IRC Postgraduate & Postdoctoral Funding

The Irish Research Council (IRC) has three schemes for postdoctoral funding:

1.  Government of Ireland (GOI) Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

This call is open, and **the applicant deadline has been changed to 4pm on 27th November 2019**.  More information can be found on the call on the IRC's website here.

Please identify and approach a suitable MU staff member to establish if they are willing to support your application as mentor. 

Applicants who wish to have an in-house (non-technical) review of their application before submission, should have a COMPLETE DRAFT on the IRC’s online system (but not, at this stage, submitted to IRC!) by 5pm on 12th November 2019.  RDO staff will be able to download applications from there for review. 

Please email shona.leith@mu.ie to request a review on/before 5th November 2019 or if you have any questions about this call.

2.  CAROLINE Fellowships

This call is now closed.

3.  Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral)

This call is now closed.  
 
 

The Irish Research Council (IRC) has three schemes for postgraduate research scholarship funding:

1.  Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

This call is now open, with a closing date of 4pm on 31st October 2019.  Further information and documentation can be found on the IRC’s website here.

The funding offered is to cover a Research Masters or PhD project in any discipline, and is open to those who have (or expect to attain) a 1st/2:1 Bachelors or a Masters degree.  New entrants to a Research Masters/PhD as well as current research students can apply for funding starting in Sept 2020 (if otherwise eligible). 

Please speak to your prospective MU supervisor before beginning your application as you cannot submit an application to this scheme without their endorsement.  

There will be two information sessions on the call for MU students and prospective supervisors:

• 3rd September 2019 from 2-3.30pm (Seminar Room 2.31, Iontas building); to register for this session, please click here. 
• 10th September 2019 from 10-11.30am (Seminar Room 2.31, Iontas building); to register for this session, please click here.

If you wish to participate in our in-house pre-submission (non-technical) review, please have a complete draft up on the IRC's online system (but do not, at this stage, submit to IRC!) and email: shona.leith@mu.ie with the following in email subject: ‘Your Name – GOI review request’ by 5pm on 14th October 2019.  

Applications cannot be accepted for pre-submission review after the above deadline. 

2.  Employment Based Postgraduate Programme

This call is now closed.

3.  Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate)

This call is now closed.