The list below presents a highlighted subset of available research grants from national funding agencies. Please click on a title to see more detail. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in applying to any of the below calls under SETU and a member of the team will assist you.
If you are applying for funding, in adherence with SETU policy, please complete the Research Grant Application Notification form to notify the SETU research staff.
The 2024 Walsh Scholarship Programme is now open.
The Teagasc Walsh Scholarships Programme provides scholarships to graduates to undertake postgraduate research in agriculture, food, environmental science, agri-food economics, rural development, horticulture, and other related disciplines and carry out their research with established research teams under the supervision of Teagasc and academic staff.
Proposals for scholarships can be made by full-time academic staff at SETU in collaboration with a Teagasc Researcher(s). The successful awardees then select the Walsh Scholars.
If you have an interest in applying for this call, please let us know of your interest by submitting an application on our Pure research management system.
The deadline for submission is the 14th of September 2023 at 14:00 Irish Time, new Walsh Scholarship proposals must be submitted using the Teagasc online system. If you wish to register as a proposer, please email: [email protected]. To access the Teagasc Walsh Scholarships SmartSimple Portal click here.
What’s on offer?
The Walsh Scholarships Programme is Teagasc's postgraduate development programme, with some 140 students pursuing PhD programmes at any one time.
- A budget of €3.65 million per annum is committed to the programme. There are up to 35 new places each year with a grant of €25,000 per annum.
- The duration of the award will be three or four years for a PhD.
- Teagasc has committed to a co-ordinated professional development strategy for awarded Scholars.
- The participating Scholar’s programme includes the development of discipline-specific knowledge, research skills and generic/transferable skills.
Who can apply?
- Proposals for Scholarships can be made by full-time academic staff at SETU.
- The successful awardees then invite eligible students to apply for the Scholarships.
- Proposals are not accepted from individual graduate students, and the Programme does not fund taught (non-research) postgraduate programmes.
- For further information on eligibility and processes for the proposer please see the call guideline document. Located here.
- A template application proposal is attached to this communication, please note this is not for submission, all submissions must be made using the Teagasc SmartSimple portal (Here)
Express your interest through Pure.
If you are preparing a funding application in adherence with SETU Waterford policy, please log your Expression of Interest via our internal record system Pure to receive guidance and support from the research office, TTO, and research finance team members. Log in under your profile here, identify the fund opportunity and create your draft application.
Other guidance/Notes you may like to weave in for guidance on Pure.
- We have a detailed Help & FAQ Guide on the Research Office website on Pure - SETU Waterford Campus | formerly Waterford Institute of Technology (wit.ie)
- All applicants/PIs will need a Pure Profile to log an application for funding. If you haven't yet set up your Pure profile, please email [email protected] and they will set you up and give some guidance.
- Please note the system does not submit to the funder/agency it just tracks what stage the proposal is at. The PI/Applicant or the RO must follow the individual guides for submission as provided by the agency/funder or funder.
- Pure is our tracking and record system internally and has a shared view of application progress, submission, and outcome of awards across key stakeholders in the organization.
Key Dates
Milestone |
Date |
Submission Deadline |
14 September 2023 at 14:00 Irish Time |
External Review deadline |
October 2023 |
Scientific Assessment |
October 2023 |
Finalise outcome |
December 2023 |
Walsh Scholar start date |
01 September 2024 |
The Irish Research Council has announced that the calls for the 2024 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (GOIPG) and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programmes (GOIPD) will open on 31 August 2023. These programmes support suitably qualified research master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral candidates pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline at SETU. Scholarships can be held and funded for between one and four years while fellowships for either one or two years.
Eligibility
Potential applicants should carefully ascertain whether they are eligible in advance of applying to either programme. All applicants will be required to complete and pass the IRC eligibility quiz on the online application system prior to accessing an application form. For assistance please contact the Research Office at [email protected].
- Applicants must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the relevant programme, including to strategic partner themes. This applies regardless of whether the applicant has changed their host institution or research topic since a previous submission.
- The Irish Research Council is not in a position to award funding for research activity under any of the following prohibited areas:
- human cloning for reproductive purposes;
- genetic modification of human beings that could make such changes heritable (with the exception of research relating to cancer treatment of the gonads, which may be funded); or
- creation of human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer.
- All applicants must have a first class or upper second-class honours bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree. If undergraduate examination results are not known at the time of application, the Irish Research Council may make a provisional offer of a scholarship on condition that the scholar’s bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree result is a first class or upper second-class honours
- An applicant who is a new entrant to the postgraduate degree for which they are seeking funding is eligible to apply for funding for the full duration of the degree.
- For applicants who have already completed part of the postgraduate degree for which they are seeking funding, the duration of funding to be awarded is dependent on the type of degree being pursued and the date of first registration as outlined below:
Degree type |
Date of first registration |
Academic year |
Duration of funding to be awarded |
Structured research master’s degree |
1 Sep 23 – 31 Aug 24 (registrations prior to 1 Sep 23 are ineligible) |
2023/24 |
1 year |
Traditional doctoral degree |
1 Sep 23 – 31 Aug 24 |
2023/24 |
2 years |
1 Sep 22 – 31 Aug 23 (registrations prior to 1 Sep 22 are ineligible) |
2022/23 |
1 year |
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Structured doctoral degree |
1 Sep 23 – 31 Aug 24 |
2023/24 |
3 years |
1 Sep 22 – 31 Aug 23 |
2022/23 |
2 years |
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1 Sep 21 – 31 Aug 22 (registrations prior to 1 Sep 21 are ineligible) |
2021/22 |
1 year |
For the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme,
- All applicants must have been awarded their doctoral degree within the five-year period before 31 May 2024. For the purposes of this condition, the date of graduation will be taken into account; or have been certified as having fulfilled within the five-year period before 31 May 2024 all the requirements for the award of a doctoral degree, including the submission of the hardbound corrected thesis, but have not yet graduated.
Submission
All applications should be submitted via the online Smart Simple portal (Here) by the deadline of exactly 16:00 (Irish time) on 12 October 2023.
In the first instance, potential applicants are advised to reflect on the relevant indicative forms in consultation with the 2024 Government of Ireland Call Document which can be found in both the GOIPG (Here) and the GOIPD (Here) websites. Indicative forms and Guides for the online system are also available on the relevant programme’s webpage.
Research Office Support
There will be a number of supports for the IRC GOIPG and GOIPD calls including workshops and draft reviews. Express your interest in making an application and for register for these supports through our online form (Here) by 18th of August 2023. Any issues accessing the form should be addressed to [email protected].
Please note workshops are intended for applications with a current draft. Where demand for workshops outpaces capacity, priority will be given to:
- (1) applicants who have identified a supervisor,
- (2) applicants who have a sent a draft to [email protected],
- (3) the completeness of the draft.
Drafts must use these templates: GOIPG (Here), GOIPD (Here). Drafts can be submitted to the research office using [email protected].
Workshops |
Description |
Date |
Register |
Research Office Focused Workshop |
This workshop is facilitated by Dr Luke Power, National Research Programme Officer, SETU Research Office, Waterford and is aimed at progressing applicants developing aspects of their proposals (Career development, training, data management, ethics, gender/sex dimension and host supports). |
28/08/2023 |
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Writing Sprint |
This workshop is designed to rapidly accelerate completing specific sections of the IRC Postgraduate and Postdoctoral calls including a strong focus on your personal statement, research plan and track record. |
07/09/2023 |
Instructions on how to join the online workshops will be sent to registered attendees after the deadline closes. Where possible, with significant demand the Research Office will host additional workshops.
Supports |
Description |
Deadline |
Register |
THEA Review |
Aims to provide feedback on near-final proposals to GOIPG applicants from domain experts. It is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable feedback. |
TBA |
TBA |
Research Office Review |
The RO review aims to provide a full text review of a near final draft application, focusing on the non-scientific aspects. Drafts will be reviewed according to the scoring criteria used by IRC. Reviews will be limited to one per applicant. |
02/10/2023 |
SETU Endorsement:
All applications made to the IRC programmes require Research Office endorsement. All applications therefore must have an active expression of interest either through an application on the IRC Portal or with the Research Office. All applications not visible to the Research Office by 30/09/2023 will not be endorsed and therefore will not proceed.
Key Call Dates
Call open |
31 August 2023 |
Register for workshops and support |
18 August 2023 |
SETU Endorsement |
30 September 2023 |
Internal Deadline to register for endorsement and Research Office review |
2 October 2023 |
FAQ deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 05 October 2023 |
Applicant deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 12 October 2023 |
Supervisor, mentor deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 19 October 2023 |
Research office endorsement deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 26 October 2023 |
Call outcome |
April 2024 |
Award start date |
1 September 2024 |
The Irish Research Council has announced the calls for the Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate, Postdoctoral) and the employment based programmes. IRC Enterprise programmes are a unique national initiative linking excellent researchers in all disciplines to enterprise; in the context of this call, enterprise partners can range from multinational corporations to SMEs, non-governmental organisations, and, where justified, public sector agencies. The scheme provides researchers with the opportunity to pursue research in collaboration with enterprise while based at an eligible higher education institution.
The Enterprise Partnership and Employment programmes will open on the 5th October 2023. Postgraduate programmes feature a stipend of €19,000 per annum, a contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a maximum of €5,750 per annum and eligible direct research expenses of €3,250 per annum. Postdoctoral programmes offer a salary of €42,033 in the first year of the award and €42,783 for the second year.
The deadline to submit your application is 16th November 2023 at 16:00 (Irish Time). All applications must be made on the Irish Research Council’s SmartSimple application portal located: Here.
For more details on these and more opportunities please visit our National Research Opportunities page.
Eligibility
There are numerous requirements for applications and enterprise partners on these programmes. Please take note of eligibility criteria listed below:
Information for enterprise partners
- An enterprise partner can be a company, registered charity, social, cultural or not-for-profit civic organisation, state-owned enterprise or an eligible public body3 that will co-fund the researcher for the duration of the award.
- The enterprise partner is required to contribute €9,500 annually towards the cost of funding a researcher under the Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate). The Irish Research Council contributes the remaining €18,500 per annum
- The enterprise partner is required to contribute €17,224 in the first year of the award and €17,502 in the second year of the award towards the cost of funding a researcher under the Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral). The Irish Research Council contributes the remaining funds.
- The enterprise partner can be based nationally or internationally.
General
Potential applicants should carefully ascertain whether they are eligible in advance of applying to either programme. All applicants will be required to complete and pass the IRC eligibility quiz on the online application system prior to accessing an application form. For assistance please contact the Research Office at [email protected].
- Applicants must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the relevant programme, including to strategic partner themes. This applies regardless of whether the applicant has changed their host institution or research topic since a previous submission.
- The Irish Research Council is not in a position to award funding for research activity under any of the following prohibited areas:
- human cloning for reproductive purposes;
- genetic modification of human beings that could make such changes heritable (with the exception of research relating to cancer treatment of the gonads, which may be funded); or
- creation of human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Postgraduate Applications
- All applicants must have a first class or upper second-class honours bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree. If undergraduate examination results are not known at the time of application, the Irish Research Council may make a provisional offer of a scholarship on condition that the scholar’s bachelor’s, or the equivalent, degree result is a first class or upper second-class honours
- An applicant who is a new entrant to the postgraduate degree for which they are seeking funding is eligible to apply for funding for the full duration of the degree.
- For applicants who have already completed part of the postgraduate degree for which they are seeking funding, the duration of funding to be awarded is dependent on the type of degree being pursued and the date of first registration as outlined below:
Postdoctoral Applications
- All applicants must have been awarded their doctoral degree within the five-year period before 31 May 2024. For the purposes of this condition, the date of graduation will be taken into account; or have been certified as having fulfilled within the five-year period before 31 May 2024 all the requirements for the award of a doctoral degree, including the submission of the hardbound corrected thesis, but have not yet graduated.
Submission
All applications should be submitted via the online Smart Simple portal (Here) by the deadline of exactly 16:00 (Irish time) on 16 November 2023.
In the first instance, potential applicants are advised to reflect on the relevant indicative forms in consultation with the 2024 Call Documents for each programme: The Enterprise Partnership Programme (Postgraduate), the Enterprise Partnership Programme (Postdoctoral) and the Employment Based Programme. Indicative forms and Guides for the online system are also available on the relevant programme’s webpage located on the IRC website: Here.
Research Office Support
There will be a number of supports for the Enterprise Programme calls including a workshop and draft review. Express your interest in making an application and for register for these supports through our online form (Here). Any issues accessing the form should be addressed to [email protected].
Please note workshops are intended for applications with a developed idea and a pre-existing Enterprise relationship in place for the application.
Drafts must use these templates: Enterprise Partnership Programme (Postgraduate) (Here), Enterprise Partnership Programme (Postdoctoral) (Here) and Employment Based Programme (Here). Drafts can be submitted to the research office using [email protected].
Supports |
Description |
Date |
Register |
Research Office Focused Workshop |
This workshop is facilitated by Dr Luke Power, National Research Programme Officer, SETU Research Office, Waterford and is aimed at progressing applicants developing aspects of their proposals (Career development, training, data management, ethics, gender/sex dimension and host supports). |
10:00 (Irish Time) 30/10/2023 |
Email [email protected] |
RSU Draft Review |
The RO review aims to provide a full text review of a near final draft application, focusing on the non-scientific aspects. Drafts will be reviewed according to the scoring criteria used by IRC. Reviews will be limited to one per applicant. |
By 06/11/2023 |
Email your draft to [email protected] |
Instructions on how to join the online workshops will be sent to registered attendees after the deadline closes. Where possible, with significant demand the Research Office will host additional workshops.
SETU Endorsement:
All applications made to the IRC programmes require Research Office endorsement. All applications therefore must have an active expression of interest either through an application on the IRC Portal or with the Research Office. All applications not visible to the Research Office by 06/11/2023 will not be endorsed and therefore will not proceed.
Key Call Dates
Call open |
5 October 2023 |
RSU Application Workshop |
10:00 (Irish time) 30 October 2023 |
FAQ Deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 9 November 2023 |
Applicant deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 16 November 2023 |
Supervisor, mentor deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 23 November 2023 |
Research office endorsement deadline |
16:00 (Irish time) 30 November 2023 |
Call outcome |
April 2024 |
Award start date |
1 September 2024 |
This programme provides opportunities for independent investigators to conduct highly innovative, collaborative research with the potential to deliver impact, whilst also providing discrete opportunities for high-risk, high-reward research projects. There are 14 research areas that are applicable to the application across ICT, Health, Food, Energy, Climate and Sustainability (See call documentation).
SFI Frontiers for the future Programme |
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Call Documentation |
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Application Form |
Available on SESAME, January 2023 |
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Awards Stream |
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Deadline for Submission |
No deadline |
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Amount on Offer |
€610,000 - €1,500,000 (direct costs) |
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Duration of Award |
48 or 60 months |
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Express your interest
If you are preparing a funding application in adherence with SETU Waterford policy, please log your Expression of Interest via our internal record system Pure to receive guidance and support from the research office, TTO, and research finance team members. Log in under your profile here, identify the fund opportunity and create your draft application. If the opportunity is not available please email [email protected] and we will add the opportunity for you.
Other guidance/Notes you may like to weave in for guidance on Pure
- We have a detailed Help & FAQ Guide on the Research Office website on Pure - SETU Waterford Campus | formerly Waterford Institute of Technology (wit.ie)
- All applicants/PIs will need a Pure Profile to log an application for funding. If you haven't yet set up your Pure profile, please email [email protected] and they will set you up and give some guidance.
- Please note the system does not submit to the funder/agency it just tracks what stage the proposal is at. The PI/Applicant or the RO must follow the individual guides for submission as provided by the agency/funder or funder.
- Pure is our tracking and record system internally and has a shared view of application progress, submission, and outcome of awards across key stakeholders in the organization.
- Really Great link that explains the terms used on the system. https://www.wit.ie/research/for_researchers/pure/award-management-content-types/
- For a quick (1.14 minutes) promotional video of what the Pure Award Management Module is please click on this link.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding through the SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme, all proposals must be aligned to one of the 14 Refreshed Priority Areas for 2018-2023.
Additional criteria is as follows:
- Applicants must have held a PhD or equivalent for at least three years by submission.
- Applicants are required to have demonstrated that they have been a senior author on at least three international peer-reviewed articles (see the programme call document for details).
- Postdoctoral researchers (or equivalent) are not eligible to apply to this call.
- Applicants must be independent researchers hosted by an Eligible Research Body (see call document).
Further details on eligibility will be provided following an expression of interest through Pure or by contacting @Research Office SETU Waterford.
- Details:
The SFI ERC Support Programme is run as a rolling call. Applications are invited from senior representatives of the Host Institutions of recruited awardees that have been funded through the ERC Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant or Synergy Grant schemes. The ERC awardee associated with the application must have succeeded in obtaining their award from a Host Institution outside of Ireland. The proximity of an application to this programme to the official starting date of the associated ERC award may affect the level of funding available. The aims of the SFI ERC Support Programme are:
- To allow Irish institutions to recruit ERC-funded researchers from outside of Ireland
- To help recruited ERC awardees by providing excellent facilities and infrastructure
- To enhance the benefits of applying to ERC schemes for institutions and applicants
- To increase, in the long term, the participation of Ireland-based researchers in all ERC schemes
- To increase, in the long term, Ireland’s success rate across all ERC schemes
- Deadline: Open Call
- Link Website: https://www.sfi.ie/funding/fun...
- Suited to:
- The applicant must be an appointed senior representative (e.g., Vice President for Research, Dean of Research, Head of Research, etc.) of the Research Office of an SFI Eligible Research Body hosting the research programme of an ERC awardee who can demonstrate that they have officially transferred, or will officially transfer, their ERC award to their institution from an institution based outside of Ireland.
- The recruited awardee must have been successful in any of the following ERC schemes: the ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant, ERC Advanced Grant and ERC Synergy Grant.
- The recruited awardee may have submitted their proposal to any panel within the three ERC domains. However, applications associated with ERC awardees whose funded research cannot clearly be shown to align with SFI’s legal remit will not be accepted.
- On offer:
This call to the SFI ERC Support Programme offers a maximum award of €300,000, which is provided as an overhead to the Host Institution of a recruited ERC awardee. Regardless of which ERC scheme the awardee applied to, the maximum award is the same. The funding may be requested for two principal purposes:
- To help provide an optimal environment to allow the recruited awardee to succeed with their ERC-funded research programme
- To assist the Host Institution to be successful in winning ERC awards through future funding calls
No more than 25% of the total funding requested (i.e., a maximum of €75,000) may be used for the latter purpose.
Researchers recruited to Ireland before being notified of the outcome of an ERC application may not be associated with an application to this call. Only researchers holding either an active or approved (but not started) ERC grant can be the subject of an application to this call
- How to apply:
This programme will run as a rolling call for applications. Applications may be submitted after the relocation of an ERC awardee to Ireland has been agreed upon. SFI ERC Support Programme awards will only be made if a reasonable amount of time remains on the ERC award following transfer to an Irish Host Institution. The level of funding awarded in such instances will be decided on a case-by-case basis that may be determined by the time remaining on the ERC award.
Downloads
SFI ERC Support Programme Call Document
Further Information
For all queries, please contact [email protected]
FAQ's- Details:
The Marine Institute Networking & Marine Research Communication Awards are currently open for 2022 submissions. While society is transitioning to the post-pandemic situation, the Marine Institute encourages applicants in 2022 to consider eligible supports that do not require travel, including Open Access Publications, media-productions and virtual events (conferences, workshops and training courses). The Institute will continue to follow the public health advice of the Irish Government. Applicants applying for overseas travel must confirm that travel undertaken complies with current public health requirements and the policies of their employer/host institution. An email from an applicant's supervisor/line manager with the same confirmation must be included as part of the application form.
Deadline: 27/10/2022 Multiple deadlines** Submission Deadlines: Thursday 24th February 2022 Thursday 28th April 2022 Thursday 30th June 2022 Thursday 25th August 2022 Thursday 27th October 2022 (for events up to 28th February 2023))
- Link
- Suited to:
The Marine Institute’s Networking and Marine Research Communication Awards funding instrument provides support to marine researchers based in Ireland to communicate and promote their research internationally.
- Eligibility:
Please refer to applicant guidance notes
- On offer:
Grant support is provided in the following categories: A. Hosting Workshops & Conferences: Maximum grant-aid available €2000. B. Research Awards - Event and Training Opportunities: Minimum grant-aid €200 and maximum grant-aid €750. C. Marine Research Communication: Maximum grant-aid €2,000 for an Open Access Publication and €2,000 for a Media Production.
- How to apply:
Applications must be submitted via the Marine Institute's online Application System Research Information Management System (RIMS). https://marine.smartsimple.ie/ Application Forms are available to download from RIMS. . * Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in applying and a member of the team will assist you.
- Details:
The US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership is an innovative and pioneering initiative involving funding agencies across three jurisdictions - USA, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Partnership achieves its goals through tri-partite research projects confined to 6 Program Area Priorities in which the funding agencies grant-aid the elements of research undertaken in their own jurisdiction.
Deadline: Rolling Call This Awards call will remain open for applications for the foreseeable future, subject to budget availability.)
- Link
- Suited to:
A minimum of one PI based in a Research Body situated in each jurisdiction – US, RoI and NI – must be named on the proposal. The PI in both NI and RoI must be a permanent member of the lead institutions staff.
- Eligibility:
Grant applications will only be accepted from eligible Research bodies. Eligible Research Bodies in Republic of Ireland are those institutions which fall within the meaning of Section One of the HEA Act, 1971 (e.g. Universities & Institutes of Technology), plus Teagasc, the Marine Institute, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation and Birdwatch Ireland and The National Botanic Gardens (Ireland). Eligible Research Bodies in Northern Ireland are the Agri-food and Biosciences Institute, (AFBI), Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Ulster University (UU). RoI and NI applicants must submit pre-proposals to their respective funders (DAFM or DAERA as appropriate) no later than 17:00 IST, one month in advance of the AFRI deadline.
- On offer:
Applicants from the RoI can apply to the AFRI RFA under the US-Irl R&D Partnership for funding from DAFM for total costs of a research project up to €350,000 for up to five years in duration. Please note the maximum duration must align with AFRI RFA requirement for the respective programme area.
- How to apply:
It is the responsibility of the US PI to submit the tri-partite proposal to NIFA using the required Grants.gov online portal and according to the required format by the stated submission deadline for the respective research priority area. RoI and NI applicants must submit pre-proposals to their respective funders (DAFM or DAERA as appropriate) no later than 17:00 IST, one month in advance of the AFRI deadline.
- Details:
The programme provides a flexible mechanism for academic researchers to build strategic collaborations with key stakeholders such as industry, other funding agencies, charities, philanthropic organisations, higher education institutes, or a combination of these. It aims to support stand-alone research initiatives of scale with strong potential for delivering economic and societal impact to Ireland where significant co-funding is available. The co-funding partner(s) commits to providing a minimum of 50% of the project costs, with the rest provided by SFI.
Deadline: Rolling call Rolling Call Rolling Call
- Link
- Suited to:
Academic and contract researchers to build strategic collaborations with key stakeholders such as industry, other funding agencies, charities, philanthropic organisations, higher education institutes, or a combination of these.
- Eligibility:
Please refer to the call document which specifies eligibility criteria including employment status, PhD duration, senior publications and supervisory experience.
- On offer:
The SFI budget for the Strategic Partnership must be a minimum of €400,000, meaning the total award size (SFI and co-funding partner budget) is a minimum of €800,000 (direct costs). There is no maximum request level. The co-funding partner(s) must commit to providing a minimum of 50% of the direct project costs in cash.
- How to apply:
Interested parties are requested to complete an Expression of Interest (EoI), as outlined in the call document. Potential applicants to the programme should contact SFI ([email protected]) to discuss their proposed programme of research and any queries they may have. The EoI application template will be made available to the Lead Applicant on SESAME (SFI’s online grants and awards management system) following these discussions.
- Details:
Under the US-Ireland R&D Partnership programme, a ‘single-proposal, single-review’ mechanism is facilitated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) who accept submissions from tri-jurisdictional (USA, NI and RoI) teams to a number of their existing funding programmes. The overall goal of the Partnership is to increase the level of collaborative R&D amongst researchers and industry professionals across the three jurisdictions. The aim is to have valuable discoveries and innovations which are transferable to the marketplace, or will lead to enhancements in health, disease prevention or healthcare. The proposal must be aligned to : Sensors and Sensor Networks, Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Telecommunications or Energy & Sustainability.
Deadline: SFI has no control over the deadlines set by NSF. You are strongly advised to consult with your US partner for information on NSF call deadlines. The US partner makes the submission on behalf of the Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland applicants and should therefore be familiar with NSF programmes and submission systems. Close‐to‐final applications MUST be submitted to SFI at least 6 weeks in advance of the NSF deadline or, if applicable, the deadline at the US University’s Research Office in advance of the NSF full proposal deadline.
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- Suited to:
Principle Investigators, Mid-Career Research Staff and Academic Staff (see eligibility criteria).
- Eligibility:
To be deemed eligible for funding, a minimum of one applicant from each jurisdiction – NI, US, and RoI ‐ must be named on the proposal. Each funding agency has its own set of eligibility criteria based on the applicant’s track record. 1. The lead applicant (and co‐applicant/s) must be: (i) A member of the academic staff of an eligible Research Body (permanent or with a contract that covers the period of the award), or (ii) A contract researcher with a contract that covers the period of the award, or (iii) An individual who will be recognised by the Research Body upon receipt of the US‐Ireland R&D partnership programme award as a member of the academic staff or as a contract researcher as defined above. The applicant does not necessarily need to be employed by the Research Body at the time of proposal submission. 2. The applicant must hold, or have held an SFI research award (*) as either lead Principal Investigator (PI) or co‐PI. Or If the applicant is not an SFI awardee, s/he is expected to have demonstrated research independence through securing at least one independent research grant as lead investigator or as co‐investigator. 3. The applicant and any co‐applicant(s) must have held a Ph.D. or equivalent qualification for at least five years by the proposal deadline. See https://www.sfi.ie/funding/fun...
- On offer:
RoI applicants can apply to SFI for direct costs of up to €350k for a 3‐5 year duration. In addition to the direct costs, SFI also makes an indirect, or overhead, contribution to the host Research Body, which is reflected as a percentage of the direct costs (excluding equipment).
- How to apply:
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) To gauge whether the proposed collaboration fits within the scope of the US-Ireland C2C agreement, partners are asked to send a short summary of the proposed collaboration to their funding agency See https://www.sfi.ie/funding/fun...
- Details:
The US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership is an innovative and pioneering initiative involving funding agencies across three jurisdictions - USA, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Partnership achieves its goals through tri-partite research projects confined to 6 Program Area Priorities in which the funding agencies grant-aid the elements of research undertaken in their own jurisdiction.
Deadline: Deadlines for the submission of joint research proposals under AFRI are specific to the research area PAP that is relevant to the research proposals. The submission deadlines are set by NIFA and applicants should regularly consult the NIFA application deadlines for the specific PAPs in conjunction with their US partner. https://nifa.usda.gov/afri-dea...;)
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- Suited to:
A minimum of one PI based in a Research Body situated in each jurisdiction – US, RoI and NI – must be named on the proposal. The PI in both NI and RoI must be a permanent member of the lead institution's staff.
- Eligibility:
Grant applications will only be accepted from eligible research bodies. Eligible Research Bodies in the Republic of Ireland are those institutions which fall within the meaning of Section One of the HEA Act, 1971 (e.g. Universities & Institutes of Technology), plus Teagasc, the Marine Institute, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation and Birdwatch Ireland and The National Botanic Gardens (Ireland). Eligible Research Bodies in Northern Ireland are the Agri-food and Biosciences Institute, (AFBI), Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Ulster University (UU). RoI and NI applicants must submit pre-proposals to their respective funders (DAFM or DAERA as appropriate) no later than 17:00 IST, one month in advance of the AFRI deadline.
- On offer:
Applicants from the RoI can apply to the AFRI RFA under the US-Irl R&D Partnership for funding from DAFM for total costs of a research project up to €350,000 for up to five years in duration. Please note the maximum duration must align with AFRI RFA requirement for the respective programme area.
- How to apply:
It is the responsibility of the US PI to submit the tri-partite proposal to NIFA using the required Grants.gov online portal and according to the required format by the stated submission deadline for the respective research priority area. RoI and NI applicants must submit pre-proposals to their respective funders (DAFM or DAERA as appropriate) no later than 17:00 IST, one month in advance of the AFRI deadline.
This funding call offered by the QQI as part of their 10 year anniversary seeks to build momentum and engage opportunities to enhance assessment in higher education.
The intended outputs of the grant-aided projects include scholarly publications as well as toolkits, strategies, models, literature reviews, recommendations and continuing professional development programmes.
- Deadline: 30th November 2022 @ 17:00 Irish Time
- Call Document: Here
- On Offer: Maximum grant-aid to any one Principal Investigator is limited to €60,000 per project. This total is inclusive of overhead (to a maximum of 10%). This grant aid must be used in 2022/2023. Expenditures after 31/12/2023 are ineligible. Staff costs (including post-doctoral researchers) are eligible. Postgraduate stipend and fees are eligible
- How to apply:
- Expression of Interest: If you have an interest in putting forward an application, please complete the EOI form located here, the RSU will then provide support.
- Submit Application: When you have completed your application document you should send it to the Research Office by 13:00 on Wednesday 30 November 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Each project must be directly relevant to at least one of the topics in Section 4 of call document. As part of their proposals, applicants must clearly set out the relationship to the selected topic or topics, the intended project outcomes and transferrable added value to Irish HE (impact) among other things.
- Each project must be led by a higher education institution offering programmes leading to awards included within the NFQ, a PSRB based in Ireland offering programmes at higher education levels, or the USI.
- Each project must commit to sharing its findings within the Irish education sector, to networking with parties conducting other projects funded by QQI to avoid duplication, and to sending project personnel to masterclass events relevant to the topics in Section 4, which will be arranged by QQI in 2023.
- Applicants must abide by the terms and conditions (Section 11 of call document) for this scheme.
Call Details
QQI seek to help create a platform for enhancing assessment in the context of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and the reputation of Irish qualifications.
The field of assessment is vast however and to avoid diluting efforts this call focuses on the topics described listed below:
- Topic 1: Approaches that HE providers can effectively use to determine the validity, reliability and efficiency of their programme assessment strategies in the contexts of intended programme learning outcomes including intended graduate attributes, and their teaching and learning strategies.
- Topic 2: How are degree classifications (grades) calculated and what are the qualitative reasons for the trends in degree classifications profiles?
- Topic 3: Designing assessment that is robust against academic misconduct.
- Topic 4: McCabe-ICAI Academic Integrity Survey.
- Topic 5: Rethinking assessment following the COVID-19 experience.
- Topic 6: The influence of external examining on assessment.
Each application must choice a single topic as its focus, In addition to providing funding, QQI will arrange a set of masterclass events relevant to the topics. These will be opportunities for personnel from grant-aided projects to network. They will be open to all.
Finally, QQI is planning an initial one-day conference in Q1 2023 to help build momentum around the topic of assessment relating to this call.
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| Funding Agency | Irish Research Council | ||||
| Call Webpage and documentation | Application form Webpage | ||||
| Submission Deadline | 13 April 2023 @ 16:00 (Irish time) | ||||
| What’s on Offer | A Ulysses award will involve researcher(s) based in Ireland travelling to France and researcher(s) based in France travelling to Ireland. Awards will be up to a maximum of €5,000 each to the lead Ireland and the lead France-based research partner to cover travel and living expenses. These awards are simultaneously receivable and must be used by end of the 2025 calendar year. | ||||
| Who can Apply | Eligible Irish-based partner(s) include postdoctoral researchers and Principal Investigators with contracts that will cover their employment during the two year period of the award. Please note postgraduate researchers are not eligible to be applicants or Project Leaders, but their participation is encouraged as part of the wider research team | ||||
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