Overview
The US-Ireland R&D Partnership Programme accepts rolling tri-jurisdictional research proposals involving academic applicants from the United States, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Complete grant details
The current programme supports collaborative R&D in sensors, nanoscale science and engineering, telecommunications, energy and sustainability, cybersecurity, health and agriculture. Research Ireland lists awards of €350,000–€700,000 and project durations up to five years. Each proposal must include meaningful research participation from all three jurisdictions and is submitted under the applicable US lead-agency pathway, such as NSF or NIH.
Eligibility requirements
A proposal must include at least one academic applicant from each of the United States, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with significant participation in all three jurisdictions. Researchers should be mid-stage or senior-stage and must meet the specific lead-agency and national-funder eligibility rules. Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland applicants must complete the programme's required institutional Intention to Submit and pre-submission funding-commitment steps.
Tips for this grant
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified on the current Research Ireland 2026 programme page, which marks the programme Open with a Rolling deadline. Specific NSF/NIH/agriculture stream deadlines vary by lead agency and call, so no single fabricated UTC deadline is stored.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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