Science Foundation Ireland

Science Foundation Ireland
SFI overview
Formed25 July 2003
Dissolved31 July 2024
JurisdictionIreland
HeadquartersThree Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, Ireland D02 FX65
SFI executives
  • Dr Ciáran Seoighe, Acting Director General
  • Peter Clinch, Chairperson
Parent departmentDepartment of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Key document
  • Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003
Websitehttps://www.sfi.ie/

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI; Irish: Fondúireacht Eolaíochta Éireann) was a statutory body in Ireland. It was an agency of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, with responsibility for funding oriented basic and applied research in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with a strategic focus. The board of SFI was appointed by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.