IRCSET offers Fellowships to exceptional candidates who wish to pursue a defined programme of work after the PhD award in target “host” laboratories. This work is under the direction of the Fellow but with the assistance of a nominated mentor at the host location.
IRCSET offers two types of fellowships:
INSPIRE: IRCSET-Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowships in Science Engineering and Technology
IRCSET will continue to offer these prestigious IRCSET-Marie Curie co-funded awards, offered for the first time in the 2008/2009 Call. Candidates must be within 5 “academic years” from the award of PhD or equivalent. They must propose pursuing their work for 18 months at a research laboratory in any country of their choice worldwide, followed by a 12 month reintegration period at an Irish research laboratory.
EMPOWER: Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science, Engineering and Technology
IRCSET will continue to offer their sought-after fellowships based at an Irish host laboratory. The candidates must be within 3 “academic years” from the award of PhD and propose pursuing their work for 24 months at an Irish research laboratory.
Enterprise Partnership Scheme
As part of the EMPOWER scheme, fellows can also propose to carry out their research in conjunction with an industry partner, as part of the
Enterprise Partnership Scheme, an innovative initiative where IRCSET links with private enterprise and eligible public bodies to co-fund postgraduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships among the most promising researchers in Ireland. The scheme offers researchers the opportunity to gain additional beneficial experience and insight into the commercial arena while completing their research.
For more information on these schemes, including how to apply, please follow the links in the left-hand menu
Applications for both EMPOWER and INSPIRE will be accepted via one call for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Autumn each year.
The Call for Fellowships in 2010 opened on Friday 2nd October 2009. and closed for applicants on Thursday 12th November 2009. The results will be announced in April 2010. For more information on call dates, please link here.
Please note that applicants cannot apply to both fellowship schemes. Applications will only be accepted for one type of fellowship. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that they apply for their desired scheme, and that they fulfil the eligibility requirements for that scheme. Applicants who currently hold an IRCSET fellowship are eligible to apply for INSPIRE, as long as they fulfil the eligibility requirements. They may not re-apply for an EMPOWER fellowship. Previously unsuccessful applicants may re-apply, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.
For queries, please contact fellowships [at] ircset.ie