Canadian Scholarship Opportunities for Irish Researchers – the Dobbin Scholarships

Posted on 12 Febuary 2012

The Dobbin Scholarships, named after Craig Dobbin who established the Ireland Canada University Foundation, annually awards scholarships to both Irish and Canadian scholars and academics whose research contributes to the rich academic and cultural links between Canada and Ireland. The awards are designed principally for scholars and academics who are either beginning or are currently engaged at graduate level research in a discipline which is, or has potential to be, related to both Ireland and Canada.

The scholarships are for short visits of two to four weeks which will benefit the scholar's research, establish new or build on existing academic links between Canada and Ireland, and provide the opportunity for the development of ongoing links in that research area.

The amount of the award is contingent on the duration of the research visit, and is based on duration of between two and four weeks.

Irish Scholarships include:

• Travel expenses up to a total of € 1,000 will be paid to scholars (on transfer of receipts to ICUF).
• A weekly stipend of € 800 will be paid to scholars. This will range from €1,600 (two week visit) to €3,200 (four week visit).

Irish applications and supporting documents must be received before 5.00pm on 29th March 2013. Application forms are available online.