Funding calls

Food Challenge

Driving STEM-led innovation to address society’s greatest challenges

Plastics Challenge: Remove, Replace, Recover

Driving STEM-led innovation to address society’s greatest challenges

Zero-Emissions Challenge

Driving STEM-led innovation to address society’s greatest challenges

SFI Public Service Fellowship

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

COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding Call (Phase 2)

This call aims to support research in a number of thematic areas focused on advancing our knowledge of the virus and its impact on our health, and developing solutions that contribute to economic and societal recovery.

SFI Industry Fellowship Programme

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is pleased to launch the Industry Fellowship Programme 2019 to develop and support industry-academia research partnerships.

SFI St. Patrick's Day Science Medal Award 2021

The SFI St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal is awarded annually to a distinguished Irish scientist, engineer or technology leader living and working in the USA.

Royal Society SFI University Research Fellowship

This scheme is for outstanding scientists in the Republic of Ireland who are in the early stages of their research career and have the potential to become leaders in their field.

SFI Fellowship Programme

Science Foundation Ireland is pleased to launch the Science Foundation Ireland Fellowship Programme. This programme aims to provide successful candidates with the opportunity to develop their career through experiencing first-hand, the diversity of activities carried out by a funding agency.

SFI Research Infrastructure Programme

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is pleased to launch the SFI Research Infrastructure 2018 Programme to help support the research community in building and sustaining the required infrastructural capacity to accomplish high quality, high impact and innovative research