Funding and Research Opportunities - Ireland 

Fellowships, scholarships, studentships and research programmes covering all of Ireland or other Irish institutions. Opportunities for research programmes and funding can be advertised at any time of the year.  Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of opportunities.

Studentfinance.ie has information on sources such as the Fund for Students with Disabilities, the Back to Education Allowance, the Student Assistance Fund and the Millennium Partnership Fund.

Postgradireland.com also have pages on funding.

LATEST

Two PhD positions at Trinity College Dublin

Title: Variational and Nonparametric Bayesian Techniques for Signal Processing and Telecommunications

Brief Outline:
Bayesian methods are at the forefront of advances in statistical signal processing and telecommunications, providing solutions that are matched to the nature of the actual data. These projects will provide students with research training at the exciting nexus between statistical signal processing, telecommunications, and probability modelling. One of our main challenges is to evolve tractable on-line algorithms in computationally constrained environments. Our research on variational Bayesian filtering will lead to new designs for mobile digital receivers. Another focus is on minimizing the risk associated with our decisions in telecommunications resource allocation problems. Finally, we need to design robust Bayesian solutions in cases where there is significant model uncertainty, in order to cope with the wide classes of signal and channel that arise in modern telecommunications networks. We will develop mathematically sophisticated Bayesian nonparametric techniques for these problems, with the promise of more reliable system performance.

Details:
TWO studentships available
Commencing AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ( before 1/10/11) Full stipend and fees (advertised 9/8/11)

For further information, please contact:
Dr Anthony Quinn, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Trinity College Dublin IRELAND aquinntcd.ie

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PhD Opportunities in Nanoscience

Inspire partners are pleased to announce a new structured PhD programme in Nanoscienceand Nanotechnologies, beginning September 2011, with PhD opportunities available in the following areas:
• Investigating oriented attachment as a growth mechanism in nanocrystalformation. Contact: kevin.m.ryanul.ie
• Assembly and characterisation of nanobioreactors. Contact edmond.magnerul.ie
• Nanostructures for enhanced chemical fingerpintingat high spatial resolution. Contact christophe.silienul.ie
• Excitation, Ionization and Fragmentation of Noble Metallic Nanoparticles in Femtosecond Laser Fields. Contact liz.oconnordcu.ie
• ZnO-based field emission light emitting diode. Contact liz.oconnordcu.ie
•Development of nano-structured solar reactor materials for fuel production. Contact liz.oconnordcu.ie
•Experimental & theoretical study of passively mode-locked lasers forarbitrary waveform generation. Contact liz.oconnordcu.ie
•Interaction of nanoparticles with human cells –predictive models for toxicology and medical applications. Contact hugh.byrnedit.ie
•Novel micro-and nano-structures for the delivery of bioactive compounds. Contact hugh.byrnedit.ie
•Detecting and assessing the safety of nanoparticles in consumer food products. Contactgordon.chambersdit.ie
•Laser ablation of nano-scale coatings on dielectrics. Contact Gerard.oconnornuigalay.ie
•Hybrid laser ablation of nano-scale components in different ambients. Contact Gerard.oconnornuigalay.ie
•Investigations of quantumdots in bio-imaging and drug delivery. Contact yury.rochevnuigalway.ie
•Development of a microfluidic-based Surface Enhanced Raman-Scattering (SERS) sensor for early detection of cancer. Contact Malini.olivonuigalway.ie
•Experimental and theoretical topics in nanoelectronics, including end-of-the-roadmap devices and molecular electronics. Contact: Jim.Greertyndall.ie
•Photonic devices and nanophotonics. Contact: Jim.Greertyndall.ie
•Bionanosciencewith applications to lab-on-a-chip and medical diagnostics. Contact: Jim.Greertyndall.ie
For more information: Please make enquiries with the person listed or see http://www.inspirenano.ie/

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Recurrent opportunities (may not be currently available)

North-South Postgraduate Scholarships scheme

Energy, Engineering and Philosophy: North/South Postgraduate Scholarships. These scholarships are worth €15,000 (approx. Stg£12,750) each. Three of the scholarships will be in the area of energy and engineering, and will be co-sponsored by Universities Ireland and ESB.  Two more will be in another area - arts (including philosophy), business, science and social science - and will be funded by Universities Ireland alone. These scholarships are open to all students currently registered at an Irish or a Northern Irish University or Dublin Institute of Technology (or who have graduated within the past five years) proposing to take up a place on a Master's or PhD programme which would require them to locate to the other irish jurisdiction.  They are also open to currently registered students at an Irish or a Northern Irish University or Dublin Institute of Technology. (or who have graduated within the past five years) which to follow a cross-border Master's or the first year of a PhD programme involving a significant period of study in the other Irish jurisdiction.  They are also open to Irish or Northern Irish-born students currently registered at a British University(or who have graduated within the past five years).  

To be considered for this award, applicants will be required to write a short essay (1400-1500) explaining why they wish to study in the other Irish jurisdiction and how they believe their studies will enhance innovation for a prosperous and sustainable island in their chosen subject (for the energy and engineering scholarships); or understanding of all-island perspectives in their chosen subject (for the other scholarships).

The closing date for applications for this scholarships scheme will be Monday 16th May 2011 (5pm). The winning applicants will be selected by a high level panel comprising two university presidents (one from North, one from South) and a senior executive from ESB. Shortlising will take place in early-mid June.

Receipients of the scholarships will be required to furnish proof that they have been offered a place on a recognised Master's or PhD programme in the other Irish jurisdiction or on a cross-border Master's or PhD programme. The organisers reserve the right not to award the full number of scholarships if the standard of applications is insufficiently high.  

Further information, including an application form, contact Patricia McAllister, Universities Ireland, Centre for Cross Border Studies, 39 Abbey Street, Armagh BT61 7EB. Tel: 028 3751 1550 [048 from Republic of Ireland]. Email: p.mcallisterqub.ac.uk The closing date for applications is usually May.

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NUI Awards:

• NUI Travelling Studentships: The Studentships are designed to fund postgraduate studies at doctoral level.  Each Studentship is valued at €42,000 over three years. At least FOUR Travelling Studentships in the Humanties and Social Sciences and TWO Travelling Studentships in the Sciences will be awarded.  Closing date: 25th March 2011.
• Irish Historical Research Prize: This prize of €5,000 is offered for the best work of Irish historical research, published by an NUI graduate in the period since 1 April 2008.  This prestigious award will be of interest to senior history scholars. Closing date: 4 April 2011.
• Publication Prize for Irish History: This prize of €3,000 is offered for the best work of Irish historical research published since 1 April 2008 as a first sole author book. It is open to NUI graduates with doctoral degrees awarded no earlier than 1 January 2005. Closing date: 4th April 2011.
• NUI Dr Mary L Thornton Scholarship in Education: This prize of €5,000 is intended to encourage postgraduate research in the field of education. Closing date: 15th April 2011.
• Other awards open to NUI undergraduates and graduates include the Dr H H Stewart Literary and Medical Scholarships, the Mansion House Scholarships in Irish and Irish History and the Pierce Malone Scholarships in Engineering and Philosophy.
  Students and graduates are automatically entered for these competitions.
  Full details and application procedures are available at www.nui.ie/awards.

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Post Graduate Scholarship - Humanities and Social Sciences - IRCHSS

The IRCHSS will launch the 2011/12 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme on Friday, January 7th 2011. Please note that the closing date will be February 21st 2011. 
HOW TO APPLY: Application form and Terms and Conditions can be downloaded from their  website.

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IRCSET: Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

Applicants must normally have a first or upper second class honours primary degree or the equivalent in the case of the scholarship scheme. Apply via on line grants application system. Details and terms and conditions posted on website. 2 calls per year, one in winter and one in summer. The Scholarship award comprises a maintenance award as well as support for the research to be carried out, payment of fees to the Research Body and support for conference attendance.
Contact: Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Brooklawn House, Crampton Avenue, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4 Tel. 01 231 5000 Email: infoircset.ie
Deadline 10th February 2010. There will be no second call in the competition in June.

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IRCSET: Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme 

A candidate will normally have completed their PhD and defended their thesis. Terms and conditions should be consulted for other eligibility criteria associated with the calls. Apply via on line grants application system. Details and terms and conditions posted on website. 
Apply by: October / November. Contact: Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Brooklawn House, Crampton Avenue, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4 Tel. 01 231 5000

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HRB/NCI Health Economics Fellowships 2011

Summary: The Ireland—Northern Ireland—National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium aims to provide world-class cancer care to people on the island of Ireland and to this end, has developed a range of educational exchange programmes. As part of the 2011 Consortium activities, the Health Research Board now invites applications for Health Economics Fellowships in Cancer 2011.  
What are the objectives of this Fellowship? This Fellowship programme aims to encourage successful applicants to pursue careers in health economics in the Republic of Ireland. The duration of the Fellowships is four years, leading to a PhD degree in health economics. The Fellowship includes training in health economics in cancer research in the UK and the USA followed by ten months of coursework in health economics, cancer prevention and health policy, based mainly in Ireland, then two years of mentored research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Washington DC and a final year of mentored research at an affiliated host institution in the Republic of Ireland.  
Who should apply? Applications are invited from graduates and researchers with a primary degree in a relevant discipline, such as epidemiology, (bio)statistics or economics. Applicants with degrees in medicine, pharmacy, health services research, social sciences or other sciences will also be considered. Previous training or experience in health economics would be beneficial, but is not essential. Applicants must be eligible for a J1 visa to work in the US.  Applicants must have worked or trained in the Republic of Ireland within the past 12 months.
When is the proposed start date? Successful applicants will begin their Fellowship in June 2011.  
What does the Fellowship include? The Health Research Board (HRB) will provide for a PhD stipend of €16,000 per annum for four years, a contribution towards student registration fees, costs associated with travel and the cost of health insurance for the duration of the fellow’s stay in the US. Funds will be provided to enable the fellow to attend one relevant scientific meeting per year of research.
What is the DEADLINE for applications? Wednesday, 5 January 2011 at 12 noon.  
Where can I get more information about this programme? Further detailed information is available online. Applications must be made using the HRB eGrants system. http://www.hrb.ie/index.php?id="1003&tx_hrbgrants_pi1[showUid]="66"

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The O'Reilly Scholarship Programme

Generally, a first class or at least a 2:1 honours undergraduate record to date with reasonable expectation of a first class or at least a 2:1 honours degree in the current academic year. Graduates with similar high honours degrees or with equivalent professional or academic qualifications, or who are completing a master's degree and wish to continue their studies to Ph.D. or equivalent level, are also eligible to apply. Preference will be given to the following disciplines: — Business Studies—Law—Marketing—Media Studies—Science—Technology—Arts.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications and all references: usually November.

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