Call OPEN; Submissions accepted from 20-10-08

The President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) is Science Foundation Ireland's most prestigious award to recruit young researchers currently based around the world to carry out their research in third level institutions in Ireland. This premier programme emphasises the importance that Science Foundation Ireland places on the early development of academic careers. The award recognises outstanding engineers and scientists who, early in their careers, have already demonstrated or shown exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. Awardees will be selected on the basis of exceptional accomplishments in science and engineering that underpin biotechnology, information and communications technology, and sustainable energy and energy efficient technologies, and on the basis of creative research plans that are built on work that has attracted international attention.

Through this award, SFI will identify the most promising of a new generation of top-tier cutting edge researchers in fields that are critical to Ireland’s economic and social prosperity.

Summary of Award:

Duration: 5 years.

Amount: Up to €1 million direct costs.

Eligibility Criteria: Applicants for the PIYRA competition must meet all of the following requirements.

• Awarded PhD or MD within the last eight years and have completed a minimum of 24 months active post-doctoral research

• Have not previously received an SFI Award (excluding Waltons, Research Frontiers, Young Women in Engineering Scholarship, UREKA supplement)

• Will be recognised by the research body upon receipt of the SFI grant as an independent investigator who will have an independent office and research space at the host research body for which he/she will be fully responsible for at least the duration of the SFI grant.

• Have an exceptional record of internationally recognised independent research accomplishments for their career stage (as measured by publications in top quality international journals and conferences, invited talks at international conferences, or other academic metrics appropriate to the applicant's field).

• Have demonstrated research independence (or be in the process of establishing independence) and shown exceptional potential to become a research leader of the future.

• The applicant is expected to have the capability and authority to mentor and supervise postgraduate students and team members.

Deadline: Rolling Call, with submissions accepted from 20-10-08.

Candidate Nominations: A potential candidate for the SFI PIYRA Programme can contact any Irish Research Body and request consideration by the institution to be nominated. All applications must be submitted from an eligible Irish Research Body.

Downloads
Full details on the proposal and submission requirements may be found in the proposal call. Please read the documentation carefully in advance of queries and submission.

• Call for Proposals (doc) (pdf)
• Frequently Asked Questions

SFI reserves the right to make amendments to the documents if required. Please ensure that you are referring to the most recent version of the Call document and FAQs. Research Offices will be contacted in the event of any updates to the call documentation.

For queries on this programme please contact the relevant Research Body directly. Alternatively, if your query is not included in the FAQs document, you may contact SFI directly at piyra-at-sfi.ie.

A list of eligible Research Bodies in Ireland may be found on the SFI website.