Environmental protection agency postgraduate scholarship

This Word document is provided solely for information purposes; please note some differences between this and the final version of the online application form may occur. All applicants must create and complete their submission through the online system by the relevant deadline. Please see the 2023 Call Document and the applicant’s Guide to the Online System on the Irish Research Council’s website for further information prior to submitting your application online. All sections must be completed in full.

ELIGIBILITY QUIZ

The information you input in this quiz will determine your eligibility to apply for the 2023 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, you will be deemed ineligible to apply and the system will prevent you from accessing the application form.

If no: Do you have a master’s degree?
Yes
No

Question 3: Do you hold, or have you previously held, an Irish Research Council scholarship?
Yes
No

If master’s: Is this application to complete a PhD degree?
Yes
No

Yes

If no:
All applications require a primary supervisor who is willing to supervise the proposed research project. Prior to creating an application, you must contact and discuss your research project with your proposed supervisor(s).

Please select the appropriate scholarship theme for which you are applying:
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship
Andrew Grene Postgraduate Scholarship in Conflict Resolution
Environmental Protection Agency Postgraduate Scholarship
Alice Lister Postgraduate Scholarship in Childhood Disadvantage in Ireland
Met Éireann Posgraduate Scholarship

Irish research body:

Application in Irish:
Yes
No

There is an option on the system at this point to upload an English translation should you wish to do so. This will accompany your research proposal. If you submit an application form in Irish without submitting your own English translation, the Irish Research Council will arrange for an English translation of the form. The system will only accept documents in PDF format.

ORCID ID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher. If you do not currently have an ORCID ID, please register for one at www.orcid.org and provide us with your unique 16-digit identifier.

What is your nationality, i.e. your passport-issuing country?

Are you a national of a European Union member state (including the Republic of Ireland) OR Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or the United Kingdom?
Yes
No

Primary and additional participants

Irish research body:

Secondary supervisor details (if applicable):

Name:

Email address:

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent):

Institution:

Qualification type and name:

If yes: Final grade or grade point average:

All degree results as entered in the application form and endorsed by the host institution must be the applicant’s overall results and verifiable as such on official transcripts. Regardless of whether they are relevant to the eligibility requirements for the programme, conditional awardees will be required to submit official transcripts for each degree listed in the application confirming the overall result, date of graduation and awarding institution. If such transcripts cannot be presented, or do not verify the information exactly as detailed in the application, any conditional offer of an award will be withdrawn. Supporting, non-returnable material must be forwarded to the Irish Research Council for inspection before the award can commence. All transcripts must be appropriately stamped and signed to confirm that they are official documents of the institution.

Any additional information relating to this degree or your final grade can be included here:

dd/mm/yyyy

Is this degree complete?	Yes: No:

If no: Please include the grade from the last completed year of the degree in question:

Please note that any conditional offer will be dependent on the final grade for this degree meeting the eligibility requirement of the programme.

If your degree results refer to a grading system other than the Irish honours system (first class honours, upper second class (2.1) honours etc.) or the 4.0 grade point average scale, please explain the grading system being referred to in the free text box provided.

Type:
Taught
Research

Graduation date:

Is this degree complete? Yes: No:

Max 300 words

Second master's degree (if applicable):

Institution:

Qualification type and name:

If yes: Final grade or grade point average:

Research achievements:

Please highlight any additional information which has not been included elsewhere in the application, e.g.:

Why do you wish to pursue a higher degree by research?

Max 500 words

Please provide a career training and development plan which addresses the following:

Max 1000 words

If successful, will you be a new entrant to the degree for which you are seeking Irish Research Council funding on 1 September 2023?
Yes
No

If no: Please specify the degree type which you intend to complete:
24-month structured research master’s degree
36-month traditional doctoral degree
48-month structured doctoral degree

It is important that the information in this field is entered correctly as the duration of funding awarded is dependent on the date of first registration.

If no: Please indicate the duration of scholarship for which you are applying in order to complete the degree type specified above:
12 months
24 months: only visible to applicants who selected 36-month or 48-month structured doctoral degree
36 months: only visible to applicants who selected 48-month structured doctoral degree

Max 300 words

If yes: Please provide further details, including the value of these additional awards:

Do you currently hold, or have you previously held, any other Irish Research Council awards?
Yes
No

Primary area:

Please consult the research categorisation document available on the Irish Research Council website for further descriptions of primary area, discipline and other research area

Other research area(s):

Please consult the research categorisation document available on the Irish Research Council website for further descriptions of primary area, discipline and other research area

Keywords describing proposed research:

Max 500 words

Please outline your plans for the dissemination and knowledge exchange of your research, including publications, conference attendance, poster presentations, reports and outreach activities. Details should also be provided as to how the impact of your research will be measured:

If you have supplementary information, e.g. GANTT chart, diagrams or a bibliography, which accompany your research proposal, please upload them here in PDF format. Supplementary material should only include essential information required for the interpretation and understanding of the proposed research. Applications will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered for funding if they include additional information about the research proposal or applicant. Please do not disclose your gender in uploaded PDFs, e.g. use initials instead of first names if you have a publication listed in the bibliography.

Ethics:

Does your research proposal involve any of the following ethical issues of special relevance?
Informed consent
Human embryonic stem cells
Privacy and data protection
Use of human biological samples and data
Research on animals
Research in developing countries
Dual use (possible military/terrorist application)
None of the above

Max 500 words

Applicant declaration

I confirm that the information supplied in this application is correct and recognise that should it become apparent that any of the information provided is inaccurate or unverifiable with appropriate documentation, it will result in the application automatically being deemed ineligible:
I agree