The Government Of Ireland Scholarship Program -

The Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Program is extremely competitive, as seen by its 18% success record over the last five years. Successful program participants are recognized for having the exceptional potential to become future research leaders.

About The Scholarship

The Council is in charge of the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, a reputable national initiative supported by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science.

Other financing alternatives for postgraduate education in Ireland are distinct from and complement the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Program. It has the following qualities:

• Special, prestigious awards granted to the candidate for exceptional research;

• A fair selection process that includes independent, international expert peer assessment;

• funding for all academic disciplines, including zoology and archaeology; and

• Grants for bottom-up, non-directed research, excluding projects backed by our strategic funding partners.

We welcome articles that investigate novel, emerging fields of research or that offer novel, innovative concepts. The growth of fundamental understanding can be facilitated by merging the information, approaches, and perspectives of two or more fields, hence interdisciplinary suggestions are also encouraged.

Allies in the financial sector

In order to accomplish common national objectives, a number of government departments and organizations collaborate with the Irish Research Council to support the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. The Irish Research Council’s 2023 strategic funding partners are:

Environmental Protection Agency

• Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth

Foreign Affairs Office

The Irish Met

What we offer

• An allowance of €18,500 per year;

• An yearly fee payment of up to €5,750, which may include payments from outside the EU;

• Annual qualifying direct research expenses of €3,250.

How To Apply

Potential candidates should thoroughly study the call documentation to see whether they are eligible to apply. Only their suggestive versions of the supervisor and application forms are provided for your reference. All participants create and submit their forms using the online platform.

Crucial Dates

Calls are accepted beginning on September 8 at 16:00 (Irish time).

Questions will be accepted on October 13th, 2022 at 16:00 (Irish time).

The application period closes at 16:00 on October 20, 2022. (Irish time).

The deadline for the supervisor is October 27, 2022, at 16:00 (Irish time).

The research office must receive endorsements by November 3, 2022, at 6:00. (Irish time).

Call outcome no later than March 2023

Starting on September 1, 2023, is the award period.

Please note that the aforementioned timelines are only estimates and are subject to change.

Additional Information

If you can’t find the answer to your query in the call paperwork, get in touch with the research office at the University of your Choice for more details. Send any inquiries to [email protected] if the research offices are unable to respond.

Institutions of higher education (HEIs) and organizations engaged in research (RPOs)

A higher education institution must comply with the following requirements in order to be eligible to apply for our funding programs (at the postgraduate, postdoctoral, and principal investigator level) under current Irish Research Council policy:

A third-level institution as defined by Section One of the Higher Education Authority Act of 1971 and/or one that accepts public funding that has been authorized by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science are both considered third-level institutions for the purposes of the Free Fees Initiative.

Receiving funding from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science for research and higher education.

Considering the Ireland Athena SWAN Charter and the HEA Statement (July 2019).

These businesses are:

America’s University of Technology

• Colegio Marin

• Dublin City University

Dublin Advanced Studies Institute

Dental Clinic in Dublin

Technology Institute in Dundalk

Dn Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology

Mary Immaculate College

• Maynooth University

A technical college in Munster

Statewide art and Design College

The National College of Ireland

• The National University of Ireland in Galway

RCSI’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Royal Irish Academy

Royal Irish Academy of Music

South East Technology University

The University of Technology in Dublin

• the Technological University of the Shannon in the Midwest’s Midlands

• Cork College University

• University of Dublin and Trinity College

• University of Limerick

In acknowledgment of their commitment to Ireland’s research base, the following research-performing organizations (RPOs) are eligible to apply to the postdoctoral and principal investigator-led funding programs of the Irish Research Council:

Economic and Social Research Institute

Pacific Institute

The Teagasc

The Discovery Network