SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge
SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge
SFI Future Innovator Prize 2024
Science Foundation Ireland and the Department of Defence invites academic research teams to work with the Irish Defence Forces to develop innovative solutions to challenges across a range of areas that will have beneficial application and strong positive impact potential for Irish society.
Under the SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge, research teams based at eligible Irish research bodies can apply to address one of four challenges, or to propose disruptive ideas for technologies across several areas of interest to the Irish Defence Forces.
Challenges: Teams are invited to submit applications to address specific challenges identified by the Department of Defence and the Irish Defence Forces. These challenges have specific requirements that should be achieved for solutions to be deemed successful.
- Challenge 1 - Advanced Shelter Concepts
- Challenge 2 - Maritime Situational Awareness
- Challenge 3 - Search and Rescue
- Challenge 4 - Aeromedical Emergency Dispatch
Disruptive Ideas: The Department of Defence and the Irish Defence Forces are interested in ideas for disruptive/radical technologies across the areas of:
- Medical Technologies,
- Disaster Relief,
- Peacekeeping,
- Climate and Sustainability,
- Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).
Under this call, selected teams will be awarded up to €220k and work through a series of phases to develop their ideas to compete for an overall €1M prize award. The winning team must successfully demonstrate sufficient progress toward development of a STEM-based solution to be considered for the prize award. The prize will enable the winning team to continue development and explore deployment of their solution.
- What is Challenge Funding?
- What are the objectives of the SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge?
- Who can apply?
- What are the eligibility criteria?
- Phase funding & duration
- How to apply?
