AI grants in Ireland
Explore AI grants for companies in Ireland. This list brings together funding for machine learning, foundation models, AI infrastructure and applied AI from Irish innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Ireland, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at AI in Ireland come first.
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Towards modern, integrated, and effective fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) systems
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds projects that build AI-powered vessel-tracking and remote-sensing tools to monitor small-scale, recreational and long-distance fishing.
Transformation to trajectory-based operations
🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union
Funds industrial research building the flight-planning and network systems needed for trajectory-based air traffic operations.
Transversal Centres of Excellence
🇪🇺EuroHPC JU · European Union
Funds about 4 technical hubs offering profiling, optimisation, portability and other cross-cutting HPC support services to European application developers.
Trusted frameworks for secure and efficient data sharing in EOSC (EOSC Partnership)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds coordination projects that build data-sovereignty frameworks so European researchers can share sensitive data securely within EOSC.
Unleashing the potential and advancing the impact of the digitalization/Artificial Intelligence of the climate-neutral bio-based value chains
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds AI and digital-twin tools that speed up bio-based manufacturing — from biorefinery process control to predicting biosynthesis pathways.
Uptake of FAIR data management practices and of EOSC by research communities and research infrastructures (EOSC Partnership)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a project that runs cascading open-science sub-grants of EUR 100,000-250,000 to drive FAIR data practices and EOSC adoption across research communities.
Using Generative AI (GenAI4EU) for Scientific Research via EOSC
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds projects that deploy generative AI tools across the research data lifecycle within Europe's open-science cloud.
Wireless Communication Technologies and Signal Processing – Standardisation and Follow-up/PoCs
🇪🇺SNS JU · European Union
Funds 6G physical-layer and radio-access research — spectrum efficiency, massive MIMO, AI-native RAN — aimed at proof-of-concept systems and international standards contributions.
Innovative HPSU Fund (Equity)
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Funds Ireland innovation teams building equity and growth support for startups from proof to commercialization.
PhDStart
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Supports Ireland researchers with structured pathways in co-funding for applied PhD hires in companies, from planning to deployment.
Pre-Seed Start Fund
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Provides early-stage technology teams with support for product, capability, and milestone growth planning.
Research, Development & Innovation Fund
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Provides Irish enterprises planning support for innovation programmes that strengthen global markets.
Cyber Security Review Grant
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Covers 80% of a €3,000 cyber security review for Irish businesses.
Innovation Voucher
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Supports Irish small businesses with innovation vouchers for feasibility studies prototypes audits or new product and service development.
Ireland R&D Tax Credit
🇮🇪Revenue · Ireland
Administers Ireland innovation tax credit, allowing qualifying companies to claim expanded relief for innovation activity.
New Frontiers
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Offers founders over €40,000 in equity-free support, plus a €15,000 stipend in phase two.
New Markets Validation Grant
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Grants Irish businesses up to €150,000 to develop and test new market entry strategies.
Proof of Concept Funding
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Funds third-level researchers up to €100,000 to move research toward market readiness.
Standard Mentor Assignment
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Pays for up to €1,750 toward ten sessions with an experienced business mentor.
Strategic Consultancy Assignment Grant
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Grants Irish SMEs up to €35,000 to hire an external strategy consultant.
VentureLaunch Accelerator
🇮🇪NovaUCD · Ireland
Supports UCD researchers launching commercial ventures based on university intellectual property.
Seed & Venture Capital Scheme
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Funds venture managers for Irish-focused seed and later-stage funds through Enterprise Ireland-backed capital commitments.
Invent the Future with Arduino UNO Q and App Lab
Arduino · Global / Multinational
Pays up to $5,000 in cash and prizes to the best hardware projects built on the Arduino UNO Q.
2026 Global Quantum + AI Challenge
TQI · Global / Multinational
Awards $40,000 per track to teams solving real quantum problems for five global enterprises.