Administration
Funding
This page gives information and links on funding schemes and calls which are relevant to NCPST research. Internal Links for information on:
Internal University Funding
National Funding
EU Funding
Current Open Calls for Funding
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| Research Career Start Program 2011 | Closed for 2011 |
40,000EUR max award |
| DCU Conference Support Program 2011 | 26 Sept 2011 | |
| Postgraduate Travel Grant | Rolling Call | 500EUR for attendance at conference/external research facilities |
National Funding:
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant | 31 Aug 2011 | Funding to allow early stage researchers to carry out an independent programme of study. Awards are €400k over 4 years. |
| SFI President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) | Rolling Call | PIYRA Awards recognize outstanding engineers and scientists who, early in their careers, have already demonstrated or shown exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. Awards are normally up to €1 million over five years. |
| SFI US-Ireland R&D Partnership Scheme | Rolling Call | The US-Ireland R&D Partnership links scientists and engineers in partnerships across academia and industry to address crucial research questions; fosters new and existing industrial research activity that could make an important contribution to the respective economies, expanding educational and research career opportunities in science & engineering. |
| SFI Conferences & Workshops | Rolling Call | The Conference & Workshop Programme aims to support conferences, workshops and academic-industrial workshops, for dissemination and collaboration on topics of timely importance in the broad areas of science, mathematics and engineering. Conference bids and events raising public awareness of science, mathematics and engineering may also be supported. The budget available, on a competitive basis, is up to €50,000 direct costs. |
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme | Call for 2011 now closed | IRCSET's EMBARK Initiative awards Scholarships at Postgraduate level through a competitive process on an annual basis. T |
| Postdoctoral : IRCSET EMPOWER - Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science, Engineering and Technology | Call for 2011 now closed | IRCSET offers fellowships based at an Irish research laboratory. The candidates must be within 3 “academic years” from the award of PhD and propose pursuing their work for 24 months at an Irish research laboratory. The scheme is designed to encourage excellence in research by funding those at an early stage of their postdoctoral career to associate with established research teams who have achieved international recognition for their work. |
| IRCSET Enterprise Partnership Scheme | Next deadlines for postgrad / postdoc applications: Mon 30 May - Fri 03 Jun 2011 Mon 03 - Fri 07 Oct 2011 Jan 2012 (date to be confirmed) |
The Enterprise Partnership Scheme links IRCSET with private enterprise and eligible public bodies to co-fund postgraduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships among the most promising researchers in Ireland. The Scheme facilitates the establishment of new relationships and the strengthening of existing relationships between industry and academia while offering financial support to researchers at an early stage of their career development. Current opportunities for researchers |
| IRCSET Ulysses | Call for 2011 now closed | Ulysses is a programme for research visits between Ireland and France. The programme facilitates the exchange of innovative ideas and approaches between Ireland and France and the development of mutual research projects by supporting researchers based in Ireland to visit France and reciprocal visits by researchers based in France to Ireland. The programme also provides for the organisation of research workshops which bring together researchers based in France and Ireland for the purpose of establishing research networks. Support of up to €2500 is provided for short visits to partner institutions over a one-year period, and covers travel and subsistence costs. Applications from researchers at an early stage of their academic career are particularly encouraged. |
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| EI FP7 Coordinator Support | Rolling Call | Coordination support for academics from Enterprise Ireland: The aim of this support scheme is to facilitate the preparatory work leading to a proposal for the coordination of any research project under the EU commission’s Seventh EU Framework Programme (FP7). The maximum grant for academic coordinators under this support is €25,000. All research projects are eligible. |
| EI Travel Grants for Academic Researchers | Rolling Call | The aim of the Travel Support is to facilitate participation in the Seventh EU Framework Programme (FP7). Funding covers visits by Irish researchers abroad to meet potential partners or attendance at EU information days/workshops relating to FP7. When a researcher exceeds €3,000 for all visits, they need to provide EU reference numbers for FP7 proposals that they have been included in. |
Under FP7 Ideas Programme:
European Research Council Awards
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant |
Call will open on Summer 2011 with deadline in Autumn 2011 | Funding for early stage researchers |
| ERC Advanced Investigator Grant | 2011 call closed | ERC Advanced Grants provide an opportunity to established scientists and scholars to pursue frontier research of their choice. Open to applicants with a 10 year achievement record. Normally EUR 2.5M for 5 years |
Under FP7 People Programme:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/home_en.html
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| Marie Curie Career Integration Grants FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG | 06 Sept 2011 | Research budgets for researchers returning to Europe after a period in a country outside Europe |
| Marie Curie Intra-European fellowships for career development FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF | 11 Aug 2011 | Financial support for advanced training and trans-national mobility, Individual Researcher funding for 12-24 months. For researchers with a PhD or with 4 years research experience |
| Marie Curie International dimension: International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF | 11 Aug 2011 | Funding for training in countries outside the EU. For researchers with a PhD or with 4 years research experience |
| Marie Curie International dimension: International Incoming Fellowships FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IIF | 11 Aug 2011 | Funding for training in EU countries for non-EU researchers For researchers with a PhD or with 4 years research experience |
Under FP7 Cooperation Programme:
ICT: Information and Communication Technologies:
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| ICT for the Enterprise and Manufacturing FP7-2012-NMP-ICT-FoF | 2 Dec 2011 (not yet open) | Covers topics including: a) novel process automation and control c) new metrology tools and methods |
| Future and Emerging Technologies: FET Open - FP7-ICT-2011-C | Rolling Call until 11 September 2012 | Funding for collaborative frontier research projects in Future and Emerging Technologies that open the way towards radically new forms and uses of information and information technologies. Research under FET-Open is aimed at achieving a first proof-of-concept and at developing its supporting scientific foundation. 2 parts: - Challenge current thinking - FET Young Explorers – Projects led by young researchers |
| ICT Call 8 FP7-ICT-2011-8 | 17 Jan 2012 (not yet open) | Covers topics including: - Very advanced nanoelectronic components: design, engineering, technology and manufacturability - Core and disruptive photonic technologies a) Core photonic technologies |
NMP: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| New work programme will be released soon | - | - |
NMP: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
| Scheme | Closing Date | Details |
| CIP - Intelligent Energy Europe Call for Proposals CIP-IEE-2011 | 2 May 2011 | Call for proposals on: - energy efficiency: Energy-efficient products, Industrial excellence in energy - new and renewable energy resources: Electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-e), RES in heating/cooling, Bioenergy -energy in transport: Energy-efficient transport, Clean and energy-efficient vehicles - integrated initiatives: Local energy leadership, Mobilising local energy investments, Energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings, The Building Workforce Training and Qualification Initiative in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy |
| Last updated | 06 May 2011 |