Science Foundation Ireland

Launch of Ignite Fund

Social Innovation Fund Ireland has just launched The Ignite Fund – a €550,000 fund created in partnership with several private philanthropists and the Department of Rural and Community Development.

The objective of the Ignite Fund is to spark meaningful social impact in communities across Ireland by providing support to some of the most innovative charities and social enterprises.

Applications are open until May 6th 2019.

More information can be found here.

CONNECT is the world leading Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications. CONNECT is funded under the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres Programme and is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund. We engage with over 35 companies including large multinationals, SMEs and start-ups. CONNECT brings together world-class expertise from ten Irish academic institutes to create a one-stop-shop for telecommunications research, development and innovation.


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