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US-Ireland R&D: How to apply

US-Ireland Research and Development applications are considered by a number of agencies in different research areas.

Funding agencies

The funding agencies will consider applications in the research areas as follows:

JurisdictionAgency/BodyResearch Priority Area
United StatesNational Science Foundation (NSF)Nanotechnology
Sensor Technology
Telecommunications
Energy & Sustainability

Cybersecurity

United StatesNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Health
Nanotechnology
Sensor Technology
United StatesNational Institute of Food and AgricultureAgriculture
IrelandScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)Health
Nanotechnology
Sensor Technology
Telecommunications
Energy & Sustainability

Cybersecurity

IrelandHealth Research BoardHealth
IrelandDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the MarineAgriculture
Northern IrelandDepartment for the Economy (DFE)Nanotechnology
Sensor Technology
Telecommunications
Energy & Sustainability

Cybersecurity

Northern IrelandHealth & Social Care NIHealth
Northern IrelandDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsAgriculture

Application guidance

In this section

How it works

The Partnership will help link scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and support research collaboration.

Partners

The aim of the Partnership is to promote collaborative innovative projects amongst researchers across the three jurisdictions.

Successful Partnerships

List of recent success stories from the US-Ireland R&D Partnership programme.