Innovation Partnership Programme
Closes tomorrowEnterprise Ireland
€200,000
Startup grants closing soon in Ireland — 2026
3 of 44 programmes in Ireland have a published deadline in the next 120 days.
Closing within 120 days
Research Ireland Industry RD&I Fellowship
Opens soon, closes in 38 daysResearch Ireland (formerly Science Foundation Ireland)
€130,000
Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF)
Closes in 114 daysDepartment of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (administered with Enterprise Ireland)
Amount not published
Further ahead
Empower Start (female entrepreneurship supports)
Usually opens in January and February and SeptemberProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
SEAI Research, Development and Demonstration Fund
Usually opens in May and JuneProjected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Competitive Start Fund (CSF)
Closed for nowDiscontinued and replaced by the Pre-Seed Start Fund, which serves the same early-stage segment with EUR 50,000 or EUR 100,000 investments. Apply to the Pre-Seed Start Fund instead.
Eureka and Eurostars (Ireland)
Status not publishedTwo-step process: apply to EUREKA before the international Eurostars cut-off, then apply to Enterprise Ireland for national funding before work starts. Specific cut-off dates are set by EUREKA.
GradStart
Status not publishedNo call window is published; apply via the Enterprise Ireland online forms after discussing with your Client Advisor.
New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Programme
Status not publishedEach delivery institution runs its own recruitment, typically once or twice a year.