PhDStart
Supports Ireland researchers with structured pathways in co-funding for applied PhD hires in companies, from planning to deployment.
Enterprise Ireland's PhDStart programme is a co-funded salary scheme that enables Irish companies to recruit PhD graduates into dedicated research, development, and innovation roles linked directly to the company's strategic R&D growth plan. The programme sits within EI's broader GradStart capability-development suite and specifically addresses the market gap for companies seeking to embed doctora…
Co-funded placement of PhD graduates into R&D roles at Irish companies, with Enterprise Ireland providing fifty percent of a two-year salary up to a maximum of sixty-two thousand euros, linked to the company's RD&I growth strategy.
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