Call 2 is now Closed

Call 2 of the Sustain-FIT programme is now closed.

The international fellowship programme supports industry-focused sustainability research in Ireland (36 month duration).  Through this programme, 50 experienced researchers will be awarded a three-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship, and benefit from a structured career development framework including a mandatory 6-12 month secondment to the partner enterprise.  Twenty-five fellowships were granted under Call 1. If you require more information on the outcome of Call 1 please contact sustain-fit@enterprise-ireland.com

Funded by Enterprise Ireland and the EU’s Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Actions, the programme strengthens Ireland’s research excellence and helps companies accelerate their sustainability ambitions.
Sustain FIT supports applied research that helps companies solve real world sustainability challenges aligned with the EU Green Deal (link to The Environment: Ireland’s Green Deal – European Commission).

Typical themes include:

  • Clean energy
  • Circular and sustainable industry
  • Buildings and renovation
  • Sustainable mobility
  • Sustainable food systems
  • Eliminating pollution
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate Action
  • Digitalisation for sustainability

Projects must deliver measurable sustainability impact while supporting career development for the researcher and cross sector collaboration between academia and industry.

Sustain-FIT links three partners:

  • an international postdoctoral researcher
  • an Irish host research organisation
  • a participating company that provides a 6–12 month industry secondment.

Benefits to the International Postdoctoral researcher

  • 36 month fellowship hosted at an Irish Higher Education Institute / Research Performing Organisation
  • Salary, mobility allowance, and research/training budget
  • International mobility, interdisciplinary training and industry secondment experience

Benefits to Host Research Organisations

  • Funding to employ an international Fellow
  • Strengthened research capacity in EU Green Deal areas
  • Deeper industry partnerships and increased competitiveness for EU funding

Benefits to participating companies

  • A 6–12 month secondment of a highly skilled postdoctoral researcher
  • Applied research tailored to a defined sustainability challenge
  • No salary cost (companies contribute in-kind only)
Call 2 is now Closed

  1. Sustain-Fit Guide for companies
  2. Sustain-Fit Guide for Host organisations
  3. Sustain FIT Guide for International Research applicants
  4. Sustain-FIT Terms and Conditions
  5. Sustain-FIT Application template
Universities
Contact Email
University College Dublin  UCD Meadhbh O’Halloran proposalsupport@ucd.ie
Trinity College Dublin TCD research.office@tcd.ie
Dublin City University  DCU Christina Rush christina.rushe@dcu.ie
Maynooth University  NUIM research@mu.ie
University Galway  NUIG Caoibhe Duignan caoibhe.duignan@universityofgalway.ie
University College Cork  UCC Raghuram Badmi RBadmi@ucc.ie
University Limerick  UL Sharone O’Loughlin MarieCurie@ul.ie
Technological Universities
Contact Email
Technological University Dublin (TUD) Guldan Kalem Guldan.Kalem@tudublin.ie
Munster Technological University (MTU) Hillary Cronin hillary.croninllary.cronin@mtu.ie
Atlantic Technological University ATU Sligo John Bartlett john.bartlett@atu.ie
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)
Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) Darota Zurek dorota.zurek@iadt.ie
Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) Lorna Walsh lorna.walsh@tus.ie
South East Technological University (SETU) Dr. Abhishek Babu abhishekbabu@setu.ie
Research Performing Organisations
Contact Email
Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc) Ridhdhi Rathore ridhdhi.rathore@teagasc.ie
Irish Manufacturing Research Centre (IMR) Kevin Fraser kevin.fraser@imr.ie
Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall) Louise Burgoyne louise.burgoyne@tyndall.ie
The Marine Institute (TMI) Ankit Verma ankit.verma@marine.ie

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 101177663.                                                          

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