State Aid

Industry Collaboration Form  

Research Ireland’s Industry Collaboration Form will support Grant recipients and their respective Research Performing Organisation in being compliant with State aid legislation. From 17th February 2021, Research Ireland will require that the Industry Collaboration Form is completed and returned to Research Ireland on or before the date that the Collaborative Research (or Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement has been ‘agreed’ or signed by, the relevant partner(s). 

Research and Innovation GBER Scheme 

The objective of the Research and Innovation GBER Scheme 2021-2026 is to provide aid for research and development projects that align with Research Ireland’s mandate to promote and assist the development and competitiveness of industry, enterprise and employment in Ireland. 

This Scheme is implemented for a number of programmes including the Research Ireland Discover Programme, the Research Ireland Enterprise Fellowship Programme (Placement Stream) and the Research Ireland ARC Hubs Programme. If future Research Ireland Programmes avail of GBER this will be made apparent to prospective applicants and Research Bodies in the programme call documentation and application processes described.