Centres that are international beacons of scientific excellence, bringing together a critical mass of outstanding researchers to collaborate at a scale that will yield national and international impact.

    • Deadline — Pre-Proposal Deadline: 13 December 2023; Full-Proposal Deadline: 25 September 2024
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 8 years
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    about SFI Research Centres Programme
  4. Clean Energy Transition Partnership

    Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, alongside the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), is participating in the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP), supporting Irish researchers to develop and strengthen transnational collaborations and accelerate the energy transition towards achieving the EU’s goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.

    • Deadline — Pre-Proposal Deadline: 21 November 2024; Full-Proposal Deadline: 2 April 2025
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — Up to 3 years
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    about Clean Energy Transition Partnership
  5. EPSRC-SFI Joint Funding of Research

    EPSRC and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have entered an agreement to welcome, encourage and support research applications that cut across national boundaries involving collaborative teams led by researchers from the UK and Ireland.

    • Deadline — Rolling
    • Award amount — up to €500,000
    • Duration — up to 5 years
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    about EPSRC-SFI Joint Funding of Research
  6. SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme

    Supporting excellent independent researchers

    • Deadline — Projects 2024 CLOSED; Awards: OPEN rolling call
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — Awards 4 - 5 years; Projects 2 - 4 years
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    about SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme
  7. SFI Research Centres - Spokes

    This programme is a vehicle to enable the addition of new industrial and academic partners and projects to a SFI Research Centre, so allowing the Centre to expand and develop in line with new priorities and opportunities.

    • Deadline — Rolling
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 1 - 5 years
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    about SFI Research Centres - Spokes
  8. SFI Discover Programme - Opportunistic Funding Mechanism

    The Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme Call aims to support and develop science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education and public engagement sector in Ireland by: investing in, developing and extending activity and ability in this area, and exploring and encouraging novel means of engaging the public

    • Deadline — Rolling
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 1 year
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    about SFI Discover Programme - Opportunistic Funding Mechanism
  9. SFI Strategic Partnership Programme

    Supporting strategic collaborations

    • Deadline — Rolling
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 1-5 years
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    about SFI Strategic Partnership Programme
  10. US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme

    A ‘single-proposal, single-review’ mechanism is facilitated by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health who accept submissions from tri-jurisdictional (USA, NI and RoI) teams to a number of their existing funding programmes.

    • Deadline — Rolling
    • Award amount —
    • Duration —
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    about US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme