IRCSET ‘Embark Initiative’ Postgraduate Scholarship
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) ‘EMBARK’ Scheme offers opportunities for suitably qualified students to pursue a postgraduate degree by research. The Scheme supports basic research in the broad areas of Science, Engineering and Technology.
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 students and who will engage fulltime in research during the period of the award. Students awarded under the scheme 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.
The Scholarship awards are valued at €24,003 per year of award. Of this amount €16,002 is paid as a maintenance award to the Scholar. The remaining €8,001 is allocated to cover payment of fees to the Research Body, and support for the research to be carried out.
Candidates interested in applying for an IRCSET postgraduate scholarship should:
(1) Contact the member of UCD academic staff proposing the project for
further details.
(2) Check your eligibility by reading the terms and conditions when the
scheme for 2010 is announced on the IRCSET web site (www.ircset.ie)