Timeline
- 2001: Established in June of this year by the Minister for Education and Science in Ireland. Launched the basic research grant scheme, jointly with Enterprise Ireland in December
- 2002: Launched the postgraduate research scholarship awards
- 2003: Launched the postdoctoral fellowship awards
- 2006: Launched the Graduate Research Education Programme exploratory grant awards
- 2007: Launched the call for funding for the Graduate Research Education Programme
- 2012: Merged with IRCHSS to form the Irish Research Council
The Embark Initiative is part of Ireland's drive to encourage 4th level or postgraduate research in Ireland. The aim is to promote Ireland as an international centre of excellence and achievement in research by encouraging students and researchers to pursue a full-time career in their research area.
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