• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Antarctica
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Azerbaijan
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Armenia
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• Belize
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Solomon Islands
• Virgin Islands, British
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Myanmar
• Burundi
• Belarus
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Sri Lanka
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Taiwan
• Christmas Island
• Cocos Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Mayotte
• Congo
• Congo
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Benin
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Ethiopia
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Faroe Islands
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• Eland Islands
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French Southern Territories
• Djibouti
• Gabon
• Georgia
• Gambia
• Palestine
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Kiribati
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Vatican
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Jordan
• Kenya
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Latvia
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Midway Islands
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Oman
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• Curacao
• Aruba
• Sint-Maarten
• Bonaire, Sint-Estatius and Saba
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Norway
• Northern Mariana Islands
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Micronesia
• Marshall Islands
• Palau
• Pakistan
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn
• Poland
• Portugal
• Guinea-Bissau
• Timor-Leste
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Reunion
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saint Barthelemy
• Saint Helena
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Anguilla
• Saint Lucia
• St. Maarten
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Vietnam
• Slovenia
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe
• Spain
• Southern Sudan
• Sudan
• Western Sahara
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Arab Emirates
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• North Macedonia
• Egypt
• United Kingdom
• Guernsey
• Jersey
• Isle of Man
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• United States
• Virgin Islands, U.S.
• Burkina Faso
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Venezuela
• Wallis and Futuna
• Samoa
• Yemen
• Zambia
• South Ossetia
• Kosovo
• Vanuatu
• Aland Islands
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands

• AuPair
• Environmental Systems Analysis
• Animation
• Anthropology
• Astronomy
• Aerospace, Aeronautical & Marine Engineering
• Business
• Business & Technology
• Bio & Biomedical Engineering
• Biology
• Biomedicine
• Accounting
• Veterinary Medicine
• Military Science
• Environmental Impacts & Human Health
• Gender Studies
• Geography
• Geo-information
• Hydrology & Water Management
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Public Administration
• Civil & Private Law
• Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
• Humanities
• Design
• European Law
• Natural Sciences
• Journalism and Mass Communications
• Public Health
• Language, Literature and Cultural Studies
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering & Technology
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering & Business
• Information Science
• Art
• Art & Art History
• Film and Theatre Studies
• History
• Climate Studies & Meteorology
• Computer Science & IT
• Marketing studies
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Human Medicine
• International Law
• Management
• Fashion, Textiles and Luxury goods
• Music
• Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
• Earth Sciences
• Education
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Behavioral Science
• Political Science & International Relations
• Soil Science & Soil Ecology
• Law
• Entrepreneurship
• Applied Sciences & Professions
• Psychology
• Public Law
• Development & Social Policy and Planning
• Materials Engineering
• Religious Studies and Theology
• Communications
• Agriculture, Forestry, Animal & Related Sciences
• Family and Consumer Science
• Nursing
• Social Work
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Sport
• Internship + English
• Dentistry
• Criminal Law and Criminology
• Business Administration
• Management & Organisation
• Human Resource Management
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Management & Logistics
• Sustainable Management, Policy & Governance
• Pharmacy
• Physics
• Physiotherapy
• Philosophy
• Finance
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology
• Environmental Sciences
• Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation
• Econometrics
• Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Electronics & Embedded Technology
• Electrical Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Ethnic Studies

A salary of €38,632 in the first year of the award and €39,186 in the second year of the award*;employer’s PRSI contribution; andeligible direct research expenses of €5,000 per annum.

Potential applicants should carefully ascertain whether or not they are eligible in advance of applying to either programme. All applicants will be required to complete and pass an eligibility quiz on the online application system prior to accessing an application form. Further information outlining what would deem an application ineligible is contained in section 8. There is no age limit for applicants to be eligible for either programme type. All applicants must be affiliated with an eligible Irish higher education institution or research-performing organisation. The Irish Research Council is not in a position to award funding for research activity under any of the following prohibited areas:

• human cloning for reproductive purposes;
• genetic modification of human beings that could make such changes heritable (with the exception of research relating to cancer treatment of the gonads, which may be funded); or
• creation of human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer. Any differential in fees must be paid by the awardee and/or host institution.

This corresponds with points 1 and 2 respectively on the IUA’s researcher salary scale at the time of call opening but may be subject to change under the current national pay agreement. Any such changes will be applied in line with updates to the IUA’s researcher salary scale. Applications will only be accepted in either the Irish or English language. Applicants must not have had two previous unsuccessful applications to the relevant programme, including to strategic partner themes. This applies regardless of whether the applicant has changed their host institution or research topic since a previous submission.