Advanced Laureate Awards Programme
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Programme at a glance
The Advanced Laureate Awards are for established, leading principal investigators who want funding to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk research.
Expression of Interest (EOI)
Expressions of Interest for the upcoming Advanced Laureate Awards will now be accepted through the intended host institution. Please complete the EOI form for applicants in the sidebar and send it to the research office or equivalent for submission.
The Research Office must submit the EOI form on behalf of applicants on or before 4pm (Irish time), 14 October 2022. Direct submissions by the applicant will not be accepted. Failure to submit an EOI by this deadline will disqualify applicants from submitting a full proposal. This will be strictly enforced.
After the EOI deadline, the IRC will compile a final list of applicants from each institution. Each list will be sent to the relevant research office for final endorsement.
Eligibility and suitability
- Applications can be made in any field of research.
- Applicants must have been awarded their first PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) no less than 15 years prior to the 10th of November 2022. The PhD must have been conferred on or before that date (i.e. 10 November 2007). Where multiple PhDs are held, eligibility will be determined against the first PhD awarded.
- Applications must be submitted by a single principal investigator with the support of a host institution. The principal investigator does not necessarily need to be working at the host institution at the time when the proposal is submitted. However, a mutual agreement and the host institution’s commitment on how the relationship will be established are necessary, should the proposal be successful.
Resubmission:
The number of applications across all the IRC’s programmes always exceeds the number of awards that can be made. As such, the following restrictions will apply to the current call:
- Current IRC Advanced Laureate awardees will not be eligible for the 2022/23 Advanced call, but may apply to any subsequent call.
- There is no restriction on the resubmission of unsuccessful applications from the last call. However, applications that do not progress beyond stage 1 of the current call may face restrictions to future calls.
- Reserve, ineligible or withdrawn proposals from the last call do not count against any of the above restrictions.
What we offer
| Award type | Duration* | Value | Award start date | Discipline coverage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Laureate Award | Up to 4 years | Maximum of €1,000,000 (inclusive of 25% overhead) | Awards must commence by December 2023 | ALL disciplines | Eligible Irish higher education institution or research-performing organisation |
How to apply
- Contact the research office of your prospective host institution.
- Read the call documents carefully (available in the sidebar).
- Familiarise yourself with our submission system and register (available once the call opens).
- Applicants must submit an expression of interest form through their intended host institution by 4pm (Irish time) on 14 October 2022.
- Following this, a full proposal should be submitted via our online submission system.
Evaluation process
For the Advanced Laureate Awards programme, we are adopting a two-stage evaluation process across four domains:
- Humanities (H)
- Life Sciences (LS)
- Physical Sciences and Engineering (PE)
- Social Sciences (SS)
Proposals are evaluated on the basis of excellence as the sole criterion. It will be applied to the evaluation of both the research project and the principal investigator in conjunction.
Call Timeline
| Call Process | Date* |
|---|---|
| Expression of Interest Open | 15 July 2022 |
| Call Open | 6 October 2022 at 4pm |
| Expression of Interest Deadline | 14 October 2022 |
| FAQ deadline | 08 December 2022 |
| Deadline for applications | 15 December 2022 at 4pm |
| Outcome of Stage 1 | May 2023 |
| Stage 2 - Rebuttal (2 weeks) | Wednesday 24 May - Tuesday 6 June at Midnight |
| Outcome Stage 2 | August 2023 |
| Award Start Date | 01 Dec 2023 |
*Please note that the timings provided here are indicative and may be subject to change by the Council