ODonovan announces 4.5m funding for nine National Challenge Fund finalists [Video]

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has announced the first 9 teams to receive Grow Phase funding.

The funding comes under the €65m National Challenge Fund – a competitive programme aiming to deliver solutions for major environmental and societal issues.

Funded by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Fund calls on researchers to identify problems related to Ireland’s Green Transition and Digital Transformation and work directly with those most affected to solve them.

Minister O’Donovan said “I am pleased to announce the first cohort of the National Challenge Fund project teams that are now finalists in this competition-based funding programme.

“This innovative, solutions-focused programme is a key driver in delivering research and innovation that makes a real and positive impact across society, the economy, and the environment – not just here in Ireland, but across Europe and around the world.”

Since its launch, 96 teams have been funded through the National Challenge Fund, …

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