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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 2023
Policies and Guidance
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. The Co-Centre Programme

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

  2. SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme

    Supporting excellent independent researchers

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    • Deadline — Projects 2022: deadline 14 April 2023; Awards 2022 OPENING 14 April 2023
    • Award amount —
    • Duration — Awards 4 - 5 years; Projects 2 - 4 years

  3. SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme

    Supporting academia-industry interactions in order to address industry‐informed challenges

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    • Deadline — Call A: 13 June 2023; Call B: 3 October 2023
    • Award amount — up to €100,000
    • Duration — up to 2 years