Innovate for Ireland Programme 

Expression of Interest deadline:

19th February 2025 (13:00 local Irish time)

Full application deadline:

19th March 2025 (13:00 local Irish time)

Duration

4 years PhD Funding

Innovate for Ireland’s key objective is to attract world leading research and entrepreneurship talent to Ireland to conduct advanced, multidisciplinary PhD research to address global sustainability challenges. 

The Innovate for Ireland 2025 Programme is now open for applications, with two funding streams: 

  • Thematic Cohort stream – for applications to host a Cohort of iScholars working on research related to two specific thematic areas under the overall Innovate for Ireland Programme. The themes for the 2025 thematic cohort stream are: 
Primary thematic description Sub-thematic areas Programme thematic alignment (main themes)
Climate Change Mitigation
  • Decarbonising the built environment, transport and agriculture
  • Sustainable finance
  • Low carbon economy
  • Sustainable water, land use and natural resources management
  • Green materials and the circular economy
  • Innovation in infrastructure
Sustainable Aviation & Energy Transition Topics regarding the policy, economic, and technology implications of aviation’s transition to a carbon constrained world.
  • Clean tech, energy solutions and energy resilience
  • Innovation in infrastructure
  • Advanced green manufacturing: workplace of the future

If you have any queries on this programme please email: i4i@researchireland.ie

 

In collaboration with: Global Innovators Ireland

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