Study Subject(s): Scholarship is awarded in any discipline, based in an Irish HEI.
Course Level: Scholarship is available to masters and doctoral students for pursuing full time research at an eligible HEI within Ireland.
Scholarship Provider: Government of Ireland and the higher education institutions (HEIs)
Scholarship can be taken at: Ireland
Eligibility: Scholars must fulfill the following criteria:
-Scholars must not be a permanent member of staff in an HEI or in a non-Irish based research body or HEI.
-must not have applied more than once to the Scheme and at the time of application:
-be a new entrant to the degree for which they are to receive Council funding and have been formally accepted by the relevant department/school by, at the latest, 1 st October 2015; or fulfill the criteria in 4.4 if already registered and part of the degree has been completed. and in the case of Research Masters Scholarships, not currently holding or having previously held a Council Postgraduate Scholarship;Doctoral Degree Scholarships, not currently holding or having previously held any Council Postgraduate Scholarship other than those which would enable them to obtain a Research Masters Degree.
-For all Scholarships, arrangements with respect to immigration will be a matter for settlement between the Scholar, his/her HEI, the Employment Partner, and the relevant immigration authorities of the State.
-Acceptance of the award is subject to these Terms and Conditions and the Guide for Applicants which, in conjunction with the Letter of Offer and completed and signed Acceptance Form, constitute the basis on which the award is held and/or renewed.
-Scholarships are held subject to these Terms and Conditions. If any of these are breached by a Scholar, Council will suspend or terminate the Scholarship and/or may require reimbursement of such payments as have already been made to the Scholar by the HEI on behalf of the Council as per clause 6.3 and 8.2.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: The Council offers opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a postgraduate degree in any discipline, at an eligible HEI within Ireland, while employed by an Employment Partner. Ideally, Scholars will be new employees of the Employment Partner in line with the emphasis on creating new jobs in the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs (APJ). However, Scholars who are existing employees of the Employment Partner may also be facilitated. The Scholar will hold an ‘Irish Research Council Employment Based Postgraduate Scholarship’. The Scholarship supports research across all disciplines
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Scholarship is offered for research masters degree: 12 months
-for structured research masters degree: 24 months
-for traditional doctoral degree: 36 months
-for structured doctoral degree: 48 months
What does it cover? The total value of the Employment Based Programme Scholarship, and all Strategic Funding Partner Scholarships, will be up to a maximum of €24,000 in any approved year for the duration of the Scholarship and will consist of the following:
-A contribution of €16,000 to the employment of the Scholar;
-A contribution of up to a maximum of €5,750 to Scholarship fees (including non-EU Scholarship fees) and any differential must be paid by the Scholar and/or HEI and/or Employment Partner. Scholars who hold a fee waiver from their HEI, or where no fee is required, or where fees are paid in full or in part by a third party, must inform the Council and the appropriate offices in their HEI and will not be eligible for the fee portion of the Scholarship.
-The maximum that can be spent in any year of the Scholarship is €24,000, plus any unspent balance of eligible direct research support expenses carried over from the previous year of the Scholarship. Apart from this exception, funds may not be carried forward from one year to the next.
-Funding will be provided only for the Research Project as presented in the application form and if any departures from this become apparent during the development of the Research Project the consent of the Council must be sought.
-The HEI will retain the eligible direct research support expenses portion of the Scholarship Fund provided by the Council (up to a maximum of €2,250 per annum), and transfer the €16,000 per annum contribution towards the employment of the Scholar and up to a maximum of €5,750 as the contribution to the Scholarship fees, to the Employment Partner.
-Expenses that occur outside the Funding Term are not eligible under the Scholarship.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Successful applicants will be notified in June 2015.
How to Apply: Applications (including Supervisor and Referee Forms) will only be accepted through the online application system. As an aid to preparing an application prior to the opening of the online application system, an indicative Word document version of the application form.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 11th February 2015.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
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