Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future
Funds high-risk investigator-driven research in Ireland across frontier technology and translational discovery.
Research Ireland's Frontiers for the Future programme supports independent investigators at Irish universities and approved research bodies conducting highly innovative, high-risk, high-reward projects across all disciplines — STEM, arts, humanities, and social sciences alike. The programme is the direct successor to Science Foundation Ireland's flagship investigator scheme, preserved under the Re…
All disciplines: STEM, AHSS, and interdisciplinary. High-risk/high-reward projects with impact potential.
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