We manage a suite of interlinked programmes funding researchers across all career stages and disciplines. Use the filter options on the left to find out more.


Ukrainian Researchers Scheme

Supporting researchers and research-related technical staff who have been displaced as a result of the war in Ukraine

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Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Awards

CLOSED

Supporting the next generation of leading scientists to attend the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

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Irish Research Council-European Southern Observatory Studentship Programme

CLOSED

Providing a valuable opportunity for an astronomer of the future undertaking a PhD at an eligible Irish institution to gain experience at the most productive ground-based astronomical observatory in the world

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Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate)

CLOSED

Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates in any discipline working in partnership with academia and enterprise

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Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme

CLOSED

Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates in any discipline working in partnership with academia while employed by an enterprise partner

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Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme

CLOSED

Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline

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