Funder
EPSRC/Science Foundation Ireland research and technology joint funding of research programme – standard research grants
Added date
10/10/2019
Closing date
30/01/2020
Call summary
Grants are worth up to €500,000 each for projects with a duration of one to five years.
Scientific scope
The partnership supports joint research and technology development in the areas of chemistry, engineering, information and communications technologies, materials, mathematical sciences and physics.
PI eligibility
Single joint proposals from applicants in both countries should be submitted to EPSRC. For EPSRC applicants, the PI must be resident in the UK and be an academic employee at the lecturer or equivalent level at an eligible organisation, which may be an HEI, a research institute funded by a research council or an independent research organisation. SFI applicants must be based at an institution eligible for SFI support. Additionally, the SFI co-investigator must be a member of the academic staff of an eligible research body or a contract researcher with a contract that covers the period of the grant and who is recognised by the eligible research body as an independent investigator and will have an independent office and research space for the duration of the grant.