Research Funding Overview
The Marine Institute manages competitive marine research funding programmes. Our competitive research awards has supported more that 260 researchers in the period 2007-2013. We also provide information on marine research funding opportunities from national and EU programmes.
Our key research programmes include the Beaufort Marine Research Awards, the Shiptime programme and Networking initiatives.
Current Funding Opportunities
National Funding
The Marine Institute provides funding for marine research in a range of areas including the ship-time programme and networking initiative.
Previous Funding Opportunities
Summary details on previous funding opportunities are available. These include details of Marine Institute funding calls, other national funding call and international funding opportunities.
For information on successful projects funded through various schemes please see our Research Database. If you have received marine research funding and your project is not listed, please forward the details to the Marine Research Office at mro [at] marine [dot] ie.
New Connections III - Exploring Ireland’s International Marine Research Partnerships
A Directory of Ireland’s International Marine Research Projects 2014-2016.