International Scholarships
Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

This programme aims to support suitably qualified applicants in any discipline to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship at an eligible higher education institution in Ireland. Fellows will hold a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship. These fellowships can be held for either one or two years.

Eligibility

An applicant must have either graduated or have been certified as having fulfilled all the requirements for the award of a doctoral degree, including the submission of the hardbound corrected thesis, within the five year period between 31 May 2015 and 31 May 2020.

What we offer

* a salary of €31,275 per annum
* employer’s PRSI contribution of €3,395 per annum (10.85% of salary)
* employer’s pension contribution, where applicable, of €6,255 per annum (20% of salary)
* eligible direct research expenses of €5,000 per annum

How to apply

Documentation related to the 2019 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship call will be released shortly. All participants must create and submit their forms via the online system.

Key dates

Deadline	Date
FAQ deadline	16:00 (Irish time) 20 November 2019
Applicant deadline	16:00 (Irish time) 27 November 2019
Mentor and referee deadline	16:00 (Irish time) 4 December 2019
Research office endorsement deadline	16:00 (Irish time) 11 December 2019
Call outcome	May 2020
Fellowship start date	1 October 2020

Please note that the timings provided here are indicative and may be subject to change.

If you do not find the answer to your query in the call documentation, you should contact the research office in your proposed institution which will provide information and clarification on the call. Research offices can send any queries they are unable to clarify to postdoc(at)research.ie

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