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Call for Research Proposals 2011

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Call for Research Proposals 2011

Call 2011 Information Seminars

The Department held two Call Information Seminars on Tuesday, 31st January 2012 at Teagasc Research Centre Moorepark, Teagasc, Fermoy, Co. Cork and Friday 3rd February 2012 at the Department Offices, Shared Services Building, Backweston Laboratory Campus, Youngs Cross, Celbridge, Co. Kildare.

Download the pdf of the presentation here - Call 2011 Information Seminar(s) Presentation (pdf 2,028Kb)

Frequently Asked Questions 2011 Call (pdf 404Kb)  

Applications are invited for funding under the:

• Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM)
• Research Stimulus Fund (RSF)
• Programme of Competitive Forest Research for Development (CoFoRD)

These programmes, funded under the National Development Plan 2007-2013, provide funding, on a competitive basis, for research that is neither commissioned nor carried out in-house by individual companies.

All suitable institutions in Ireland that can demonstrate the necessary research capabilities including Universities, Institutes of Technology and Teagasc are eligible to submit proposals.  Similar institutions based in Northern Ireland are eligible as partners in such submissions. The results of the research will be made available for the benefit of the agri-food and forestry sectors, the consumer and policymakers.

Application Process

Terms of Reference (including detailed call specifications), Guidelines for Applicants and Project Application Forms can be downloaded via the links below.

Completed application forms must be submitted via email in PDF format to: Research@agriculture.gov.ie.

Applications received electronically prior to this deadline will be deemed final and no further additions, corrections or amendments will be accepted.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 1 pm on Wednesday 7^th March 2012.

Programmes

• FIRM / RSF / CoFoRD [Terms of Reference (pdf 950Kb) |Guidelines for Applicants (pdf 704Kb) |Project Application Form (doc 220Kb) |Budget Spreadsheet Jan 2012 (xls 99Kb)

•  FIRM plus [Guidelines for Applicants (pdf 549Kb) | Application Form (doc 242Kb) ]
  

All queries should be directed as follows:

Contact: Maureen O’Sullivan
Phone: (01) 6072142
E-mail: Research@agriculture.gov.ie.