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• Value: €7,000
• You must be a a graduate of an Irish University who proposes to proceed to a higher degree in the areas of Food Technology or Food Marketing at University College Cork to be eligible for this scholarship
• Questions about this scholarship can be directed to s.oreilly@ucc.ie

The Irish Cream Exporters Association established an endowment fund of €44,440 to provide, by way of interest on this sum, an annual Postgraduate Research Fellowship in the areas of Food Technology and Marketing. The award of the Fellowship is subject to the following conditions:

• That the Fellowship shall be designated "The David John Barry Fellowship".
• The Fellowship shall be offered for award annually to a graduate of an Irish University who proposes to proceed to a higher degree in the areas of Food Technology or Food Marketing at University College Cork.
• The Fellowship shall be awarded by the Academic Council on the recommendation of the President of University College Cork following consultation with an Interview Board consisting of the President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (or nominee), the President of the Dairy Executives Association (or nominee) and the Professors of Food Economics and Food Technology who will have assessed the candidates and their proposed research projects.
• The current value of the Scholarship is c. €7,000.
• The Fellowship shall generally be tenable for one year but it may be renewed for a further year subject to favourable progress of the holder's research. No new fellowship shall be offered for competition in any year in which the Fellowship is renewed.
• The Fellowship shall be awarded only if sufficient merit has been shown by a candidate.
• In the event of no award being made in any particular year, an additional Fellowship may be offered for competition in a subsequent year.
• The above conditions may be amended from time to time by the Governing Body, provided that such amendment is approved in advance with the Interview Board.

The David John Barry Fellowship in Food Technology & Marketing 2020_2021

The Department of Food Business and Development, Cork University Business School (CUBS) is inviting applications for the 2020_21 David John Barry Fellowship in Food Technology and Marketing.

This fellowship is funded from the Irish Cream Exporters Association via an endowment fund to University College Cork. This scholarship has a value of c. €7,000 and will be awarded following a competitive interview process that will take place at the end August/early September 2020.

This competition is open to graduates of Irish Universities only and the scholarship is to pursue an MSc by research offered through the Department of Food Business and Development (PAC code CKM09). The Fellowship shall generally be tenable for one year but it may be renewed for a further year subject to favourable progress of the holder's research. No new fellowship shall be offered for competition in any year in which the Fellowship is renewed.

To apply, please submit a CV, two academic references and a 200-word summary of your research project via e-mail to Ms Rachel Cotter, Department of Food Business and Development at rachelcotter@ucc.ie by 17.00 on Thursday 20th August 2020. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

For queries on this Fellowship, please contact Dr Seamus O’Reilly, Department of Food Business and Development at s.oreilly@ucc.ie

The Fellowship shall be awarded only if sufficient merit has been shown by a candidate. The above conditions may be amended from time to time by the Governing Body of UCC, provided that such amendment is approved in advance with the Interview Board.

This Scholarship will be paid monthly via payroll over the academic session.