Research Funding

Over the last 10 years Waterford Institute of Technology has successfully attracted over €70mn in research funding from various sources. Researchers at WIT have obtained funding from the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) cycles 3 and 4; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Frontiers Programme and Strategic Research Cluster Programme and the Technological Sector Research (TSR) Programme. In addition, there are three Enterprise Ireland (EI) funded Applied Research Enhancement Centres (AREs) in the areas of applied materials research, telecommunication research and pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. Waterford IT has also been successful in the European Framework Programme (FP), having obtained funding in FP4, FP5, FP6 and most recently FP7.

Total Research Funding per Agency (September 2009 - August 2010)  

Research Statistics

WIT Research Expenditure September 2000 - August 2010

Funding Income by Source September 2009 - August 2010

Funding Income by Source September 2008 - August 2009

Funding Income by Source September 2007 - August 2008

Funded Research Postgraduate Students September 2008 - August 2009

Research Active Staff per School September 2008 - August 2009

Postdoctoral Researchers at WIT September 2008 - August 2009