COALESCE (Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges)
OPENING SOON30/09/2024
Update 02/08/2024:
The Irish Research Council will shortly be opening the call for the 2025 COALESCE Research Fund (Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges).
Further information and supporting documentation will be available on this webpage once the final dates have been confirmed.
In the meantime, the IRC wishes to advise interested parties of the indicative funding call timings as follows:
| Scheme | Proposed Launch | Proposed Deadline | |
| COALESCE | 30th September 2024 | 29th November 2024 |
The proposed deadline for Research Office endorsement of applications will be in December 2024.
Potential applicants should also note that, once dates are finalised and the call document is published by the IRC, they should carefully ascertain whether they are eligible to apply to the scheme.
The sixth round of this call seeks to fund excellent research addressing national and European/global challenges as set out in the challenge frameworks now in place. The call is run in partnership with government departments and agencies who fund specific strands.
COALESCE 2025 will consist of Strand 2A:
- Strand 2A: Open call for interdisciplinary research addressing national or global societal challenges led by AHSS PI with STEM co-PI (max. €220,000 per award), funded by the Irish Research Council.
Please note: Call details relating to COALESCE 2025 may be subject to change prior to the Call Launch. An additional strand may be added prior to the launch.
For queries contact projects@research.ie.
Please note that the timings provided here are indicative and may be subject to change.
Research offices can send any queries they are unable to answer to projects@research.ie.