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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Award Management
SFI Annual Plan 2020

  • 4,924

    people working on SFI research projects in 2018

  • 51

    patents granted to SFI award holders in 2018

  • 4,881

    publications in 2018

  • 2.66%

    of SFI funded publications in the top 1% of publications

Featured funding calls

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  1. Plastics Challenge: Remove, Replace, Recover

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

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    • Deadline — 25th September 2020, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
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  2. Food Challenge

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

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    • Deadline — 25th September 2020, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
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  3. SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme

    Supporting excellent independent researchers

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    • Deadline — Projects: fixed deadline 8 October 2020; Awards: rolling call
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    • Duration — Projects: 2, 3 or 4 years; Awards: 4 or 5 years