Research Ireland Empower Programme

This programme is a new initiative that provides a recurring, predictable and flexible mechanism for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to implement their institutional research and innovation strategies. Deadline: 6th November 2026, 13:00 (local Irish time) Duration: 72 months Career stage: Postgraduate, Postdoctoral Programme type: Other Eligibility: The Empower programme is open to applications from the 18 eligible HEIs listed below only: Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Dublin City University (DCD) Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Maynooth University (MU) Munster Technological University (MTU) National College of Art and Design (NCAD) RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (RCSI) South East Technological University (SETU) Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS) Trinity College Dublin (TCD) University College Cork (UCC) University College Dublin (UCD) University of Galway (UoG) University of Limerick (UL)