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.
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 €1,200 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
- TMFP Interview with Angela Quinn
- TMFP Interveiew with Natasha Logan
- TMFP Interview with Anna Holderbaum
- TMFP Interview with Bernie Bradley
- TMFP Interview with Joan Brien
- TMFP Interview with Kaye Burgess
- TMFP Interview with Cornelia O'Connell
- TMFP Interview with Judith Boyle
- TMFP Interview with Sunnibha Corcoran
- TMFP Interview with Chris Griffin
- TMFP Interview with Kenneth Dygico
- TMFP Interview with Emmet McQuillan
- TMFP Interview with Niamh Murphy
- TMFP Interview with Helen Cantwell
- TMFP Interview with Brian Byrne
Past Participants
- TMFP Interview with Bob Madden
- TMFP Interview with Ruth Kinkead
- TMFP Interview with Anne Carroll
- TMFP Interview with Abilasha Ramkumar
- TMFP Interview with Jonathan Stirling
- TMFP Interview with Séamus Fanning
- TMFP Interview with Andrew Flanagan
- TMFP Interview with Kevin Hunt
- TMFP Interview with Beatriz Aybar-Barboza
- TMFP Interview with Gerard Doody
- TMFP Interview with Sunnibha Corcoran
- TMFP Interview with David Lee
- TMFP Interview with Geraldine Dowling
