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Grants Briefing Session
University of Limerick 25 September 2014
About the Royal Irish Academy
Ireland’s leading body of experts in the sciences, humanities & social sciences
Est. 1785 as an independent all island academy
Members elected for their distinction & excellence in research and publications
Analogous to Royal Society, US National Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Our work – Public Communication of the Value Research and Scholarship
Our work - Informing government & public debate
Our work – Supporting and Showcasing Irish Researchers Internationally
Small Grants - Big Difference
One of Ireland’s oldest research funders, providing grants since 1867
Schemes are specifically targeted at early and mid career researchers
Our grants programme are primarily designed to:
• strengthen the international mobility of early career researchers
• assist researchers in developing international collaborative
networks
Small grants with high impact, designed to act as a career springboard
Complimentary to larger programmes offered by other funders
Overview of Schemes
The RIA Charlemont Grants – call now open
• Support for early career researchers in any discipline to undertake research
internationally
The RIA-RS International Cost Share Programme – call now open
• Supports research collaborations in the natural sciences between Ireland and
UK
R. J. Hunter Scheme – call for research bursaries now open
• Funding to support research on the Ulster plantation and other cognate areas
• Expressions of interest also being sought for 2 year postdoctoral fellowship
(tenable October 2015) and large scale digitisation grant
Overview of Schemes
Archaeology Grants
• Research Excavation Grants Scheme – Call open end September
• Archaeology Research Grants – Call open Spring 2015
• Archaeology C14 Grants – Call open Spring 2015
Occasional Bursaries and Awards
• Eoin O’Mahony Bursary in Irish History – next grant round 2016
• Praeger Fund for Field Research in Irish History – currently paused
RIA Charlemont Grants
Estb. 2007 as Mobility Grants and now rebranded in honour of RIA’s
founding President, James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont
Targeted exclusively at researchers awarded PhDs within past seven years
(max award €2,500)
Scheme facilitates short international visits (max 6 weeks) for primary
research in any discipline
Visits from eligible international scholars also allowable
On average 30 individual applications awarded each year, with an annual
fund of c. €40,000 disbursed – average annual success rate of c.20%
Charlemont Grants Overview
Charlemont Grants Key Objectives
To strengthen the international mobility of early
career researchers
To assist researchers in developing
international collaborative networks
To gain access to ideas, research facilities &
complementary equipment abroad
Charlemont Grants Eligibility Criteria
Open to applicants who are no more than seven years past the award of
their PhDs at the start of the term of the grant (those awarded PhDs in
2008 not eligible)
Applicants must be resident in Ireland (including Northern Ireland)
Applicants can be in full or part time employment, independent applicants
may also apply
Applications from international scholars also welcome (seven years
postdoctoral) provided Irish host makes the application
One application per grant round allowed
Charlemont Grants Eligible Costs
Project planning and development costs
Travel and maintenance for Irish scholars or visiting overseas scholars
Research assistance and direct costs of research
Limited consumables
Ineligible costs include:
• Institutional overheads
• Subventions for publications
• Teaching or salary buy out
• Conference attendance
Charlemont Grants Assessment Criteria
Research background of the applicant
Strength of applicant and host institution in proposed area of research
Mutual benefit of the collaboration
Strength of research proposal and contribution to Irish research base
Applications must be for a clearly defined, discrete piece of research
Peer-reviewed by assessment panels from across the RIA Membership
Applicants notified of outcome approximately 10 weeks after closing date
Charlemont Grants Project Overview
Countries visited include:
• Destinations in Europe, North America, Australia New Zealand and Africa
including DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa
2014 Grants awarded in some of the following disciplines
• Psychotherapy
• Phenomenology
• Political and Cultural History
• Microbiology
• Neural Engineering
• Theoretical Physics
Charlemont Grants – Why Apply?
Review of past recipients point to estb. of numerous long-term academic
collaborations, publications in high ranking journals, positive impact on
long-term career development, grant as a springboard for larger funding
awards, recognition within home institution
Opportunity to become part of the life of the Royal Irish Academy
• ‘RIA Charlemont Scholar’
• CPD and mentoring opportunities
• Invitations to Academy events and activities
RIA-RS International Cost-Share
Targeted at mid-career researchers and run in collaboration with the Royal
Society, this scheme funds for collaborative research between Irish and UK
teams working on a single project over a 2 year period
Covers research in the natural sciences, including:• Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computer Science, Engineering, Agri and Biological
Research and scientific aspects of Archaeology, Geography and Experimental
Psychology
Scheme provides €7,500 per team per year, 1 – 2 grants awarded per year
Scheme requires matching application by UK team to Royal Society using
e-Gap portal https://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/international-
exchanges/
International Cost-Share Eligibility
Open to mid-career researchers of proven ability, of at least postdoctoral
status & with a permanent or fixed-term contract in an Irish HEI for
duration of award
Irish applicants/collaborators must be resident in Republic of Ireland
Scheme covers bi-lateral visits between UK and Ireland (multi-lateral visits
not allowed)
Teams must be from academia and not industry
Institutional overheads, bench fees, salary buy-outs and conference fees
not covered
RIA Hunter Grants
A new scheme established in memory of the late R.J. Hunter, a historian of
the Ulster plantation
Designed to promote research on Ulster plantation (c.1550 – 1750)
including patterns of migration from and to Britain and North America,
Also covers cognate areas of research on early modern Ulster, in areas
such as:
• urban growth, local administration, social structure, religion, print culture,
political interaction, trade and commerce and economy
Hunter Bursaries
Applications currently invited for Hunter Bursaries (maximum €2,500)
Open to postgraduate, postdoctoral and researchers outside of academic
sector.
Applicants must be resident in Ireland (North and South) and Britain, with
Irish applicants eligible to visit institutions in Ireland or abroad. British
applicants limited to visiting institutions in Ireland.
Applicants must satisfy assessment panel that research is likely constitute
a significant contribution to knowledge in line with research aims of
scheme.
Hunter Eligible Costs and Assessment Criteria
Eligible costs include:
• Direct expenses incurred in planning, conducting and developing the research
• Travel and maintenance costs for researchers
• Research assistance and limited consumables (max €500)
Assessment Criteria:
• Research background of the applicant
• Strength of the applicant in the proposed area of research
• Strength of the research proposal
• Contribution to the research aims of the scheme
Hunter Fellowships and Digitisation Grant
Expressions of Interest now sought for a two year Postdoctoral
Fellowship, tenable from October 2015
• Fellowship valued at €45,000 per annum for a max. of two years
• Applicants must have received their PhDs within past seven years and must be
affiliated with recognised Irish HEI (North or South)
Expressions of Interest also being sought for a large-scale digitisation
grant (c. €60,000) to allow for digitisation of records relating to Ulster
Plantation
Archaeology Grants
Funding archaeological research in Ireland for more than 70 years
The Research Excavation Grants Scheme, funded by the National
Monuments Service, funds excavation and post-excavation research and is
open to professional Archaeologists
• The scheme has funded over 90 excavations in Ireland and is the only fund in
Ireland supporting independent research excavation
Archaeological Research Grants Scheme
C14 Dating Scheme (in conjunction with QUB)
Occasional Bursaries and Awards
The RIA also administers a number of legacy bequests, allowing for the
funding of a series of occasional bursaries and awards
Two notable schemes include:
• The Eoin O’Mahony Bursary in Irish History, which funds historical research
on subjects of Irish history. Preference is given to projects concerning the
family histories of the ‘Wild Geese’
• The Praeger Fund for Field Natural History, which awards small grants (max
€500) for fieldwork relevant to the natural history of Ireland
Conclusion
Deadline for current schemes – 28th October 2015
For more information and to apply online please visit :
www.ria.ie/grants
Queries can be addressed to [email protected]
Dr. John Maguire, Senior Grants Manager ([email protected])
Sinead Riordan, Head of Policy & International Relations
Connect with Academy House
@RIADawson
/RoyalIrishAcademy
http://www.ria.ie
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