The programme supports researchers in gaining entrepreneurial experience.
Research Ireland will be spending €4.4m to support 46 fellowships under its new enterprise fellowship programme.
The programme supports late-stage PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in gaining entrepreneurial experience beyond academic settings through collaborative projects.
Of the successful awardees, 11 hail from University College Dublin (UCD). Other high rankers include five successful projects from Dublin City University (DCU) and five from Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Overall, researchers from 13 institutions nationwide are to benefit from Research Ireland’s support.
The fellowship programme is divided into a ‘placement stream’, which supports academic researchers wishing to spend time in their industry, and a ‘partnership stream’, which supports academics intending to pursue research while partnering with the enterprise sector. 40 enterprise partners are supporting the awardees.
