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Research Funding and Travel Bursaries
Doctoral Student Conference/Course Bursaries
Twice a year, in Autumn and again in Spring, the Graduate Studies Committee in the College of Medicine and Health invites applications for Travel Bursaries or Registration Bursaries from students registered for a doctoral degree (PhD/MD/Doctorate) in the College of Medicine and Health.
The purpose of these awards is twofold:
- To facilitate students who wish to present their work at an international conference.
- To facilitate the training of students who wish to acquire skills that are essential for their academic development, but which they cannot otherwise receive in UCC.
Spring 2024 Call
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the Spring 2024 bursaries.
Congratulations to our awardees!
Student | Conference/Course | Date of Event |
School |
Aoife Burke | Society for Social Medicine and Population Health 68th Annual Scientific Meeting | Sept 2024 |
Public Health |
Reiltin Werner | Association for Molecular Pathology Europe 2024 | June 2024 |
Medicine (Pathology) |
Aimone Ferri | 37th ECNP Congress | Sept 2024 |
Medicine (Anatomy & Neuroscience) |
Maria Caruso | Eurogenesis | June 2024 |
Medicine (Anatomy & Neuroscience) |
Ahmed Hassan | Euro-Anaesthesia 2024 | May 2024 |
Medicine (Surgery) |
Research Funding Opportunities
Research funding may be sought from the national funding bodies, mainly the Health Research Board (HRB), the Irish Research Council (IRC), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the National University of Ireland and the Universities Ireland North/South Scholarship scheme; from international funding bodies, including the European Commission through the Horizon Europe programme, Wellcome, and the US National Institute of Health (NIH) (subject to eligibly of any particular grant), and through charities and societies in a particular disease or research area, such as and The Irish Cancer Society and Breakthrough Cancer Research.
These funding bodies put out calls (grants) for proposals which may be ‘top-down’, where the research idea is predetermined in order to address a particular policy or grand challenge, or ‘bottom-up’, where you are free to propose any research idea. Calls may or may not be aimed at a particular career stage. They may for open to a single applicant or an applicant team (consortium). For example, Fellowships are for single applicants and focus of the individual’s career development as much as the research idea.
Keep an eye on the websites for open and upcoming calls. Also check out Research Professional, a very useful one-stop-shop where you can find all available grants from every funding body or society.
The funding landscape is complicated and difficult to navigate, so don’t hesitate to contact the research support team at research@ucc.ie.
Relevant current and forthcoming grants
IRC queries will be dealt with by OVPRI, please use this email to ircgoiapplications@ucc.ie
Funder |
Call |
Scope |
Funding |
Deadline |
IRC |
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2025 |
Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline 1-4 years |
€28,000 per annum (for 2024 call) which includes a stipend of €19,000 per annum (to increase for 2025) |
TBC. Opening Q3 2024 |
IRC |
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate Scholarships) 2025 |
Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates in any discipline working in partnership with academia and enterprise 1-4 years |
€28,000 per annum (for 2024 call) which includes a stipend of €19,000 per annum (to increase for 2025) |
TBC. Opening Q4 2024 |
IRC |
Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme 2025 |
Supporting suitably qualified research master's and doctoral candidates in any discipline working in partnership with academia while employed by an enterprise partner. The awardee will have dual status as an employee of the employment partner and a postgraduate student at their host institution 1-4 years |
A stipend of €19,000 per annum (to increase for 2025) which must be co-funded by the employer | TBC. Opening Q4 2024 |
IRC |
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2025 |
Supporting exceptional individuals at an early stage of their postdoctoral career to develop as an independent researcher 1 or 2 years |
(2024 call):
|
TBC. Opening Q3 2024 |
IRC |
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral Fellowships) 2025 |
Supporting researchers at an early stage of their postdoctoral career working in partnership with academia and enterprise 2 years |
(2024 call):
|
TBC. Opening Q3 2024 |