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Employment-based Doctoral Scholarships

Employment-based PhD Scholarships Programme for Health Science Professionals

Guidelines 2025

This programme provides an opportunity for Health Science Professionals to conduct research whilst in employment.

In line with UCC’s Strategic Plan 2023-2028, and the Missions of Graduate Studies in CoMH, the remit of the Employment-based PhD Scholarships Programme for Health Science Professionals is to enhance and sustain excellence in graduate education in healthcare and health sciences, to deepen collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and healthcare and health science partners, to increase PhD enrolment numbers and to develop pathways to widen access to programmes.

Projects will align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and will be anchored in or across one of the four primary UCC Futures research themes in CoMH: Food Microbiome and Heath, Children, Ageing and Brain Science, Medicines. The Scholarship Programme is open to those who are in full-time or part-time employment, who are excited by research and have a strong desire to enhance health research. 

Scholarships will be offered on a competitive basis.
▪ Scholarships will fund annual PhD registration fees PLUS €5,000 per annum if full time or €2,500 per annum if part time for associated research costs, over a maximum of 4 years (full-time) or 6 years (part-time).

▪ The PhD candidate will remain a salaried employee and will concurrently register as a PhD student at UCC for the duration of the PhD project.

Full details about Eligibility and How to Apply are available here

Guidelines - Employment based PhD Scholarships 2025

Application Form

Application Form Employment-based PhD Scholarship 2025

Key Dates  
Deadline for applications to gradschoolmh@ucc.ie  5pm on 28th March 2025
Call outcome End of April 2025
Scholarship Start Date  July 2025

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Employment-based MD Scholarships in partnership with the Bon Secours Hospital

Guidelines
The School of Medicine at University College Cork (UCC) and the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork are pleased to announce a new partnership to provide an opportunity for registered post basic speciality training Medical Doctors either on a SpR training programme or with Registrar level experience to conduct MD research while in employment.

In line with UCC’s Strategic Plan 2023-2028 the remit of the Employment-based MD Scholarship Programme is to enhance and sustain excellence in graduate education in healthcare and health sciences, to deepen collaboration between researchers and clinicians and to develop pathways to widen access to programmes. Projects will be anchored in or across one of the four primary UCC Futures research themes in the College of Medicine and Health (CoMH): Food Microbiome and Heath, Children, Ageing and Brain Science, Medicines.

The Scholarship Programme is open to those who are registered to practice Medicine in Ireland either in specialist training schemes or practicing at Registrar level in the Irish healthcare system.

Integral to the role is a requirement to be employed as a medical officer by Bon Secours Hospital in Cork (details as outlined by BSH).

Two scholarships will be offered to commence in July 2025 for a 24-month period.
▪ Scholarships will fund MD salary, annual MD registration fees and may contribute to associated research costs following application. 
▪ Candidates must register for a minimum of 2 full years.
▪ The MD candidate will remain a salaried employee at the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork and will concurrently register as an MD student at UCC for the duration of the MD project.

Full details about Eligibility and How to Apply are available here

Guidelines - Employment-based MD Scholarships 2025

Application Form

Application Form MD Scholarship Programme Bon Secours 2025

Key Dates  
Deadline for applications to gradschoolmh@ucc.ie  5pm on 28th March 2025
Call outcome End of April 2025
Scholarship Start Date  July 2025

 

Employment-based PhD Scholarship Awardees 2024

Further details of the projects, supervisors and employment-based mentors is available here.

Employment-based PhD Scholarships - Awardees May 2024

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