The Environmental Protection Agency provides funding to support science, technology, research and innovation projects through grant-aid to third level institutions, state agencies, government departments, local and regional authorities, the private sector and individuals. Proposals are invited periodically through calls advertised in the national press and on this website.
The EPA-STRIVE programme has allocated budget to provide funding to support workshops, seminars and other events - subject to an upper limit of €3,000 per event. Funding is provided only for events with a clear relevance to Irish environmental research priorities and on the condition that the events are run on a not-for-profit basis. The event should showcase current national research by the organisers and EPA funded-groups, and also could include an international keynote speaker.
In terms of audience/participants, the event should target other researchers working in the area and the expected end-users of the research (e.g. Local Authorities, EPA, DEHLG, Industry).
Funding is available as a rolling call with four submission deadlines each year (31st December; 31st March; 30th June; 30th September). Requests for funding should be made using the appropriate application form using the following headings:
A response shall be communicated to applicants within one month of the deadline date. Applications will be judged competitively against others received in the period using these criteria and with regard to the need to balance funding across institutions and thematic areas.
Successful applicants will be expected to provide the EPA with an ex-post report on the event, including photographs where relevant for publication on our website.
Download Event Support (including Workshops & Conferences) Application Form
The EPA-STRIVE programme has allocated a limited budget to provide funding to support researchers travelling for the purpose of:
Funding is provided subject to an upper limit of €1,000 per applicant, to cover travel, registration and other associated costs.
Funding is available as a rolling call with four submission deadlines each year (31st December; 31st March; 30th June; 30th September). Retrospective applications are not accepted.
Grants are claimable by reimbursement following the event and the submission of a feedback report. All relevant invoices and receipts must be submitted to validate claims.
Applications will be judged competitively against others received in the three months prior to the submission deadline.
Applications will be judged on the following three criteria:
and with regard to the need to balance funding across institutions and thematic areas.
A response shall be communicated to applicants within one month of the submission deadline date.
Download the RTSG Application Form
