Enterprise Ireland’s R&D Offer supports market-led innovation in manufacturing and services companies.

The offer has five elements designed to support manufacturing and services companies;

1)  Stimulating Research & Innovation
Aimed at companies that are new to product, process and service development activities, these financial supports, including the R&D Stimulation Grant, allow companies to explore how research & innovation can drive their future development.

2) R&D Fund: Small Projects
The R&D Fund: Small Projects is a provision under the R&D Fund to support product, process or service project R&D where the expenditure amount is less than €150,000.  This may be companies undertaking R&D for the first time or companies progressing R&D activity in the business.

3)  The R&D Fund
Supporting innovation in services, products and processes.
Companies that are ready to progress to larger projects or want to set their own research agenda can apply to Enterprise Ireland’s R&D fund which supports market-led innovation in manufacturing and services companies.

4) Collaboration
Companies can also get funding for collaborative research projects with other companies.