Thursday 3 December 2015

Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme, 2016

Each year Government of Ireland awards postgraduate scholarship for scholars.  The total value of the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship, and all Strategic Funding Partner Scholarships, will be up to a maximum of €24,000 in any approved year. A maintenance award of €16,000 per annum within the Funding Term. The application deadline is 3rd February 2016.
Study Subject(s): Scholarship is awarded in any discipline, based in an Irish HEI.
Course Level: Scholarship is available to Research Masters or a PhD (either traditional or structured) in any discipline 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 are selected in accordance with the Council’s Postgraduate Scholarship application and assessment process.
-Scholars must be full-time students affiliated with an eligible HEI in Ireland.
-Scholars must fulfil the following criteria:
-must have a first class or upper second-class honours primary degree, or the equivalent4 . If examination results are not known at the time of application, the Council may make a provisional offer of a Scholarship on condition that the Scholar’s undergraduate degree result is a first class or upper second-class honours, or the equivalent. Masters degree results may be considered to take precedence over the results of the primary degree. The Council decision on these matters is final;
-must not have applied more than once to the Scheme (including strategic partner themes within the Scheme). This includes applications since 2009 to the EMBARK Scheme previously run by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET), and the Government of Ireland Scholarship Scheme previously run by the Irish Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS);
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 2016 or fufill 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.
-Scholars from any country may hold a Council Postgraduate Scholarship. However, Scholars must:
-maintain her/his principal residence in Ireland (as defined) during the period of the Scholarship;
-satisfy the State’s regulations on immigration and have the support of their HEI with respect to these regulations and requirements if not a national of a member state of the European Union (EU).
-For all Scholarships, arrangements with respect to immigration will be a matter for settlement between the Scholar and his/her HEI, 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.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International Students can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: The Council offers a number of opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a postgraduate degree in any discipline at an eligible HEI within Ireland, including the Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship. In addition, a number of targeted Scholarships are offered in collaboration with our Strategic Funding Partners. The aim of the Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship hereinafter referred to as the Government of Ireland 3 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Call 2016 Postgraduate Scholarship, is to support suitably qualified Research Masters and Doctoral candidates pursuing or intending to pursue full-time research in any discipline2 . Scholars will hold a ‘Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship’.
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 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship, and all Strategic Funding Partner Scholarships, will be up to a maximum of €24,000 in any approved year and will consist of the following:
-A maintenance award of €16,000 per annum within the Funding Term;
-Contribution to fees, including non-EU Scholarship fees, paid to the HEI up to a maximum of €5,750. Any differential must be paid by the Scholar and/or HEI per annum. 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; 7 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Call 2016
-Eligible direct research support expenses to enable the Scholar to carry out the research project, including essential research supplies such as small consumables; books and journals; pay as you go access to national research infrastructure; software and hardware critical for the research5 – to be obtained in the first year of the award or the first 3 months of a 1 year award; archival research costs; conference travel and participation; generic and/or specialist disciplinary skills training; publishing and write-up costs. The exact amount of eligible direct research expenses is subject to sufficient justification being made in the grant proposal up to a maximum of €2,250 per annum. Only vouched expenses incurred in actually carrying out the research project will be funded.
-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.
-No funds provided by the Council as part of the Scholarship Fund may be used by the HEI to cover overhead or administrative costs.
-Funding will be provided only for the Research Project as presented in the application form and if any significant departures from this become apparent during the development of the Research Project, the consent of the Council must be sought.
-Expenses that occur outside the Funding Term are not eligible under the Scholarship. 6.6 While the Award is made to the individual Scholar, the Scholarship Fund is administered through the appropriate office within the HEI.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Successful applicants will be notified in June 2016.
How to Apply: Applications (including Supervisor and Referee Forms) will only be accepted through the online application system. The online application system will open shortly. NOTE: once the online application system opens, guideline documents will be made available on this page for applicants, supervisors, referees and Research Offices. 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 is provided below. Indicative Supervisor and Referee forms are also provided. These forms are for information purposes: all applicants (and Supervisors and Referees) must register and submit their applications through the online system.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 3rd February 2016.

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