Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Awards

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Awards

The Irish Research Council has issued a call for nominations of Irish-based researchers with our strategic partners the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings for the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, dedicated to Physiology and Medicine. 

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IRC-ESO Studentship Programme

IRC-ESO Studentship Programme

The IRC-ESO Studentship Programme provides a valuable opportunity for astronomers of the future to gain experience at the most productive ground-based astronomical observatory in the world.

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Ukrainian Researchers Scheme

Ukrainian Researchers Scheme

A Ukrainian Researchers Scheme has been established by the Irish Research Council and supported by the government under the Temporary Protection Directive.

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SFI-IRC Pathway Programme

SFI-IRC Pathway Programme

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish Research Council (IRC) have launched the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme.

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Ulysses Award

Ulysses Award

The Irish Research Council and the Embassy of France in Ireland collaborate to offer the Ulysses Award scheme to supporting continued knowledge exchange between Irish and French researchers through appropriate forms of collaboration.

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Professor Yvonne Buckley Awarded Researcher of the Year 2021

Professor Yvonne Buckley Awarded Researcher of the Year 2021

This year’s Irish Research Council Researcher of the Year award for 2021 was awarded to Ecologist and expert on plant and animal populations, Professor Yvonne Buckley of Trinity College Dublin. Every year, the awards recognise the very best of the Council’s funded researchers who are making highly significant and valuable contributions to knowledge, society, culture, […]

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Digital Encounters with the Past: IRC-supported Research

Digital Encounters with the Past: IRC-supported Research

The Irish Research Council (IRC) is hosting a free online panel event ‘Digital Encounters with the Past’ as part of the Dublin Festival of History 2021 that will showcase some of the most exciting digital humanities research in Ireland today.

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New Foundations Scheme Funding Announced for 76 New Foundations projects

New Foundations Scheme Funding Announced for 76 New Foundations projects

The Irish Research Council is providing funding for its 76 New Foundations projects that will bring researchers and community/voluntary organisations together to share knowledge and develop new insights to help create a better society for all. New Foundations Scheme Funding The 76 projects will reach out across communities to look at diverse issues, including those […]

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SFI-IRC Pathway Programme

SFI-IRC Pathway Programme

Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council have opened a call for the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme. The programme supports the development of research talent across all disciplines. The SFI-IRC Pathway Programme 2021 call supports talented postdoctoral researchers t across all disciplines to carry out excellent research. Funding from this programme will enable excellent early […]

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New Foundations Programme Open for Applications

New Foundations Programme Open for Applications

The Irish Research Council has opened a call for applications for its New Foundations research programme, which falls under the  Government’s Shared Island initiative. The New Foundations programme will support up to ten awards, with a maximum value of €20,000 each and will be funded by the Shared Island unit of the Department of the […]

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Maynooth University Research Projects Receive Awards

Maynooth University Research Projects Receive Awards

Ten Maynooth University research projects are to receive funding from the Irish Research Council (IRC). Funding for the ‘New Foundations’ projects will bring researchers and community/voluntary organisations together to share knowledge and develop new insights to help create a better society for all. Listed below are the Maynooth University projects set to receive funding. Aisling […]

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Additional Funding of €3.2 million to the Irish Research Council

Additional Funding of €3.2 million to the Irish Research Council

Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science  has announced an increase in the value of the Irish Research Council’s research scholarships and fellowships. The enhanced funding of €3.2 million to the Council will better support postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers in Ireland across all disciplines, and directly benefits close to […]

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Twenty UK-Ireland Social Sciences Research Collaborations Announced

Twenty UK-Ireland Social Sciences Research Collaborations Announced

The Irish Research Council (IRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) – part of UK Research and Innovation – have issued an innovative joint call supporting 20 new collaborations between Ireland-based and UK-based researchers who work across the breadth of the social sciences. The networking activities supported by these grants will foster the development […]

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