The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, through the Higher Education Authority (HEA), has provided funding to higher education institutions to assist in the provision of costed extensions to research activities that are at risk because of delays incurred as a result of Covid-19.
UCD received over €11.3M in funding which was allocated to Students and Staff via 6 rounds of funding calls.
All funds have now been allocated and there are no further calls planned. A full breakdown is below.
All Calls are now Closed. Late Applications cannot be accepted
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. I have been approved under the scheme and require a no cost extension to my original project?
A. PI's and researchers should follow the usual process when requesting a no cost extension to the original project from their funder, please note any contact extensions or stipends granted under the scheme are NOT funded through the original project but paid for through a central fund. UCD research will complete the relevant OHF and stipend requests on behalf of the applicant.
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Q. I am a researcher and have been approved a contract extension under the call, what happens next?
A. Contract extensions will be processed by UCD Research after the decision has been updated on Infohub. These contract extension will be funded from a central account and will be processed via the raising on the relevant Online Hiring Form. If you have been approved for a contract extension UCD Research will raise this request. You should contact HR Contracts team if you require an update on the status of your contract. This may take a number of months to complete, and priority will be given to those finishing soonest.
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Q. I am a research student and have been approved a stipend under the call, what happens next?
A. If you also require a thesis extension you will need to have this in place before your stipend can be paid, see details below on how to apply for a thesis extension Stipends will be processed by UCD Research after the decision has been updated on Infohub. These stipend payments will be funded from a central account. You will receive an email from Research Finance Office once a stipend has been approved which you must act on in order to complete the stipend registration process.
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Q. I am a research student and have been approved a stipend in the final round but will need a thesis extension in the future how do I request a thesis extension?
A. Thesis extensions will be reviewed by the Graduate Studies Board and further information on how and when to apply for this can be found on the Graduate Studies website
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Previous Round Details:
Round 1 - CLOSED on 6th November 2020- accepted applications from:
This round is now Closed and all results, contract extensions and stipends have been advised and processed
Round 2 - CLOSED on 25th November 2020 - accepted applications from:
This round is now Closed and all results, contract extensions and stipends have been advised and processed
Round 3 - CLOSED on 19th February 2021 - accepted applications from:
This round is now Closed and all results, contract extensions and stipends have been advised and processed
Round 4 - CLOSED on 25th June 2021- accepted applications from:
This round is now Closed and all results, contract extensions and stipends have been advised and processed
Round 5 - CLOSED on 27th August 2021- accepted applications from:
This round is now Closed and all results, contract extensions and stipends have been advised and processed
Round 6 - CLOSED on 08th April 2022- accepted applications from:
This round is now Closed
