The purpose of the bursary scheme, which is funded primarily by sponsorship from industry, is to support Irish hydrogeology by supporting education of hydrogeologists with a connection to Irish hydrogeology.  The amount available for distribution as bursaries is dependent on the level of sponsorship from industry, therefore a number or no bursaries may be awarded in any year. Recent bursary amounts have ranged from €500 to €1000.

Criteria

Applicants for the bursary scheme must fulfil the following criteria:

• Attend an Irish Institution;

• Work in collaboration with an Irish Institution;

• Propose to carry out a project concerning Irish hydro-geology, or have a field area in Ireland;

• Be a graduate of an Irish University;

AND

• Be available to give a presentation of the funded work at an IAH meeting in Ireland (generally in October).

• Be a member of IAH or be prepared to join IAH (any national group)

Application Deadlines

There are two application deadlines:

31st October, for bursaries to be awarded in March;

31st March, for bursaries to be awarded in June.

If an applicant is not successful in the October round, the same application can be considered in the March round, at the applicants request.

Application Requirements

The application must include:

• The name and location of your institution;

• The type of research being carried out e.g. PhD, taught Masters etc.;

• Which year of your research a bursary would support;

• A statement of how you hope to spend any bursary awarded;

• A project proposal which describes the project subject, time scale and proposed field area (if any);

• A statement of other funding you have or will receive in respect of your research/studies;

• A C.V.

Please send bursary applications by email to the Education and Publicity Secretary listed on the committee page of this website.

Reporting

Successful applicants will be expected to submit a short written report on completion of their funded activity