Investigating Impact through Innovative Research Dissemination
Ireland
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In addition to being a prestigious academic exchange program, the Fulbright Program is designed to expand and strengthen relationships between the people of the United States and citizens of other nations and to promote international understanding and cooperation. To support this mission, Fulbright Scholars may be asked to give public talks, mentor students, and otherwise engage with the host community, in addition to their primary activities.
This award offers scholars an opportunity to collaborate with academic researchers in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences (University College Cork), by coming to the city for three months to meet and work with researchers in a discipline related to their own area of work. While at UCC, they will have an opportunity to offer seminars and develop creative connections.
3 months
September 2027 or January 2028 start
Applied Psychology; Applied Social Studies; Archaeology; Art History; Asian Studies; Celtic Civilisation; Criminology; Digital Humanities; Drama & Theatre; Film & Screen Media; Folklore; Education; English; Environmental Sciences; Languages; Latin; Geography; History; Irish Language & Literature; Music; Philosophy; Politics; Sociology; Study of Religions; Women's Studies.
This award offers scholars an opportunity to collaborate with academic researchers in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies & Social Sciences (University College Cork), by coming to the city for three months to meet and work with researchers in a discipline related to their own area of work. While at UCC, they will have an opportunity to offer seminars and develop creative connections.
All applicants must meet the Program eligibility requirements (click to review the requirements).
Competitive applications will demonstrate clear alignment with host strategy, goals, or new areas of mutual interest. Typically, an invitation will express this adequately.
Contact: Karen Coughlan, Graduate School Manager, College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.
Email: k.coughlan@ucc.ie
Web: https://www.ucc.ie/en/cacsss/grads/
Tel: +353 (0)21 490 3304
Minimum approximately €4,000 per month (Note that the stipend will be paid in euros and the approximate USD amount reflects the current exchange rate). Total award amount inclusive of monthly maintenance rate and travel costs.
The Commission hosts an orientation for U.S. Grantees.
Final grant amounts will be determined prior to the start of the academic year and are subject to the availability of funds. The United States Department of State and the Fulbright Commission in the host country reserve the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, number of awards and allowances.
Ireland
The Fulbright Commission in Ireland seeks and encourages the involvement of all people in its grants. U.S. Fulbright Alumni cite the following bonuses in coming to Ireland: English-speaking; very welcoming; family-friendly; safe; intellectually challenging in a good way; culturally rich and diverse; at the forefront of European community development; and accessible.
Ireland is a friendly, engaging, modern, and vibrant country with centuries of U.S. interaction as part of its DNA. With a highly educated workforce, competitive educational system, and millennia of culture, it is a popular choice for U.S. Scholar and Student applicants.
Ireland can rightly claim to be the most dynamic economy in the EU. We have the youngest population in Europe and one of the most educated workforces in the world — not to mention the most flexible and adaptable: 34% of the population is aged 25 or less (Europe’s youngest workforce). Ireland has a higher percentage of tertiary education, compared to EU average - find out more.
Higher education in Ireland is provided by 13 universities, 12 Technological Universities, 2 Institutes of Technology, multiple Colleges of Further Education, and a number of specialist colleges in art, law, music, public administration, and theology. There are also a significant number of well-funded research centers: see here and culture & heritage for host options.
Most Irish colleges operate on a two-semester academic year: September to December and January to May. A small number of colleges and departments retain three trimesters: October to December, January to March, and April to June. Further information on higher education in Ireland can be found here.
Most higher education institutions are supported by the Irish government; for example, universities and institutes of technology receive more than 90 percent of their income from the state. The Irish government has invested billions of euro in establishing advanced centers of research, world-class research facilities, and programs that are an attractive destination for international exchange visitors (Research Ireland).
The Commission annually offers Irish institutions an opportunity to contribute to the Fulbright Program through a cost-sharing contribution to the Commission's award programs; these arrangements allow the Commission to increase the number of awards available and to maximize institutional involvement in the Program.
In each academic year, the Commission partners with Irish institutions who have agreed, in advance, to cost-share "Sponsored" awards for U.S. Scholars. In addition to the “All Disciplines” awards supported by the Commission, U.S. Scholar proposals within this category will also be considered for cost-sharing by Irish host institutions.
Fore further information please contact the Fulbright Commission in Ireland via email at awards@fulbright.ie.
https://youtu.be/xoE3vxTTKm0 - Country Overview
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