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Grants

Research Ireland (SFI) Frontiers for the Future

Status

Status not published

Deadline listed as 'Rolling'; apply through SESAME. Awards run 4 to 5 years.

Open now
Amount
€1,500,000

Award amount €600,000 - €1,500,000 (direct costs) over 4 to 5 years; budgets above €1,000,000 need prior approval from Research Ireland.

Funder

Research Ireland (formerly Science Foundation Ireland)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Deadline listed as 'Rolling'; apply through SESAME. Awards run 4 to 5 years.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Research funding (now Research Ireland, formerly SFI): applicants must be independent researchers hosted by an eligible Research Body, with a PhD for at least 3 years and senior authorship on at least 3 international peer-reviewed articles. Not open to companies directly; postdocs not eligible.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.researchireland.ie/funding/frontiers/

"Deadline Rolling ... Award amount €600,000 - €1,500,000 (direct costs)"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.researchireland.ie

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