Remit
Under its remit, SFI invests in academic researchers and research teams who are most likely to generate new knowledge, leading edge technologies and competitive enterprises in the fields of science and engineering underpinning the areas of biotechnology, information and communications technology (ICT) and sustainable energy and energy-efficient technologies.
Science Foundation Ireland is a key organisation in the implementation of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2007–2013 and the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI) 2006–2013. A sum of €8.2 billion has been allocated for scientific research under the NDP and SSTI of which SFI has responsibility to invest €1.4 billion.
SFI's typical grants range from about one hundred thousand euro per year to about one million euro per year per project.
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