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Research Ireland is currently accepting applications for its Science Week Funding Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The Science Week Funding Programme 2026 is a national Irish funding initiative designed to improve public understanding and engagement with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Grant Amounts
Up to €50,000 for science festivals
Up to €10,000 for individual events
This Science Week Funding Programme is open to a wide range of people and organisations. Organisations are defined in the Research Ireland Discover Grant Terms and Conditions. (opens in new tab)
Research Ireland has a list of Eligible Research Bodies (which includes universities, institutes of technology etc.) – check list of Eligible Research Bodies here (opens in a new tab).
If your organisation is included on this list, then your application must be signed off by the appropriate officer (typically the Research Office) within your organisation using the Eligible Research Body Cover Sheet available on SESAME.
Applications are also welcome from other bodies (i.e. any organisation not included on the above list).
There are two categories of other bodies that can become eligible for the Science Week Call 2026:
(a) State Body (e.g. city or county council)
In order to become eligible for the Science Week Funding Programme 2026, applicants in this category are required to complete, sign, stamp and upload the ‘Other Bodies – State Body Cover Sheet’ available on SESAME. A senior executive within the organisation is required to sign the cover sheet indicating the organisation’s support for the application.
(b) Other Body (i.e. not an Eligible Research Body or a State Body)
In order to become eligible for the Science Week Funding Programme 2026, applicants in this category are required to:
If you have any doubt about your organisation’s status, please email [email protected] for clarification. This must be done in good time before the closing date (minimum three days) to ensure that your application is completed and submitted before the deadline as no exceptions can be made in relation to the submission date for this, or any other, reason.
