Research Talent
UCC can offer industry unique opportunites to our postgraduate and postdoctoral talent through the following engagement mechanisms:
IRC Postgraduate Enterprise Partnership Award
The Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme is a unique national initiative linking excellent researchers in all disciplines to enterprise; in the context of this call, enterprise partners can range from multinational corporations to SMEs, non-governmental organisations, and, where justified, public sector agencies. The scheme provides researchers with the opportunity to pursue research in collaboration with enterprise while based at an eligible higher education institution.
Through this co-funded programme, postgraduate researchers develop new, advanced knowledge and skills linked with industry and employer needs. The programme trains early-career researchers for the diversity of employment opportunities in industry, the public sector and the non-government sectors. For the enterprise partner, the scheme provides a low-risk, flexible route to research talent and innovation in an area closely aligned with its strategic interests.
Company Size: SME or Large
Typical Project Size: €9,500 per annum
UCC Contact: Dr Raghu Badmi and Dr Cara Heuston
IRC Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme
The Irish Research Council’s Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme is a unique national initiative linking excellent researchers in all disciplines with workplace experience in an employment partner; ranging from multinational corporations to SMEs, public-sector agencies and, where justified, non-governmental organisations. The scheme provides awardees with the opportunity to pursue research in collaboration with a higher education institution while based in, and employed by, their employment partner.
Through this co-funded programme, postgraduate researchers develop new, advanced knowledge and skills in an industry or employer workplace setting. The programme trains early-career researchers for the diversity of employment opportunities in industry, the public sector and the non-government sectors. For employers, the scheme brings new talent directly into the organisation and provides a low-risk cost-effective route to research development and innovation in an area closely aligned with its strategic interests.
Company Size: SME or Large
UCC Contact: Dr Raghu Badmi and Dr Cara Heuston
IRC Postdoctoral Enterprise Partnership Award
The Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme is a unique national initiative linking excellent researchers in all disciplines to enterprise; in the context of this call, enterprise partners can range from multinational corporations to SMEs, non-governmental organisations, and, where justified, public sector agencies. The scheme provides researchers with the opportunity to pursue research in collaboration with enterprise while based at an eligible higher education or research-performing institution.
Through this co-funded programme, researchers develop new, advanced knowledge and skills linked with industry and employer needs. The programme trains early-career researchers for the diversity of employment opportunities in industry, the public sector and the non-government sectors. For enterprise partners, the scheme provides a low-risk, flexible route to research talent and innovation in an area closely aligned with its strategic interests.
Company Size: SME or Large
Typical Project Size: Year 1: €17,224 | Year 2: €17,502
UCC Contact: Dr Raghu Badmi and Dr Cara Heuston
SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme
The SFI Industry RD&I Fellowship Programme seeks to support academia-industry interactions to address industry‐informed challenges. Awards under this programme can be made to academic researchers (at faculty, postdoctoral and late-stage PhD level) wishing to spend time in industry worldwide through the temporary placement of academic researchers with an industry partner.
Company Size: SME or Large
Typical Project Size: SFI funding 25-80% of total project costs to a maximum of €100,000 direct costs
UCC Contact: Amanda Forde
For queries on sponsoring a PhD student, contact UCC's Alumni and Development office.