SEAI IEA TCP appointment call
The SEAI 2025 IEA Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) Task Appointment Call is now open for applications
Task Participation - Call Open
Apply now to join Ireland’s IEA TCP Research Tasks
The 2025 SEAI IEA TCP Task Appointment Call is open for applications. The Call Document and Application Form are available in the 'Call Documents' section below.
Successful applicants to the call will participate in a research network that has thousands of academics, researchers, policy makers and industry representatives, from nearly 300 public and private organisations, located in 55 countries from across the globe. The collaborations are focused on identifying optimal pathways for future energy systems and on developing new and improved technologies, processes and policies to deliver these.
For more information about Ireland's involvement in the IEA TCPs please refer to the following webpage.
More information on the TCPs and Tasks/Annexes can be found on the IEA website: Technology Collaboration Programme – Programmes - IEA.
Key Dates | |
| Call Open | Thursday 28th August 2025 |
| Call Close | Tuesday 30th September 2025, 5pm GMT |
Any queries relating to this call should be submitted by email to [email protected].
The deadline for receipt of queries relating to the call is 23rd September 2025.
Who should apply?
The Call is open to public and private sector organisations based in the Republic of Ireland (including Irish subsidiaries of overseas companies). Applications will be accepted from Companies, Research Performing Organisations (e.g. Universities, Institutes of Technology and Publicly Funded Research Institutions), NGOs, Public Sector Bodies and Semi-State Bodies who are based in the Republic of Ireland.
Proposals from individuals applying in their own right will not be accepted.
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Information sharing and networking with leading international RD&D performing organisations
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Participation in the accelerated development and deployment of important energy technologies, processes & systems which are of global strategic importance
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Forming new partnerships and strengthening RD&D capability for future transnational collaborative working
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Learning from and contributing to best practice
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Linking research, industry and policy on a global scale
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Representing Ireland internationally at the forefront of activity in your organisations area of expertise
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Leading international technical standards development
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Involvement in development of technologies and exposure to international expertise and collaboration opportunities
Why apply?
Benefits to IEA TCP task participation
Evaluation process and criteria
Only fully complete applications submitted before the call deadline will be considered for evaluation. The evaluation criteria under which applications will be assessed, and the proportion of marks awarded to each criterion, is provided below:
- Alignment of the Task/Annex with Ireland’s national energy & climate priorities and goals (30%)
- Relevance to proposed participant’s organisation’s strategy and to the area of research of the proposed participant (15%)
- Relevant experience of the proposed participant (30%)
- Quality and adequacy of contribution and dissemination plans (25%)
Contact us
If you have any queries on the SEAI IEA TCP Appointment Call, please contact [email protected].
FAQs
Yes, you can apply to any Task/Annex in one of the 11 TCPs that Ireland is currently participating in. The priority list indicates the Tasks/Annexes which we are actively looking for participants to join. However, if there is budget capacity and capacity to permit more individuals to join a Task/Annex, we will consider your application to any Task/Annex.
We are continuously looking for opportunities to join new research areas and TCPs which are of strategic relevance to Ireland. If you are interested in participating in a new TCP, we ask that you submit an Expression of Interest to [email protected].
If you are appointed as a participant, we ask that you represent Ireland through attending Task/Annex meetings for the three years of your appointment. We ask you to report back to SEAI on those meetings and to provide an annual report on the progress of the task and future work.
We may also ask you to support us to identify information that can be shared on the SEAI website or through our networks relating to the IEA TCPs or any interested parties nationally. Finally, we may ask you to encourage Task/Annex meetings being hosted in Ireland.