Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2019

• The applicant must secure his/her doctoral degree within the five-year period before 31 May 2019.
• The applicant must be certified of fulfilling the requirements for the award of the doctoral degree within the five years, including the submission of the hardbound corrected thesis, but not have graduated yet.
• The applicant must have authored or co-authored at least one research paper reviewed by a peer or provided samples of their written research work or demonstrable equivalent intellectual property output.
• The applicant must not have applied unsuccessfully twice for the programme. 

The selected fellows will receive up to a maximum of EUR 45,925 including a salary of EUR 31,275 per annum along with EUR 3,395 as the Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI), EUR 6,255 as pension (where applicable) and direct research support expenses of EUR 5000 per annum.

 

Eligible candidates can apply online by following the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Applicant must add the email address 'ircapps@research.ie' to his/her contact before starting the registration process.
Step 2: Now, click here to open the registration page and fill it to register as the new user.
Step 3: Upon registering, a username and password are generated.
Step 4: Click here and login on the Irish Research Council Online Application System by using the given username and password. 
Step 5: Now, click on 'Open Calls' to create a new application form.
Step 6: Fill all the required sections.
Step 7: Upload the necessary documents.
Step 8: Finally, review the application and then, submit the form.

 

FAQ deadline: 21 November 2018
Application deadline: 29 November 2018
Mentor and referee deadline: 6 December 2018
Research office endorsement deadline: 13 December 2018
Final result: End of April 2019
Start date of the fellowship: 1 October 2019