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SEAI Research, Development and Demonstration Fund

Status

Usually opens in September and October and November and December

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
€1,000,000

Supports energy RD&D projects. Awards have ranged from tens of thousands for feasibility to around EUR 1 million for demonstration projects; grant rates follow State aid limits.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Annual competitive call, historically opening in the autumn or winter with a several-week window.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Open to companies, research organisations and public bodies in Ireland. Projects must have a clear Irish energy system benefit.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.seai.ie/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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