HRB-DOH Evidence for Policy (EfP) Programme 2025
Collaboration to address research priorities to inform policy-making for the Department of Health
HRB Grant schemes
Funding opportunities, upcoming grant calls and related guidelines
Collaborative Research Network in Mental Health 2025 (CRN 2025)
The HRB has a strong track record of supporting collaborative research networks in key policy areas, and the Collaborative Research Networks scheme is a competitive funding mechanism designed to support networks that bring together interdisciplinary teams to address key health and social care challenges in Ireland. The scheme funds networks that demonstrate strong governance, meaningful knowledge […]
Investigator-Led Clinical Trials (ILCT) Programme 2025 (prev DIFA)
ILCT supports research that address questions relevant to the improvement of patient care, health of the public and health services.
Conference and Event Sponsorship Scheme (CES) 2025
The Conference and Events Sponsorship Scheme aims to create an opportunity to host health-research related events, workshops, or conferences in Ireland.
European Rare Diseases Research Alliance 2025
The HRB is participating in the ERDERA Joint Transnational Call 2025 to support Irish researchers to engage in transnational collaborative research in the field of rare diseases under the call entitled “Pre-clinical therapy studies for rare diseases using small molecules and biologicals – development and validation”.
Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research 2025
The Health Research Board (HRB) is participating in the ERA-NET NEURON Joint Transnational Call 2025 to support Irish researchers to engage in transnational collaborative research in the field of neuroscience under the call entitled “Interdisciplinary approaches to the neuroscience of pain”.
EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research 2025
The HRB is participating in the JPND Joint Transnational Call 2025 to support Irish researchers to engage in transnational collaborative research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases under the call entitled “Health and social care research with a focus on the moderate and late stages of neurodegenerative diseases”.
European Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems 2025
The HRB is supporting Irish researchers to engage in transnational collaborative research in the field of health and care systems research under the call entitled “Better care closer to home: Enhancing primary and community care”.
ERA4Health Partnership 2025 “EffecTrial”
The HRB is participating in the ERA4Health Joint Transnational Pilot Call in multi-country investigator-initiated clinical studies (IICS) on ‘Fostering Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trials in Non-communicable Diseases’ (EffecTrial).
All-Ireland NCI Cancer Consortium (AICC) Research & Innovation Grant Scheme 2024
The aim of the AICC scheme is to support innovative, dynamic, and collaborative cross-border and trans-Atlantic cancer research and innovation within the 3 key AICC priority areas, to benefit all-island cancer patients.