SEAI Research, Development and Demonstration Fund
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.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
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%.
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Annual competitive call, historically opening in the autumn or winter with a several-week window.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 50% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: energy, climate
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Open to companies, research organisations and public bodies in Ireland. Projects must have a clear Irish energy system benefit.
Source. https://www.seai.ie/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked