ERA-Chemistry is a consortium of 14 research funding organisations from 12 European countries, with the goal to develop and implement joint bottom-up European funding programmes. The network is funded by the European Commission under the ERA-NET Scheme for cooperation and coordination of research activities. The activities of ERA-Chemistry include funding calls, workshops, conferences and surveying the landscape of chemistry research funding in Europe. The funding calls are unique in that the funds to administer the calls are provided by the Commission, but the funding of granted awards is undertaken by the network partner in the applicant’s host country: therefore, IRCSET provides the funds for successful Irish applicants to ERA-Chemistry calls.

IRCSET’s activities within ERA-Chemistry: 

• Coordination of the ERA-Chemistry 2nd Call for Proposals, 2007
• Organisation of the 3rd ERA-Chemistry “Flash” Conference, 2008 Facilitating the attendance of Irish researchers at network workshops and conferences
• Funding Irish applicants successful in the network’s funding calls
  • 2005: Dr. Grace Morgan, UCD
  • 2007: Prof. Julian Ross, UL
  • 2008: Dr. Donal Leech, NUIG
  • 2009: Prof. Donal O'Shea, UCD and Prof. Stefan Oscarson, UCD
• Representation on the network’s National Steering Committee and Scientific Advisory Board

• ERA-Chemistry Open Initiative Funding Call:
  • 2008 Call Results.  For information please click here
  • 2009 Call Is Now Closed.  For information please click here
  • 2010 Call Is Now Closed.  For information please click here.
• 7th Flash Conference "Bioinspired Chemistry":
  • October 24th - 27th, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • Information on the 6th Flash Conference held in Feb please click here