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Research Ireland (Taighde Éireann)

Supports Research Ireland by running competitive investigator awards, fellowships, and institutional research routes across disciplines.

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Programs7
Active grants2
Total grants2
About

Research Ireland (Taighde Eireann) is Ireland's national research funding agency, formed on 1 August 2024 by the merger of Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council. It reports to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and funds competitive research across STEM, the humanities, the social sciences, and interdisciplinary work.

Its programme…

Programs & grants under this funder
Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme

Supports Flagship investigator-led grants for high-risk high-reward research across all disciplines.

1 grant
Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future
Open
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Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship

Supports National postdoctoral fellowship at Irish HEIs all disciplines bottom-up non-directed research.

Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship

Supports Prestigious individual postgraduate scholarships all disciplines awarded in student's name.

Research Ireland Investigators Programme

Supports New all-disciplines investigator flagship for curiosity-driven and applied research AHSS and STEM panels.

Research Ireland Pathway Programme

Supports postdoctoral researchers transitioning to independent research leadership in Ireland.

Research Ireland Centres

Supports Large-scale multi-institution research centres of excellence with industry and international partnerships.

US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme

Supports Tri-jurisdictional research collaboration across United States Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

1 grant
US-Ireland R&D Partnership
Open
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Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.researchireland.ie