Each year CIRCULÉIRE funds up to €500k for innovative circular economy demonstration projects which demystify, de-risk and prove the value of the circularity in Ireland.  

The CIRCULÉIRE Innovation Fund is a dedicated fund for the CIRCULÉIRE network and the 2021 call for proposals closes at 5pm on the 31^st March 2021 (submissions via circuleire@imr.ie) Please note that 2021 Guidelines for Applicants and Application Forms are available from CIRCULÉIRE’s Members Hub.

To support CIRCULÉIRE Industry Members create high quality proposals several ideation workshops and masterclasses will be hosted over February and March 2021 in collaboration with partners:

Ideation Workshops will be an opportunity to network and pitch ideas as well as explore opportunities identified during CIRCULÉIRE’s 2020 Thematic Working Groups:

• Circular Economy Ideation Workshop #1 – 12^th February  (11-1pm)
  • w/Irish Bioeconomy Foundation exploring circular bioeconomy opportunities
• Circular Economy Ideation Workshop #2 : 19^th February (11am-1pm)
  • exploring Industrial Symbiosis and Circular Procurement Innovation Opportunities

Innovation Fund Masterclasses in collaboration with Eur Digital Village:

• Masterclass #1 – Achieving Excellence & Impact – 9^th February (11am to 1pm)
• Masterclass #2 – Implementation –  16^th February (11am to 1pm)
• Masterclass #3 – WP Development on February 23^rd from 11am to 1pm
• Masterclass #4 – Budget Development on March 2^nd from 11am to 1pm

See the CIRCULÉIRE “Events” calendar for an overview of each event and register your interest to attend via: circuleire@imr.ie