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EUREKA MEMBER > IrelandFUNDING SCHEME
Funding in Ireland
Funding applications from industrial enterprises may be submitted to Enterprise Ireland, the national funding agency. The cut-off time/date is 5.00 p.m. on the last working day of each month.
> Eurostars
Funding contactEnterprise Ireland Mr. Terence O'Donnell | Type of fundingFunding is provided by the Entreprise Ireland R&D fund. In the case of early stage funding and funding of start-up companies equity funding may be used. |
Further information
For further information on requirements for the national funding process, please download Information for Irish participants in the Eurostars Programme document.Type of funding
grantFunding by type of organisation
| Type of organisation | Funding % of elligible costs |
Maximum costs (in EUR) |
Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SME | Up to 50% | €450.000 | For micro-enterprises a lower maximum grant of €75.000 applies. |
| Large Company | Up to 40% | €450.000 | |
| University | 100% | €250.000 | Universities are only eligible if an Irish industrial partner is part of the project's consortium. |
| Research Organisation | 100% | €250.000 | Universities are only eligible if an Irish industrial partner is part of the project's consortium. |
| Other |
> EUREKA
Funding contactEnterprise Ireland Mr. Terence O'Donnell | General procedureGrants from the Entreprise-Ireland R&D fund are open to eligible companies wishing to take part in EUREKA Individual Projects, Cluster Projects and . The average processing time for applications is two months. In exceptional cases, where the involvement of an Irish third level research-performing organisation working alongside an Irish industry partner is considered essential, some level of funding may be made available.
In the case of early stage and start-up companies equity funding may sometimes be used.
For further information about EUREKA in Ireland please read the requirements for the funding proces. |
Type of funding
grantFunding by type of organisation
| Type of organisation | Funding % of elligible costs |
Maximum costs (in EUR) |
Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SME | Up to 50% | €450.000 | For micro-entreprises a lower maximum grant of €75.000 applies. |
| Large Company | Up to 40% | €450.000 | |
| University | 100% | €250.000 | Universities are only eligible if there is an Irish industrial partner in the consortium. |
| Research Organisation | 100% | €250.000 | Research organisations are only eligible if there is an Irish industrial partner in the consortium. |
| Other |