Research funder · Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland

Statutory research funding body

sfi.ie

Grants since 2016: 3 196
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published): €874M
Funded works, last 5 years: 15.1k
Funded works, all time: 49.9k

Grants

2025–2028 · fellowship · Royal Society University Research Fellowship - Renewal

Understanding the evolution and modulation of the foreign body response to medical implants

Eimear Dolan · The Royal Society - Grant

€746.8k

2024–2025 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

My Moving Brain: M'Inchinn Gluiseachta (MIG)

Lyndsey Butterworth · Rcsi University Of Medicine And Health Science (rcsi)

€88.4k

2024–2028 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Projects

Site-specific chemical modifications of human Interferon-gamma for improved therapeutics

Marina Rubini · University College Dublin

€630.3k

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

Busting Gender Bias in Computer Science and Cyber Security

Rachel Farrell · University College Dublin

€60k

2024–2028 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Projects

Language3D: Creating Editable 3D Content from Deep Language Understanding for 3D-First Digital Platforms

Binh-Son Hua · Trinity College Dublin

€794.6k

2024–2028 · grant · Pathway Programme - STEM-led

Designing secure integrated sensing and communication systems for next-generation wireless networks (SECURE-ISAC)

Chinmoy Kundu · Tyndall National Institute (tni)

€581.2k

2024–2026 · fellowship · Royal Society University Research Fellowship - Enhancement Grant

Gravitational turbulence in the era of gravitational waves

Christiana Pantelidou · The Royal Society - Grant

€158.5k

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - Science Week Event

Science at the Marina

Eimear Ferguson · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

€10k

2024 · grant · Maternity/Adoptive Leave Allowance - nan

Mining the Molecular Interplay Between Parasite and Host for Vaccines, Diagnostics and Biotherapeutics Discovery

John Dalton · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

€31.4k

2024–2029 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Awards

Centrosomal responses to genotoxic stress

Ciaran Morrison · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

€1.2M

2024 · grant · NSF Student Mobility Programme - nan

18/CRT/6222 Supplement

Dirk Pesch · University College Cork

€7 000

2024 · grant · Maternity/Adoptive Leave Allowance - nan

INSIGHT_Phase 2

Noel O'Connor · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

€44.2k

2024–2028 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Awards

Exploration of gene therapies for ocular disorders

Jane Farrar · Trinity College Dublin

€1.3M

2024–2025 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

Creating a learning health system - Citizens' Jury on Artificial Intelligence

Derick Mitchell · Irish Platform For Patient Organisations, Science & Industry Limited

€60k

2024–2028 · grant · Pathway Programme - STEM-led

SMARTFOLD: Development of a smart shape-memory scaffold to support degenerated cartilage and control therapeutic delivery to reduce chronic pain in osteoarthritis

Tapas Mitra · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

€593.3k

2024–2028 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Projects

Regulation of the regulator: DDX3Xs role in translational reprogramming during viral infections

Martina Schroeder · National University of Ireland, Maynooth

€788.1k

2024 · grant · PhD Additional Stipend Allowance - nan

SFI PhD 2024 Stipend Increment

South University · South East Technological University

€54.6k

2024–2028 · grant · Pathway Programme - STEM-led

MAIT-NK cell interactions might underpin dysfunction of NK cells in obesity and obesity related cancers

Nidhi Kedia-Mehta · National University of Ireland, Maynooth

€592.8k

2024–2025 · grant · National Challenge Fund - 2050 Challenge

Using untapped wind energy to produce green hydrogen using a simpler and sustainable electrolyser design (H2Glas)

Mary Pryce · Dublin City University

€644.2k

2024–2028 · grant · Pathway Programme - STEM-led

The genomics of adaptation in a hyper-diverse genus of bees: the past, present and future of important wild pollinators

Darren O'Connell · University College Dublin

€592.7k

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

Sustainable Schools: Achieving the SDGs through STEM

Claire Downey · Department Of Education

2024–2025 · grant · National Challenge Fund - Future Digital Challenge

Artificial intelligence-powered 3D printing - aiPRINT

Andrew Daly · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

€610.6k

2024 · fellowship · Public Service Fellowship Programme - nan

GSI6 Examining current planning requirements for geothermal energy projects in Ireland

Subhash Kumar · Tyndall National Institute (tni)

€54.2k

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - Science Week Festival

Tipperary Festival of Science

Maeve Liston · Mary Immaculate College

€50k

2024–2029 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Awards

midios: microRNA in Diabetic Osteopathy

Cynthia Coleman · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

€1.3M

2024–2028 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Awards

WheatHealth: enhancing our understanding of wheat-microbe interactions to improve disease control and food security

Fiona Doohan · University College Dublin

€1.3M

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

Beginners Mind - Infant Cognition and Childlike Visions

Cian Mcloughlin · Trinity College Dublin

€59k

2024 · grant · Research Infrastructure Programme - nan

Solid-State Battery Analysis and Testing (SS-BAT) Facility

Kevin M Ryan · University of Limerick

€1.4M

2024–2025 · fellowship · Public Service Fellowship Programme - nan

SEAI4 Investigating gender aspects of Irelands clean energy transition

Dervla Macmanus · Sustainable Energy Authority Of Ireland (seai)

2024 · grant · NSF Student Mobility Programme - nan

18/CRT/6222 Supplement

Dirk Pesch · University College Cork

€7 000

2024–2030 · grant · Research Centres Programme - Phase 2

VistaMilk Phase II

Donagh Berry · Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

€26.2M

2024–2025 · grant · Supplement - nan

SFI Fellowship

William Scanlon · Tyndall National Institute (tni)

€8 504

2024–2026 · fellowship · Royal Society University Research Fellowship - Enhancement Grant

Loop heat pipe for waste heat recovery in data centres

Michael Gibbons · The Royal Society - Grant

€207.3k

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - Science Week Event

Science Week at The Ark 2024

Al Russell · The Children's Cultural Centre Limited T/a The Ark

€4 000

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

STEM Family Learning in the Community

Paul Stynes · Department Of Education

2024–2025 · fellowship · Public Service Fellowship Programme - nan

GSI6 Examining current planning requirements for geothermal energy projects in Ireland

Subhash Kumar · Geological Survey of Ireland

2024–2027 · grant · Frontiers for the Future - Projects

Conjugated STING-agonist nanoparticles as novel therapeutic add-on to enhance the therapeutic response of chemotherapy for the treatment of osteosarcoma.

Fiona Freeman · Children's Health Foundation

2024–2025 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

Junior Engineer Development Initiative (JEDI)

Katie Gilligan-Lee · Department Of Education

2024 · grant · Discover Programme - nan

Teen-Turn

Joanne Dolan · Teen-turn

€50k

2024–2028 · grant · Pathway Programme - STEM-led

Functional Thin Film Based on CO2-derived Polymers and Stimuli-responsive Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Applications (WOUNDER)

Thi Nga Tran · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

€575.5k

Grants

Understanding the evolution and modulation of the foreign body response to medical implants

My Moving Brain: M'Inchinn Gluiseachta (MIG)

Site-specific chemical modifications of human Interferon-gamma for improved therapeutics

Busting Gender Bias in Computer Science and Cyber Security

Language3D: Creating Editable 3D Content from Deep Language Understanding for 3D-First Digital Platforms

Designing secure integrated sensing and communication systems for next-generation wireless networks (SECURE-ISAC)

Gravitational turbulence in the era of gravitational waves

Science at the Marina

Mining the Molecular Interplay Between Parasite and Host for Vaccines, Diagnostics and Biotherapeutics Discovery

Centrosomal responses to genotoxic stress

18/CRT/6222 Supplement

INSIGHT_Phase 2

Exploration of gene therapies for ocular disorders

Creating a learning health system - Citizens' Jury on Artificial Intelligence

SMARTFOLD: Development of a smart shape-memory scaffold to support degenerated cartilage and control therapeutic delivery to reduce chronic pain in osteoarthritis

Regulation of the regulator: DDX3Xs role in translational reprogramming during viral infections

SFI PhD 2024 Stipend Increment

MAIT-NK cell interactions might underpin dysfunction of NK cells in obesity and obesity related cancers

Using untapped wind energy to produce green hydrogen using a simpler and sustainable electrolyser design (H2Glas)

The genomics of adaptation in a hyper-diverse genus of bees: the past, present and future of important wild pollinators

Sustainable Schools: Achieving the SDGs through STEM

Artificial intelligence-powered 3D printing - aiPRINT

GSI6 Examining current planning requirements for geothermal energy projects in Ireland

Tipperary Festival of Science

midios: microRNA in Diabetic Osteopathy

WheatHealth: enhancing our understanding of wheat-microbe interactions to improve disease control and food security

Beginners Mind - Infant Cognition and Childlike Visions

Solid-State Battery Analysis and Testing (SS-BAT) Facility

SEAI4 Investigating gender aspects of Irelands clean energy transition

18/CRT/6222 Supplement

VistaMilk Phase II

SFI Fellowship

Loop heat pipe for waste heat recovery in data centres

Science Week at The Ark 2024

STEM Family Learning in the Community

GSI6 Examining current planning requirements for geothermal energy projects in Ireland

Conjugated STING-agonist nanoparticles as novel therapeutic add-on to enhance the therapeutic response of chemotherapy for the treatment of osteosarcoma.

Junior Engineer Development Initiative (JEDI)

Teen-Turn

Functional Thin Film Based on CO2-derived Polymers and Stimuli-responsive Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Applications (WOUNDER)

Creating a learning health system - Citizens' Jury on Artificial Intelligence

Regulation of the regulator: DDX3Xs role in translational reprogramming during viral infections

Beginners Mind - Infant Cognition and Childlike Visions

SEAI4 Investigating gender aspects of Irelands clean energy transition