Investment in Ireland’s Emerging Research Talent
An investment of €28.5 million across 53 research projects has been announced to support Ireland’s emerging research talent.
Information About Science Foundation Ireland
SFI-IRC Pathway Programme
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish Research Council (IRC) have launched the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme.
€53.7 Million in Research Grants for Projects on Health and Climate
76 grants valued at €53.7 million for Projects on Health and Climate, to support frontiers research across 10 higher education institutions, through Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has been announced.
Academic and Industry Collaborations Grants
27 new academic and industry research collaborations on behalf of Science Foundation Ireland, valued at €2.1million, have been announced.
Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things PhD Scholarship
A Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things PhD Scholarship is available from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Future Networks and Communication in partnership with Munster Technological University (MTU) and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). The student will be a member of the SFI CONNECT research centre and will be physically based in MTU, jointly supervised […]
University Research Fellowships for 2021
37 successful Royal Society University Research Fellowship (URF) candidates will take up their new posts at institutions across the UK and Ireland from the start of October.
SFI €3.2m Sustainable Development Goals Challenge
A new €3.2m Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Challenge Prize has been announced
Science Foundation Ireland Fellowship Programme
Science Foundation Ireland has launched 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. You can download an information webinar here. The closing date for applications is 2nd July 2021 at 1pm. […]
SFI-IRC Pathway Programme
Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council have opened a call for the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme. The programme supports the development of research talent across all disciplines. The SFI-IRC Pathway Programme 2021 call supports talented postdoctoral researchers t across all disciplines to carry out excellent research. Funding from this programme will enable excellent early […]
Science Foundation Ireland Frontiers for Partnership Awards Programme
The Science Foundation Ireland Frontiers for Partnership Awards programme has been announced. The programme aims to increase research capacity within Technological Universities (TUs) and Institutes of Technology (IoTs) through an investment of €9 million. The new programme is now open to research proposals that are led by TUs or IoTs, with partners from the University […]
€1.8 Million Allocated for Industry Fellowships
Science Foundation Ireland Industry Fellowship Programme Congratulations to the 23 successful projects chosen for the latest round of SFI Fellowships. TD Heather Humphreys announced yesterday that €1.8 million is allocated to the programme. These researchers, chosen from the 2017 call, will take temporary placements in industry. Academic researchers will gain insight into a commercial working […]
A Life in Research: Dr Graham Love sorts fact from myth
The following article on research was kindly contributed by Dr Graham Love. Dr Love is the Chief Executive of the Health Research Board, an agency of the Irish Government’s Department of Health. He previously worked with Science Foundation Ireland. What is a researcher? When one imagines a typical scientific researcher, images of men in long white coats locked […]
SFI Advance Award makes funding available for female science researchers
To enhance Ireland’s status as a knowledge-based economy, we must achieve a gender balance by mobilising Ireland’s pool of female researchers. Funding of up to €175,000 per project This is the view put forward by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). As a result, SFI are offering female researchers funding of up to €175,000 per project. This […]
