Funded Research Opportunities – Waterford Institute of Technology

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There are currently a number of funded research postgraduate opportunities. Please see the table below for all open competitions. Please check back again soon as new opportunities may arise.

To apply for scholarships please download the Funded Research Postgraduate Application Form and return completed applications to rpgadmissions@wit.ie.

DOWNLOAD THE FUNDED RESEARCH POSTGRADUATE APPLICATION FORM

Title	Closing Date
An investigation of the role of adult learners in the co-creation of curriculum design in lifelong learning contexts in TUSEI (Ref No. WD (SERD)_2020_61_WSCH)	Friday 3rd September 2021, 16:00 Irish Time
Additive Manufacturing Processing and Shape Memory Effect Characterisation of Nitinol (Ref No. WD_2020_72_WSCH)	Wednesday 15th September 2021, 16:00 Irish Time
Nano-Enhanced Therapeutic Lens – NETLens (Ref No. WD_2020_40_WSCH_2)	Friday 3rd September 2021, 16:00 Irish Time
The role of soil structure on chemical and physical mechanisms of phosphorus availability (Ref No. WD (SERD)_2020_70_WSCH)	Friday 3rd September 2021, 16:00 Irish Time
Finding the wallet – Digital Forensic Investigation of Cryptocurrency Wallets and their Associated Blockchains (ICAB) – Ref No. WD (SERD)_2020_64_WSCH)	Friday 3rd September 2021, 16:00 Irish Time
’AFUN Intervention: User centric Augmented Reality Application and Monitoring/Assessment platform to engage children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in physical activity to enhance their FUNdamental motor skills, fitness and wellbeing – WD (SERD)_2020_68_WSCH_2	Wednesday 15th September 2021, 16:00 Irish Time

We are delighted to have a number of  funded PhD opportunities below under the South East Regional Development Fund (SERD) led by WIT. Our colleagues in IT Carlow also have a number of funded PhD Opportunities under this programme. Visit here for IT Carlow opportunities.

Why choose WIT?

WIT is a university-level education institution in the south-east of Ireland. It has over 10,000 students and 1,000 staff, and it supports a thriving research culture. Areas of R&D expertise include ICT, bio-pharma, eco-innovation, materials science, regional development, and health sciences. Over the past 10 years, the Institute has successfully attracted over €139m in research funding from various sources. Researchers at WIT have obtained funding from the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) cycles 3, 4 and 5; Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Frontiers Programme and the Principal Investigator Programme, and various European funding programmes including eTEN and InterReg. In addition, there are three Enterprise Ireland (EI) funded Technology Gateway Centres in the areas of applied materials research, telecommunications research, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. WIT has has an established track record of success in the various European Framework Programmes (FP), having obtained funding in FP4, FP5, FP6, FP7 and most recently Horizon 2020 (H2020). The Institute has entered the final year of H2020 as the leading Irish Institute of Technology with respect to funding secured under this programme.”

As a result of its work on collaborative research projects, WIT has built extensive alliances with leading industrial and academic partners across Europe. In working with local SMEs, the Institute plays a significant role in the South-East region’s economic development by creating an eco-system of research, industry and entrepreneurship. WIT also encompasses a purpose-built centre for commercialisation and business incubation in its ArcLabs facility, as well as dedicated research support and technology transfer offices.

Excellent research and training in a supportive environment

WIT was the first Institute of Technology in Ireland to receive the “HR Excellence in Research” designation from the European Commission. This award acknowledges WIT as a stimulating work environment for researchers, providing attractive working conditions and equipping researchers with the broad skills and experience necessary to develop their research careers. Read more about our HR Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R). We continue to hold this award.

WIT offers a range of training under the Structured PhD programme including but not limited to ethics, GDPR, research integrity, statistics, practical pedagogy, academic writing and entrepreneurship. Doctoral candidates can also avail of the Broaden our Horizons and Odyssey Mentoring programme and scholarship recipients gain experience in lecturing undergraduates. Research Integrity training is offered to all postgraduate students conducting research activities. Grant writing workshops are also provided throughout the year by the RSU and are advertised on our events page.  The Postgraduate Research Forum (E: rpgf@postgrad.wit.ie) enables sharing among peers, and we have many coffee mornings and networking sessions throughout the year.