Research & Innovation

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have announced a joint initiative to incentivize researchers in Ireland to address global challenges in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically focusing on delivering impact in countries where Ireland’s official development assistance (ODA) is directed.

To initiate this, SFI is highlighting two, currently open, challenge-funding opportunities, the AI for Societal Good Challenge and the Zero Emissions Challenge. These programmes support applications focused on delivering societal impact that will contribute to achieving the SDGs nationally and globally. DFAT will provide funding for up to two additional teams to participate in these challenges where the beneficiary of the societal impact is one of Ireland’s key partner countries.

For full details of this partnership, including the list of countries, please see here.