Funding Programmes

In an effort to help tackle the humanitarian and economic loss in line with the Government of Ireland’s Temporary Protection Directive, Research Ireland offers a supplemental grant scheme to encourage and enable holders of existing grants, and their associated Host Institutions, to provide opportunities for displaced researchers from Ukraine at any stage of their research career to join and collaborate on existing funded grants in order to integrate swiftly into the Irish research system, to enable them to maintain continuity in their research career and to bring added benefits from their expertise.

This programme provides a transnational platform to support research and innovation in personalised medicine, and to accelerate implementation into healthcare systems for the benefit of patients and society.

The Research Ireland Public Service Fellowship is an initiative which offers researchers a unique opportunity to be temporarily seconded to Government Departments and Agencies to work on specific projects where they can add value resulting in mutually beneficial outcomes. 

AHRC and Research Ireland are collaborating on a new research programme that will deliver transformational impact on creative economy research between the UK and Ireland. The programme will exploit complementary strengths in the creative economy between centres of excellence in both countries, leading to new and sustainable collaborations and strengthening world-class research and industry capacity across UK and Irish ecosystems.

The goal of this initiative is to build a coordinated research and innovation ecosystem that strengthens Europe’s capacity to prevent, diagnose, and treat brain-related disorders, while promoting mental well-being across all stages of life.

This programme aims to support international, interdisciplinary, and transformative research to harness the potential of disruptive technology to offer novel solutions to global challenges and accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs.

BE READY is focused on pandemic preparedness, aiming to build a coordinated research and innovation ecosystem that strengthens Europe’s capacity to anticipate, prevent, and respond to infectious disease threats. 

This programme aims to support and develop STEM education and public engagement sector in Ireland by investing in, developing and extending activity and ability in this area, and exploring and encouraging novel means of engaging the public.

By harnessing the power of earth observation, environmental and agricultural data, and cutting-edge digital technologies, AgData brings together researchers, funders, and policymakers to support transformative projects that drive sustainability, productivity, and resilience in agriculture. 

This collaboration aims to generate valuable discoveries and innovations which are transferable to the marketplace, or will lead to enhancements in health, disease prevention or healthcare.

This partnership supports joint research and technology development in all areas of EPSRC’s remit which covers chemistry, engineering, information and communications technologies, materials, mathematical sciences and physics. 

By fostering cross-sectoral collaboration across human, animal, plant, and environmental health domains, the partnership ensures coordinated support for transformative AMR research.  

This programme provides opportunities for independent investigators to conduct highly innovative, collaborative research with the potential to deliver impact, whilst also providing opportunities for high-risk, high-reward research projects.

This programme supports talented postdoctoral researchers from all research disciplines to develop their track record and transition to become independent research leaders.

Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland.

The programme is part of Research Ireland’s role to promote and support an awareness and understanding of the value of research and innovation to society and to facilitate engagement of members of the public with those engaged in research and innovation activities.