PhDStart
Funds Irish companies to co-finance PhD hiring for defined innovation projects through Enterprise Ireland's PhDStart with matched salary support.
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PhDStart is a strand within EI's GradStart talent programme that funds companies to hire newly-graduated PhDs onto a defined R&D project linked to the company's overall innovation strategy. EI co-funds 50% of the PhD graduate's salary up to €62,000 over a 24-month full-time contract — based on the Irish Universities Association researcher pay scale (Post-Doctoral Researcher Point 1). The company c…
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