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Research Ireland seeks applications for its Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral) 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Opportunity Details
Research Ireland’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral) is a national initiative linking excellent researchers in all disciplines to enterprise; in the context of this call, enterprise partners can range from multinational corporations to SMEs, non-governmental organisations, and, where justified, public sector agencies. The scheme provides researchers with the opportunity to pursue research in partnership with enterprise while based at an eligible research body.
Through this co-funded programme, researchers develop new, advanced knowledge and skills linked with industry and employer needs. The programme trains early-career researchers for the diversity of employment opportunities in industry, the public sector and the non-government sectors. For enterprise partners, the scheme provides a flexible route to research talent and innovation in an area closely aligned with its strategic interests.
The award will support suitably qualified postdoctoral candidates intending to pursue full-time research in any discipline for 2 years and comprise:
The award is open to qualified postdoctoral candidates intending to pursue full-time research in any discipline for 2 years.
All proposals to the Partnership Stream (Enterprise Partnership Scheme Postdoctoral) are to be submitted via SmartSimple, online grants and awards management system.
Please note that Research Ireland expects a high volume of applications to be submitted to this programme and has limited helpdesk resources. To avoid any delays in submission, researchers should familiarise themselves with the system well in advance of the Research Ireland call deadlines.
Queries relating to SmartSimple should first be directed to your Research Body’s Research Office. If still unresolved, queries should be emailed to [email protected] . Please be aware that the response time for queries may be up to 5 working days.
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For Partnership Stream related queries, please contact [email protected]