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.

SFI Annual Plan 2022
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Award Management
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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. US-Ireland student mobility programme​

    Supplemental funding request for Centres for Research Training (CRT)

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    • Deadline — 17 January 2023
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 4 to 12 weeks

  2. The Co-Centre Programme

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    • Deadline — 16th March 2023, 13:00 Dublin Local Time
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 72 Months

  3. SFI Supplemental Grant for Displaced Researchers - Ukraine

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    • Deadline — Rolling
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — 3 months to 1 year