Commissioner McGuinness at the launch of the National Challenge Fund at the offices of Science Foundation Ireland in Dublin on 13th February 2023 The National Challenge Fund is a €65 million research fund, funded by grants from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, that aims at developing solutions to key challenges in the areas of Green Transition and Digital Transformation. The fund is coordinated and administered by Taighde Éireann- Research Ireland (formerly Science Foundation Ireland). This is a prestigious, high-profile research initiative of national importance that will fund 90 research teams to direct research activity towards pressing societal and economic problems.The National Challenge Fund encourages collaboration between the academic research community, government departments, agencies, enterprises, and societal stakeholders to identify challenges and enable action to address the green and digital transitions.Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness announced on 13 February the first 26 teams to receive funding. Implementation of the whole measure is expected by 31 July 2026.More information can be found on the National Challenge Fund webpage here. Commissioner McGuinness at the launch of the National Challenge Fund at the offices of Science Foundation Ireland in Dublin on 13th February 2023 Reference1.5Project locations Ireland EU contribution€65 000 000 Project websitehttps://www.sfi.ie/...
