41 projects aimed at improving public understanding of science, technology engineering and maths (STEM) are to receive a total of €4.4m in funding.
The grants are being awarded under the annual Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme, which aims to increase STEM public engagement and education.
It also hopes to support education initiatives for under-represented groups.
Among the projects to receive funding are a continuous professional development programme for teachers involved in the new Leaving Cert computer science syllabus, which will be coordinated by the Lero software centre.
There will also be further money for developing computing skills among young people including through the Coderdojo organisation.
A Dublin City University run project will see girls aged 7-10 informally engaging with STEM concepts.
In the Midwest, Career Mathways will see the adoption of a novel approach to STEM education developed by the University of Limerick, dedicated to demonstrating the importance of maths and the career opportunities it can lead to.
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has also received funding for a program of STEM workshops for Transition Year students that it will run over eight weeks.
More than 80 applications were received as part of the call for ideas, with the winning projects chosen following an international peer-review process.
It is hoped that more than 2 million people will be reached by this year's projects.
