Researchers to get €4.7m grant

FUNDING of €4.7 million has been allocated to Irish researchers to ensure they develop their careers in Ireland.

The money was allocated by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) and will be used by 55 researchers to complete postdoctoral level research over the next two years.

IRCSET said this initiative is designed to help researchers at an early stage of their research career and to build on their PhD work.

Chair of IRCSET, professor Jane Grimson said: “The Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme is now in its fifth year. In conjunction with other programmes, this forms a key element of equipping our economy with the required research infrastructure for the future.

“The scheme allows talented researchers to develop their careers in Ireland, contributing to and gaining from the experience of established research teams.”

The chosen researchers will each receive funding for two years of €33,000, available in the first and second year, plus expenses of up to €5,000 each year.

IRCSET also announced yesterday that it may make a number of further offers of postdoctoral research funding under its Enterprise Partnership Scheme.