RIA
Charlemont
Grants
The Royal Irish Academy’s Charlemont Grants Scheme was
established in 2007 (formerly the RIA Mobility Grants
Scheme). It is a travel grants scheme aimed at early-career
postdoctoral researchers who are not more than seven
years past the award of their PhDs at the start of the term
of the grant period. The scheme, named in honour of the
Academy’s first president, and notable Grand Tourist, James
Caulfeild, the first Earl of Charlemont (1728–99), facilitates
short international visits for the conduct of primary research
in any subject area. This highly successful scheme speaks to
one of the RIA’s fundamental missions by identifying and
encouraging excellence in all areas of Irish scholarship and
facilitating research on an international stage.
The scheme awards on average 30 individual applications
each year, with an annual fund disbursed of c. €40,000.
The RIA Charlemont Grants
The RIA Charlemont Grants Scheme is aimed exclusively at
early-career postdoctoral researchers. Applications are open
to all researchers who have obtained a PhD and who are
within the first seven years of their postdoctoral career at
the start of the term of the grant period. Grants are made
available for short international research visits to any
country, to support primary research in any subject area.
All applications must demonstrate that funds are sought for
a clearly defined, discrete piece of research, which will have
an identifiable outcome on completion of the RIA-funded
component of the project. Applicants can submit one
application per grant round. The key objectives of the
scheme are:
 to initiate one-to-one collaborations
 to explore opportunities to build lasting networks
 to facilitate initial project planning and development
 to gain access to ideas, research facilities and
complementary equipment abroad
 to support the direct costs of research
The scheme also facilitates applications from international
scholars to visit Ireland, provided an Irish-based scholar is
willing to act as host.
Through its network of Members, its multidisciplinary
committees and its strong links within international
institutions, the RIA is able to source the very best national
and international peer reviewers across a broad range of
disciplines to ensure that all applications received are
rigorously vetted to the highest international standards.
The primary assessment criteria are:
 the research background of the applicant
 the strength of the applicant and host institution in the
area of proposed research
 the mutual benefit of the collaboration
 the strength of the research proposal
 the potential contribution to the Irish research base
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2015 Recipients
Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Erica Hennessy (DCU)
Life Science; Intestinal Development, Nutrition, Stem Cells
Dr Felix Behling (MU)
Economic Sociology
Dr Run Long (UCD)
Physics; Chemistry; Materials
Dr Margaret Brehony (NUIG)
History; Sociology
Dr Patrick Bresnihan (MU)
Political Ecology and Environmental Politics
Dr Alanna Maguire (DCU)
Cancer Genomics
Dr Aisling Ní Annaidh (UCD)
Soft Tissue Biomechanics
Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley (NUIG)
Irish History; British History; History of childhood
Dr Martin O'Halloran (NUIG)
Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering
Dr Clare Clarke (TCD)
Nineteenth Century Literature
Dr Anuradha Pallipurath (NUIG)
Solid-state Pharmaceuticals
Dr Eoin Daly (NUIG)
Law; French Studies; Political Theory
Dr Klaas-Jan Stol (UL)
Software Engineering
Dr Maria Falina (UCD)
Modern European History
Dr Silvia Tedesco (DCU)
Chemical Engineering
Dr Áine Mahon (UCD)
Philosophy and Literature
Dr Barry Wardell (UCD)
Gravitational Physics; Theoretical Physics
Dr Philip McDermott (UU)
Sociolinguistics; Sociology of Language
Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam (UL)
History and Musicology
“
The RIA grant was very important in helping me to
advance my research and I believe that the overseas
Dr Amy Prendergast (TCD)
English
networks initiated will be long-lasting and extremely
Dr Fiona Smyth (UCD)
Architecture; History of Architectural Acoustics
Dr Maria Tesorieri (Independent)
Archaeology
important for my future career development.
Selena Daly (Humanities, 2013)
This funding was critical to realizing a discrete strand of
my research, with both short- and long-term outputs.
Conor Lucey (Humanities, 2013)
Dr John Thompson (UCD)
American History
Dr Diarmuid Torney (DCU)
International Relations
The RIA grant demonstrated how invaluable
international collaborations are, both on a personal and
professional level, as well as showcasing Irish research on
an international stage.
Yvonne Halpin (Sciences, 2013)
Dr Timothy Watt (QUB)
Early-modern Irish History
Sciences
Dr Kamela Alegre (QUB)
The collaboration germinated by the Royal Irish Academy
Grant was very productive and successful. In the past 6
years, one review article and 10 scientific articles were
published in highly respected international journals.
Biochemistry; Structural Biology
Dr Brendan Florio (UL)
Nanotechnology; Mathematical Modelling
Dr Guangbo Hao (UCC)
Ultra-precision manufacturing; Robotics
John S. Tse (Sciences, 2008)
Dr Jessica Hayes (NUIG)
Diabetic Fracture Healing and Regenerative Therapies
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