We manage a suite of interlinked programmes funding researchers across all career stages and disciplines. Use the filter options on the left to find out more.
SFI-IRC Pathway Programme
OPEN
Enabling talented postdoctoral researchers across all disciplines to develop their track record and establish themselves as independent investigators
Irish Research Council-European Southern Observatory Studentship Programme
OPEN
Providing a valuable opportunity for an astronomer of the future undertaking a PhD at an eligible Irish institution to gain experience at the most productive ground-based astronomical observatory in the world
Starting and Consolidator Laureate Awards Programme
OPENING SOON
Supporting exceptional researchers to conduct frontier basic research across all disciplines
UK-Ireland Collaboration in the Digital Humanities Research Grants
CLOSED
Supporting large, collaborative UK-Ireland projects that will achieve a transformational impact in the digital humanities through innovative, multidisciplinary research
National Public and Patient Involvement Network Funding Opportunity
CLOSED
Supporting and further building capacity for high-quality public and patient involvement in health research throughout Ireland
IRC-SPRINT (FAPESP) Networking Grant
CLOSED
Encouraging collaboration in frontier basic research across all disciplines by researchers in Ireland and the State of São Paulo
COALESCE Research Fund
CLOSED
Supporting excellent research addressing national and global challenges
Advanced Laureate Awards Programme
CLOSED
Supporting exceptional researchers to conduct frontier research across all disciplines
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Awards
CLOSED
Supporting the next generation of leading scientists to attend the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate)
CLOSED
Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates in any discipline working in partnership with academia and industry
Ulysses
CLOSED
Supporting collaborations between Irish- and French-based researchers in areas important for both economies
European Coordinated Research on Long-term Challenges in Information and Communication Sciences & Technologies ERA-NET (CHIST-ERA)
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Reinforcing the transnational collaboration between participating states in challenging multidisciplinary research in the area of information and communication sciences and technologies
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND Collaborative Research Fellowships for a Responsive and Innovative Europe (CAROLINE)
CLOSED
Supporting experienced researchers from any discipline to conduct research relevant to the themes of the United Nations 2030 Agenda
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
CLOSED
Supporting researchers at an early stage of their postdoctoral career to associate with established research teams who have achieved international recognition for their work
Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme
CLOSED
Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates in any discipline working in partnership with academia and industry while employed by an enterprise partner
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral)
CLOSED
Supporting researchers at an early stage of their postdoctoral career working in partnership with academia and industry
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
CLOSED
Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline
New Foundations
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Supporting eligible researchers intending to pursue research, networking or dissemination activities within and across the diversity of disciplines