North South Research Programme 2024 – Call 2



NSRP Call 2

Applications for Call 2 of the North South Research Programme will be open to all eligible researchers in any discipline, at early, mid or advanced stages of their careers. Lead Investigators and Consortium Co-Leads identified on proposals must be at a minimum two years post PhD.

Subject to available budget and the recommendation of the International Assessment Panel, projects with a maximum value of €4m each and a maximum duration of 48 months from either Strand II: Emerging Hubs of Excellence or Strand III: Partnerships of Scale will be provided with funding.  Interdisciplinary project proposals are encouraged.

Application Process

Submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI) and an EOI Endorsement Form is the first step in the application process. Please consult the documentation on this page prior to the submission of an EOI.

A complete and endorsed Expression of Interest (EOI) must be submitted to the HEA (research@hea.ie) by the Research Office at the Lead Administrative/Governance Institution in Ireland by the EOI deadline of 4pm on Thursday the 5th of December 2024 on behalf of a proposed consortium.

Approval for an application to be submitted as a full proposal will be communicated to the Research Office of the Lead Administrative/Governance Institution in Ireland no later than the 18th of December 2024. The online application system will open for the submission of full proposals in mid January 2025 and close at 4 pm on the 27th of February 2025. Key dates for Call 2 are set out below.

Key Dates

Activity Date
Call Launch14th of October 2024
EOI Process Open 15th of October 2024
FAQ Process Open24th of October 2024
Expression of Interest Deadline05th of December 2024
Eligibility to Progress to Application Stage Confirmed 18th of December 2024
Online Portal OpeningMid-January 2025
FAQ process Ends20th of February 2025
Online Application Submission Deadline27th of February 2025
Research Office Endorsement Process Opening04th of March 2025
Research Office Endorsement Deadline14th of March 2025
Assessment Process Ends 30th of April 2025
Panel Assessment Meetings May 2025
Call OutcomeJune 2025
Award Start DateAcademic Year 2025/26

Please note that the timings provided here are indicative and may be subject to change.

If you do not find the answer to your query in the call documentation, you should contact the research office in your proposed institution which will provide information and clarification on the call. Research offices can consult FAQs and send any queries they are unable to clarify to research@hea.ie while the FAQ process is open.

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