Grants Briefing Session University of Limerick 25 September

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

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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 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 C 14 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, 1 st Earl of Charlemont Targeted exclusively at researchers awarded Ph. Ds 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 50 Over Countries/ States visited Continents 126 Projects Funded 5 c. € 200, 000 in funds disbursed

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 Ph. Ds at the start of the term of the grant (those awarded Ph. Ds 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 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/internationalexchanges/

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 Ph. Ds 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 is the only fund in Ireland supporting independent research excavation Archaeological Research Grants Scheme C 14 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 – 28 th October 2015 For more information and to apply online please visit : www. ria. ie/grants Queries can be addressed to grants@ria. ie Dr. John Maguire, Senior Grants Manager (j. maguire@ria. ie) Sinead Riordan, Head of Policy & International Relations (s. riordan@ria. ie)

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