TWO COUNCILS BECOME ONE

The mission of the Irish Research Council is to enable and sustain a vibrant and creative research community in Ireland

OVERVIEW OF MANDATE Investing in people:

‘ … one central funding body for supporting individual researchers at all stages of their career development, with a particular focus on early career development’

‘…embedding structure and transferable employment skills in our graduates’ experiences…..incl. facilitating employer collaboration

Investing in Ideas….cover the full range of disciplines….encourage independent exploratory research

….build on the synergies between disciplines

Policy advisory role - postgraduate education and research

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SCHEMES 2013

Postgraduate Scholarships

Government of Ireland

Deadline March 2013

Enterprise Partnership Scheme

Andrew Grene Scholarship

Employment Programme TBC

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Government of IrelandDeadline

March 2013

Enterprise Partnership

Elevate Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowship

PI led Schemes(AHSS only)

Government of Ireland Research Projects Grants Scheme

TBC

Research Development Initiative TBC

OtherUlysses TBC

New Foundations TBC

INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

NORFACEERA-NET

Enterprise Partnership Scheme

Employment-based Postgraduate Programme

Elevate Postdoctoral Programme

Masters, PhD, Postdoc Masters, PhD Postdoc

Irish Research Council, 66% €Enterprise Partner, 33 €

IRC €16,000 & feesEmployment Partner top-up to

min €24,000

European Commission, 40% €Irish Research Council, 30% €Enterprise Partner, 30% €

Researcher based in Irish HEI with placement opportunity in Company

Researcher employed by Company with placement in Irish HEI

Researcher 2 years abroad in HEI or Company and 1 year in Irish HEI

Company based anywhere Company based in Ireland Company based anywhere

ENTERPRISE-ACADEMIA-SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

Encouraging international and inter-sectoral mobility of postdoctoral researchers

Giving postdoctoral researchers an insight into business aspects of research and innovation.

Facilitate research collaboration, knowledge transfer and networking between Irish based Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and international host (e.g. enterprise, social or cultural organisations, NGO).

Project is agreed between HEI and international host and IP agreement signed at start

Open to SMEs and multinationals

ELEVATE POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMME

Marie Curie 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Years 1 & 2: based in international host (HEI or enterprise, social or cultural organisation, NGO)

Year 3: based in Irish HEI maintaining link to international host

2 Calls – 1st Call closing early 2013: 20 awards covering all disciplines (10 non-academic awards).

– 2nd Call closing early 2014: 25 awards covering all disciplines (15 non-academic awards).

ELEVATE POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMME

If international host is HEI: If international host is non-HEI: 40% EU Commission funding 40% EU Commission funding

60% IRC funding 30% IRC funding30% Host Partner funding

3 year Postdoctoral Fellowship Total Award, circa €87,747 per annum x 3 = €263,241

Includes all costs of researcher (e.g. salary, mobility/travel allowance, pension, health insurance, contribution to research costs)

Cost to enterprise, circa €26,324 per annum x3 = €78,972. Quarterly or annual invoices paid to the Irish Research Council in advance

Postdoctoral Researcher is an employee of the Irish HEI for the duration of the award

ELEVATE FINANCE

Eligible host organisations are research teams in HEIs or research locations that can demonstrate a sufficiently high international research reputation:• national research institutions• well-founded enterprise research facilities• social, cultural and non-government organisations (e.g. library, archive,

museum, institute of scientific, cultural, social or economic relevance to the proposed project)

Capacity to provide professional guidance and mentoring to the individual researcher

Access to experimental facilities or data

If non-HEI, a commitment to co-fund at 30% for the duration of the award

HOST COMMITMENT

To be eligible, the applicant must:

Be an experienced researcher of any nationality (e.g. hold a PhD or have 4 years full-time equivalent research experience)

Be a resident of an EU or Associated Country, who is currently living in Ireland, but does not have to be an Irish citizen.

Have been an ER for no more than 5 years (career breaks of up to 5 years are taken into account).

Have spent no more than 40% of his/her time during their ER career period carrying out research outside Ireland

RESEARCHER

Value for Companies Benefits for Researchers

Access to exceptionally talented pre-assessed researchers & potential future employees Mentoring from Enterprise Experts

Build research networks and collaborations with Irish Universities and Institutes of Technology Enhanced Employability

Low level of bureaucracy – Streamlined process from application to award Transferable skills

Maximise potential for innovation – People and Ideas

Exposure to commercially orientated research environment

POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

• One call at start of year (further EPS call later in year)

• All disciplines• Who eligible to apply (non-EU)• One start date – Oct 2013 (apart from EPS)• Duration (1 or 2 yr Masters; 3 or 4 yr PhD)• Structured PhD endorsement• Value of Award (Stipend €16k; Fees <€5,750)• Scoring (Project 50%, Applicant 30%, Environment

20%)

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

• One call at start of year (further EPS call later in year)

• All disciplines• Who eligible to apply (< 5 yrs)• One start date – Oct 2013 (apart from EPS)• Duration (1 or 2 yr Fellowship)• Value of Award (€31,275 + PRSI + Pension)• Scoring (Project 50%, Applicant 30%,

Environment 20%)

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