ELIGIBILITY:

The programme is only open to Rising Stars and Research Leaders who are currently employed outside of Ireland.

Joint Appointments whereby Applicants propose to hold a contract of employment in Ireland and another country concurrently will not be supported through this programme. Joint appointments in two Irish Eligible Research Bodies, or between an Eligible Research Body and the HSE may be supported if there is an appropriate management plan in place. This information must be provided at the EOI stage.

EOIs that are associated with Applicants who are currently employed in an industrial setting outside of Ireland are eligible through this call.

Rising Stars:

Applicants applying to the Global Talent Ireland call as Rising Stars are required to:

Have obtained a PhD qualification (or equivalent) within 5-15 years of the current year (PhD certification must be dated between 2010 and 2020)

Have an outstanding track record commensurate with their career stage and their field(s) of research

Have secured independent research funding from competitive publicly funded sources as a Lead Investigator or Co-Investigator

Have experience of supervising MSc- and/or PhD-level students

Have demonstrated international standing (e.g., peer review, keynote talks, collaboration, conference and workshop organisation, etc.) as an indicator of research maturity

Research Leaders:

Applicants applying to the Global Talent Ireland call as Research Leaders are expected to:

Have obtained a PhD qualification (or equivalent) at least 16 years prior to the current year (PhD certification must be dated no later than 2009)

Hold a full professorial position at a major international research institution or an equivalent senior research-active role in an industrial setting

Demonstrate influential research (achievements and excellent generation of knowledge)

Have a proven track record of strategic and dynamic leadership and development of talent

Have had senior authorship of literature with demonstrable impact in relevant field(s) of interest

Have received significant international awards and fellowships

Have made plenary/keynote contributions at top-tier international conferences, and organisation of such meetings of importance

Have a distinguished service record on national or international grant review boards

Have a successful track record in securing independent funding from competitive, publicly funded sources

The Research Body is the body responsible for the overall financial and administrative coordination of the research programmes supported by funding from Research Ireland. Host Research Bodies must be situated in the Republic of Ireland. A list of eligible Research Bodies is available on the Research Ireland website.

The terms ‘Research Body’ and ‘Institution’ are equivalent and interchangeable in Research Ireland documentation and in the SESAME system.

BENEFIT:

The table below outlines the funding available through the Global Talent Ireland call in direct costs for both Rising Star and Research Leader categories (overheads will be added to the Research Funding section):

	Rising Star	Research Leader
Award duration	6 years	6 years
Research Funding	€1.5M	€2.5M
Startup Funding	€0.75M	€0.75M
Maximum budget request:	€2.25M	€3.25M

This programme provides funding for both Research Funding and Startup Funding. Grants made under the Global Talent Ireland call will have a duration of six years. Research Funding will support the grant holder to carry out activities at their new host Research Body by providing the funding to build a research team, purchase essential materials, consumables and small equipment, and facilitate travel to conferences and to meet with key collaborators.