Funding updates
Published: 9 January 2019
Open access - help shape national policy
The National Open Research Forum (NORF) in conjunction with the Royal Irish Academy, will host a meeting on Tuesday 22 January 2018 about Plan S - an EU wide initiative to make open access publishing a reality. [more]
Published: 17 December 2018
Grant updates - December 2018
Grant applications under review, as well as soon to be live calls.[more]
Published: 13 December 2018
HRB Summer Student Scholarships
Each year the HRB funds and supports university students to spend their summer holidays working on research projects with a supervisor. [more]
Published: 5 December 2018
Rare diseases - new EU funding opportunity
The first funding call under the recently established European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases opens on 14 December 2018.[more]
Published: 5 December 2018
New call and workshop - Secondary Data Analysis
The HRB will launch the first round of the Secondary Data Analysis Projects on the 7 January 2019. There will also be a workshop about the call on 15 January 2019 at the HRB offices.[more]
Published: 26 October 2018
Grant Updates - October 2018
HRB grant applications in progress ...[more]
Published: 26 October 2018
Patrick Quinn Parkinson’s Awards
This is a brand new call for research projects into Parkinson’s disease and is planned to launch on 10 December 2018, and close on 31 January 2019.[more]
Published: 26 October 2018
Irish Health researchers receive €6.3 million Horizon 2020 funding in 2018
'€1.5 billion is still available in the final two years of Horizon 2020', according to Kay Duggan-Walls, National Contact Point for Health at the HRB. [more]
Published: 26 October 2018
Horizon 2020 stem cell study moves to clinical trial phase
The NEPHSTROM study uses next generation Mesenchymal Stromal Cell (MSC) therapy in an effort to improve kidney function. If successful, the therapy could provide patients with an alternative to dialysis or kidney transplant.[more]
Published: 24 September 2018
Grant updates - September 2018
HRB grant applications in progress and Applied Partnership Awards update...[more]
Published: 16 August 2018
New HRB Impact Award 2019
The Health Research Board will present the first HRB Impact Award, with a prize fund of €50,000, in early 2019. It will recognise a researcher or health professional, at any stage of their career, whose research has had a...[more]
Published: 27 July 2018
Funding updates July 2018
Find out what opportunities are available, or where your application is in the funding process.[more]
Published: 20 June 2018
Grant updates - June 2018
Currently open calls, rolling calls and Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Scheme for existing grant holders.[more]
Published: 17 May 2018
HRB preparing GDPR guidance for health researchers
The HRB is currently working closely with the Department of Health to prepare practical, plain English guidance to help inform health researchers of their data protection obligations under GDPR when it comes into effect on 25th...[more]
Published: 18 April 2018
HRB to conduct review of current Clinical Research Infrastructures in Ireland
To inform future investment in this area, the HRB will conduct an independent review of current Clinical Research Infrastructures in Ireland during 2018. [more]
Published: 18 April 2018
Grant updates - April 2018
A round up of awards approved by the HRB Board, as well as a quick heads up on what's coming down the tracks.[more]
Published: 18 April 2018
HRB to offer training opportunity to create Ireland's first FAIR data stewards
The main recipients of HRB funding (UCD, TCD, RCSI, UCC, NUIG, UL, DCU and Cancer Trials Ireland) have been invited to each select two suitable individuals who will attend a 5-day training course in the Netherlands to become...[more]
Published: 7 March 2018
Grant updates - March 2018
Applying Research into Policy & Practice Postdoctoral Fellowship (ARPP) 2018 Deadline for applications is Thursday 15th March 2018 through the GEMS system. Collaborative Doctoral Awards in Patient-focused Research...[more]
Published: 31 January 2018
Grant updates - January 2018
Upcoming HRB calls, where your application is in the process, new EU funding opportunities. Don’t miss out.[more]
