Intellectual property strategy - IP start claim

Review your Letter of Offer. This will confirm the Title of the Grant that you were approved, the Project Number of the Grant, the expenditure type and amount that was approved and the Final Claim Date (i.e. the last date by which all expenditure must be incurred, and a valid claim submitted to Enterprise Ireland).

Please note, that you can make one claim against this Grant.

Complete the Checklist for the claim and submit with all required documents.

If any of the required documents are missing, the claim will be returned.

• IP Start Grant Claim Checklist (.docx)

• IP Start Grant Claim Form (.xlsx)
• IP Start Directors Statement (.docx)
• Prior to the submission of the claim, a Progress Report must be submitted by email to IPStrategy@enterprise-ireland.com for clearance.
• IP  Start Report Template (.docx)

Submit your claim to Enterprise Ireland by email to IndustryGrantClaims@enterprise-ireland.com

** Please note that claims are not accepted by post.

• Remember, when emailing, to include your Company Name and Project Number in the Subject Line.
• Use your Client Number (CES ID) number when encrypting files. Your CES ID number can be found in “Schedule A” of your company’s Letter of Offer

• The claim will be assigned to a Payment Officer, who will review the documentation to ensure that all required forms and documentation is included. If any required information is missing the Payment Officer will: 1) suspend the claim and request outstanding information or 2) if significant documentation is missing or the Final Claim Date has expired, the claim may be returned as invalid.
• If all is in order, the claimed expenditure and associated supporting documentation will be desk inspected.
• For each claim, based on the report already submitted by you and or the IP Advisor (consultant) to the IP Strategy Manager, the Manager will review the report and instruct the Payment Officer to pay or disallow the claim depending on their findings.
• The Payment Officer completes the authorisation of the claim and submits a payment request to our Finance Department.
• A letter will issue via email from Grant Payments - Industry with details of the approved payment and advising that payment will follow shortly to the Grantee Company’s bank account.