Grant Policies

All grant holders and host institutions we fund must comply with our grant funding policies. Applicants and grant holders should read these policies alongside our grant conditions and their grant contract.

Grant Policies

HRB Policy on Budget Reallocation (PDF 161 KB)

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HRB Policy on Change of Principal Investigator (PDF 134 KB)

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HRB Policy on Grant Amendments (PDF 48 KB)

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HRB Policy on No Cost Extension (PDF 116 KB)

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HRB Policy on Social Benefits (PDF 174 KB)

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HRB Policy on Transfer of Awards (PDF 97 KB)

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Irelands National IP Protocol (PDF 637 KB)

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HRB Policy on HRCI HRB Co Funding Partner Approval (PDF 132 KB)

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HRB Policy on Alleged Misconduct in Applications made to HRB (PDF 339 KB)

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HRB Policy on Approval of Host Institutions (PDF 158 KB)

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HRB Clinical Trials and Interventions Governance Policy (PDF 579 KB)

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HRB Policy on Conflict of Interest for external peer reviewers (PDF 187 KB)

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HRB Policy on Gender in Research Funding (PDF 242 KB)

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HRB Position Statement on Tobacco and Alcohol industry funding (PDF 126 KB)

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HRB Policy on use of Animals in Research (PDF 195 KB)

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HRB Policy on Bullying and Harassment of participants in HRB funded research (PDF 167 KB)

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HRB Policy on Research Misconduct (PDF 181 KB)

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HRB Policy on Management and Sharing of Research Data (PDF 233 KB)

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HRB Policy on Appeals (PDF 216 KB)

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HRB Policy on Use of Overheads (PDF 175 KB)

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HRB Policy (Revised) on Open Access to research publications - taking effect on 1st January 2025 (PDF 702 KB)

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HRB Policy on Open Access to research publications - expires 31 December 2024 (PDF 200 KB)

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HRB Gender Equality Plan 2022-2025 (PDF 392 KB)

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