Food Safety Skills Fund

 

Bursaries to enhance food safety skills and experience 

Our Food Safety Skills Fund is open to our Knowledge Network members and aims to enhance members' skills, broaden their experience and create links between food safety professionals on the island of Ireland.

 The Fund allow for activities such as: 

  • Visits to laboratories
  • Attendance at conferences or centres of excellence
  • Food safety training events 

 We strongly promote cross-border and cross-sectoral exchanges and visits.

 Bursaries

The Fund provides bursaries up to a maximum of €1,700 or Sterling equivalent (subject to vouched costs) where all travel or visits must be complete by the end of the current calendar year. Successful applicants shall be awarded on a first-come first-served basis until such time as funds have been exhausted.

 To apply, please read the instructions which are included in the Application form. The completed form should be emailed to fssf@safefood.net

 Application Form

 Our Knowledge Network is free to join and you need to be a member to apply.  Click here to sign up.

 If you have any questions, please email fssf@safefood.net or contact the Food Safety Skills Fund Coordinator at Safefood Tel: + 353 21 230 4100.

 

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End of Visit Reports

To read about  previous recipients experiences of the Food Safety Skills Fund please click on the article links below: 

2019 Food Safety Skills Fund (FSSF)

Recent Participants

Past Participants

Summary: Bursaries to enhance food safety skills and experience

The Food Safety Skills Fund Programme is open to Safefood Knowledge Network members and aims to enhance member’s skills, broaden their experience and create linkages between those involved in food safety on the island of Ireland. The programme funds visits to other laboratories, and attendance at conferences, centres of excellence and other food safety training events. 

To apply please read our programme guidelines and send us a completed application form. Please note the programme is for members of the Safefood Knowledge Network only.

Guidelines & Application form

For details on how to become a member of the Knowledge Network click on sign up link here.

The programme year runs until the 31st of  December 2025 and offers a limited number of funded bursaries to a maximum of €1,700 or sterling equivalent (subject to vouched costs). There is no set closing date for applications. Selection of successful applications shall be on a first-come first-served basis or until the programme fund is used. All travel/visits need to be completed by the end of December 2025.

If you have any questions, please email fssf@safefood.net or contact the Food Safety Skills Fund Programme Coordinator at Safefood Tel: + 353 21 230 4100.

Aim of the programme

The overall purpose of the Knowledge Network is to:

  • create linkages between those involved in food safety on the island of Ireland
  • bring together those involved in creating and applying knowledge to support and enhance food safety
  • contribute to policy development and the knowledge economy

Safefood strongly promotes cross-border and cross-sectoral exchanges and visits.

 

 

 

 

End of Visit Reports

To read about  previous recipients experiences of the Food Safety Skills Fund please click on the article links below: 

2019 Food Safety Skills Fund (FSSF)

Recent Participants

Past Participants