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UCD-Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund

Unlocking future research potential

Developing research in strategically important areas of health, jointly funded by UCD Office of Research and Innovation and the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Research Partnership. 

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The UCD-Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund

The UCD-Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) has been supported under the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Research Partnership, with matched funding from UCD. It aimed to help UCD’s researchers overcome systemic barriers to career and network development, ultimately unlocking future research potential within the University and beyond. 

ISSF Schemes

Clinical Primer Scheme

Clinical Primer Scheme
Mid-Career Stimulus & Diversification Scheme

Mid-Career Stimulus & Diversification Scheme
Medical Humanities & Social Sciences Collaborative Scheme

Medical Humanities & Social Sciences Collaborative Scheme
Networks of Excellence Scheme

Networks of Excellence Scheme

ISSF Award Highlights

24
The number of awards granted for research projects, research management, public engagement and public patient involvement
€2.6 million
Total value of the ISSF Award over 6 years, co-funded by Wellcome, SFI, HRB, and matched funding from UCD
2.35
Average field-weighted citation impact of ISSF award holders in 2020
35
The number of new collaborations established with researchers, policy makers and artists
€7.4 million
Amount of leveraged funding won by ISSF grant holders since winning their award
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We have seen many wonderful initiatives emerge from this scheme, with particularly positive impacts on the development of our research community.
Professor Orla Feely, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact, and ISSF Steering Committee Chair

Contact the UCD Wellcome ISSF

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 7777 | E: issf@ucd.ie