Science Foundation Ireland provides grants for researchers from around the world who wish to relocate to Ireland and those already based in Ireland, for outstanding investigators, for conferences and symposia, and for collaboration with industry.
4,239
people working on SFI research projects31%
of SFI Investigator Programme awards published articles that were cited by patents4,199
publications reported by SFI researchers2.41%
of SFI funded publications in the top 1% of publicationsSFI Starting Investigator Research Grant
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) is pleased to launch the SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) 2018 Programme to help develop early- to mid-career researchers on their path to becoming excellent, fully independent research leaders.
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The SFI St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal is awarded annually to a distinguished Irish scientist, engineer or technology leader living and working in the USA.
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Science Foundation Ireland is pleased to launch the Science Foundation Ireland Fellowship Programme. This programme aims to provide successful candidates with the opportunity to develop their career through experiencing first-hand, the diversity of activities carried out by a funding agency.
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