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FUNDING 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.

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Funding contact

Enterprise Ireland
+353 21 4800236

Mr. Terence O'Donnell
terence.odonnell@enterprise-ireland.com

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Type of funding

Funding 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

grant

Funding by type of organisation

Type of organisation Funding % of
elligible costs
Maximum costs
(in EUR)
Additional
information
SMEUp to 50%€450.000For micro-enterprises a lower maximum grant of €75.000 applies.
Large CompanyUp to 40%€450.000
University100%€250.000Universities are only eligible if an Irish industrial partner is part of the project's consortium.
Research Organisation100%€250.000Universities are only eligible if an Irish industrial partner is part of the project's consortium.
Other

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Funding contact

Enterprise Ireland
+353 1 7272372

Mr. Terence O'Donnell
terence.ODonnell@enterprise-ireland.com

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General procedure

Grants 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

grant

Funding by type of organisation

Type of organisation Funding % of
elligible costs
Maximum costs
(in EUR)
Additional
information
SMEUp to 50%€450.000For micro-entreprises a lower maximum grant of €75.000 applies.
Large CompanyUp to 40%€450.000
University100%€250.000Universities are only eligible if there is an Irish industrial partner in the consortium.
Research Organisation100%€250.000Research organisations are only eligible if there is an Irish industrial partner in the consortium.
Other