The Fulbright Commission in Ireland officially opened its awards to applicants on Friday 24th of August 2012. The 2013 - 2014 competition for the Fulbright Awards include a monetary grant for post-graduate students, scholars, and professionals to travel to the US to lecture, research, and study for a maximum period of one year. Further information about the application process is available on www.fulbright.ie. Of particular interest to the Institutes of Technology
is a €10,000 scholarship specifically for students interested in postgraduate or postdoctoral research or study in the areas of innovation with a focus on developing new technologies for potential job creation and increased exports. The strong industry focus of much of the research undertaken across the IoTs should equip our graduates with a skills base which would make them ideal candidates for such an award. Further details on this innovation-based award is available here: http://lnkd.in/mKwzDs