Icelandic Research Fund

• 1.9.2015, Application Deadline
• 1.9.2016 - 16:00, Application Deadline
• 15.6.2017 - 16:00, Application Deadline
• 15.6.2018 - 16:00, Application Deadline
• 20.6.2019, Umsóknarfrestur
• 15.7.2020 - 16:00, Application Deadline
• 15.6.2021 - 15:00, Umsóknarfrestur

Role

The Icelandic Research Fund (IRF) is an open competitive fund which provides research grants according to the general priorities of the Icelandic Science and Technology Policy Council and based on peer review of proposals. 

The role of the IRF is to enhance scientific research (basic and applied) and research education in Iceland. For this purpose the IRF awards funding to research projects led by individuals, research teams, universities, research institutes, and companies and to research students (cf. Act 3/2003 with later amendments).

Eligibility

Principal Investigators (PIs) must have completed their graduate studies at an accredited university and have experience in running research projects. This stipulation does not apply to Doctoral student grants.

Further information

• IRF's Icelandic webpage.
• IRF's handbook for the grant year 2021
• See staff contacts below.