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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Government of Ireland Scholarships 2010 in Science, Engineering and Technology

Overview

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) ‘EMBARK’ Initiative offers opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a postgraduate degree by research. The Scheme supports basic research in the broad areas of Science, Engineering and Technology.

The online application system opens on 13th of January 2010 for individuals hoping to begin postgraduate research in the Republic of Ireland in 2010. Individuals awarded under thescheme must maintain their principle residence in Ireland during the term of the Scholarship and Scholarships must be held at a recognised third-level institution in Ireland.

While a majority of postgraduate Scholarships awarded by the Council are offered to European Union (EU) citizens or to those who are ordinarily resident within a member state of the EU, a proportion of awards are also offered to exceptional candidates who are ordinarily resident in non EU member states. Scholarships are awarded only to those who will be full-time individuals and who will engage full-time in research during the period of the award.

Applications for funding under the scheme are accepted by an online electronic application system available at our website www.ircset.ie from the 13th of January, 2010. The deadline for applicants to submit applications is 5.00 pm (GMT/UTC) on the 10th February 2010.


Eligibility

IRCSET’s schemes support basic research in the broad areas of Science, Engineering and Technology. Research which is deemed not to fall within this remit is not eligible for funding. Under this scheme IRCSET offers opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a postgraduate degree by research in a recognised third-level institution. Successful applicantsare selected in accordance with IRCSET’s postgraduate Scholarship application process.

The IRCSET postgraduate competition does not accept applications from:

a. Those currently registered as Ph.D. candidates

b. Those currently registered for a Masters degree (by research) with the exception of:

i. Individuals in the Institute of Technology (IOT) sector in receipt of Strand 1 funding wishing to transfer to the Ph.D. register (in this case, IRCSET will support these individuals for up to a maximum of 2 years i.e. total postgraduate funded research including strand 1 funding can not exceed 3 years)
ii. Individuals registered for a Masters degree (by research) intending to complete and submit for this award and begin a significantly new research proposal to Ph.D. level

Successful applicants will normally have a first or upper second class honours primary degree or equivalent. If final examination results are not known at the time of application, IRCSET may make a provisional Scholarship offer on condition that the final results achieved are consistent with (or better than) those indicated on the application form.

Examination results (endorsed by the authorised contact at the Research Body) must correspond to those on official transcripts. Where conditional offers of award have been made, supporting materials and nonreturnable transcripts of the academic record must be forwarded to IRCSET for inspection before the Scholarship can commence. Transcripts can usually be obtained from one of the following, or their equivalent: the Registrar, faculty, or department/school of the applicant’s institution. All transcripts must be appropriately stamped or endorsed confirming that they are official documents of the Institution.

Successful applicants must be formally accepted by the relevant department/school for theaward to commence.

Applications are not accepted from those who have been in receipt of an IRCSET award in the past.

Successful applicants (or ‘Scholars’) may be offered the Scholarship as follows:

(PG 1) Masters (perioid of funded research)12 months €24,003.00 (Duration) 18 months

(PG 2) Integrated Masters/ Ph.D. (perioid of funded research) 18 months €36,004.50 (Duration) 18 months

(PG 3) Ph.D. (perioid of funded research) 36 months €72,009.00 (Duration) 48 months

Steps to completing an application for the EMBARK Initiative:

• Locate and select a relevant supervisor to work with
• Discuss your application with the supervisor and begin drafting responses to questions in application form (see section on ‘Application Questions’)
• When the online application system opens on the IRCSET website, register your details and download ‘Guide to Using the Online Application System’ (www.ircset.ie)
• Make sure that the email address ircapps@ircset.ie is marked as a safe email address in your email software; this also applies to your supervisor and referees; this is the email which will issues username, passwords, etc.
• Your supervisor must register as a supervisor with the online application system supervisors do not register through the IRCSET webpage but must contact the Research Office in their research institution to register
• When your supervisor has registered, you can find their details on the system and associate them with your application form
• Referees do not register with the online application form; applicants must enter the name and contact details of their referees (please ensure that your nominated referees are available to complete the references during the time allocated)
• Complete all parts of the online application form; remember, you can save your data and return as many times as you like prior to the deadline
• When your application is complete, submit and monitor progress of your supervisor and
referees by logging on to the online application system
• The deadline for submission is exactly 5.00 pm (GMT/UTC) on the 10th February 2010
• Due to the anticipated very heavy server traffic, IRCSET strongly encourages applicants to submit well in advance of the closing day of the competition

Application Deadline

All applicants will complete and submit an application form via the online application system before the strict deadline of 5.00 pm (GMT/UTC) on February 10th 2010. IRCSET strongly encourages applicants to submit their application well in advance of this deadline.

Further details about this scholarship can be found at: http://www.ircset.ie/Portals/0/IRCSET%20-EMBARK%20&%20EPS%20Guidelines%20for%20Applicants.pdf


Queries regarding the scheme which have not been addressed in the scheme documentation or the relevant FAQ section of www.ircset.ie can be forwarded toinfo@ircset.ie


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