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Funding calls

Historical SFI Call Documents can be viewed below; Please visit researchireland.ie for information on current funding opportunities:

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  1. SFI Frontiers for Partnership Awards

    Supporting excellent independent researchers

    • Deadline — 26th May 2021, 13.00 Dublin local time
    • Award amount — €500,000 - €1,000,000 (direct costs)
    • Duration — 48 or 60 months
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    about SFI Frontiers for Partnership Awards

  2. Future Food Systems Challenge

    The National Challenge Fund Future Food Systems Challenge seeks solutions for sustainable, productive and resilient food systems.

    • Deadline — 26th May 2023, 1:00 PM Dublin Local Time.
    • Award amount —
    • Duration —
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    about Future Food Systems Challenge

  3. Sustainable Communities Challenge

    The National Challenge Fund Sustainable Communities Challenge seeks solutions that will support a sustainable future for Ireland's urban and rural populations.

    • Deadline — 26th May 2023, 1:00 PM Dublin Local Time.
    • Award amount —
    • Duration —
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    about Sustainable Communities Challenge

  4. SFI Discover Programme 2024

    In line with SFI’s 2025 Strategy Shaping Our Future, the SFI Discover Programme aims to empower and inspire deep public engagement with science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

    • Deadline — 3 July 2024, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
    • Award amount — up to €300,000
    • Duration — up to 2 years
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    about SFI Discover Programme 2024

  5. SFI Public Service Fellowship Programme

    SFI believes that there is a significant role for STEM in helping Government to address significant national and global challenges

    • Deadline — 5th October 2023; 1pm Dublin local time
    • Award amount — up to €100,000 direct costs
    • Duration — As per project
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    about SFI Public Service Fellowship Programme

  6. SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge

    Enabling the development of solutions to Defence Organisation challenges

    • Deadline — 6 September 2024, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
    • Award amount —
    • Duration —
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    about SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge

  7. 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

  8. Science Policy Research Programme

    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is pleased to launch the Science Policy Research Programme 2023 to develop and support science policy research in Ireland.

    • Deadline — 8 September 2023, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
    • Award amount — Up to €175,000 direct costs
    • Duration — 12-24 months
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    about Science Policy Research Programme

  9. I-Corps@SFI Academy

    • Deadline — April 3rd, 2024, 13:00 Dublin local time.
    • Award amount —
    • Duration —
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    about I-Corps@SFI Academy

  10. SFI-NSF I-Corps@SFI Entrepreneurial Training Programme (ETP)

    Science Foundation Ireland has partnered with the National Science Foundation (NSF) on a collaborative framework called I-Corps@SFI to allow participation of SFI-funded researchers in the NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Programme.

    • Deadline — Call D Deadline: 19 July 2024, 13:00 Dublin Local Time.
    • Award amount — up to €35,000
    • Duration — up to 6 months
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    about SFI-NSF I-Corps@SFI Entrepreneurial Training Programme (ETP)