The award will support suitably qualified research master’s and doctoral candidates pursuing, or intending to pursue, full-time research in any discipline. The duration of these awards ranges from one to four years and comprise:

• a stipend of €25,000 per annum;
• a contribution to fees, including non-EU fees, up to a maximum of €5,750 per annum; and;
• eligible direct research expenses of €3,250 per annum.
• Information about potential enterprise partners (Download)

• An enterprise partner can be a company, registered charity, social, cultural or not-for-profit civic organisation, state-owned enterprise or an eligible public body that will co-fund the researcher for the duration of the award.
• The enterprise partner is expected to commit €11,300 annually towards the cost of funding the researcher.
• Funding for this programme will be provided under the De Minimis State aid regulation, more information on State aid can be found in the call document.
• The enterprise partner can be based nationally or internationally.
• Eligible NGOs can request a fee waiver in respect of their contribution for the first year of the award. Waiver approval is subject to the availability of funding, is at the sole discretion of Research Ireland and may be offered on a ranked or limited basis, with priority given to organisations with limited resources.
• If your organisation would like to feature on this page in order to attract researchers, please complete the form here.

Potential applicants should carefully read the 2025 Call Document to ascertain whether or not they are eligible to apply. Indicative versions of the applicant, academic supervisor and enterprise mentor forms will be provided for information purposes only.

All participants must create and submit their forms via the online system here.