PSAI

The PSAI offers five funding schemes, detailed below: General Funding, Postgraduate and Early Career (PEC) Travel Funding Support, PSAI Conference Inclusion (Domestic and International schemes), Specialist Group funding, and Book Launch funding.

Funding applications in respect of the PSAI Annual Conference 2024.The PSAI will support attendance at the Annual Conference through the Postgraduate and Early Career (PEC), Domestic Inclusion and International Inclusion schemes. For the 2024 Conference, the application criteria will remain the same as those detailed below but they will be submitted via a Google Form. The link for this Google Form will be posted on this website once acceptances are sent out from the conference Organising Committee and it will be communicated via the PSAI Newsletter. For all three schemes, there will be a deadline set for all applicants and no late applications will be accepted. 

Other funding applications, i.e., General, Specialist Group, Book Launch, and PEC applications unrelated to the Annual Conference. While there is no deadline for the submission of these applications, please note that they are only processed on a fortnightly basis. Officers discuss applications on every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. Therefore, please ensure that you have submitted your application (including your most recent membership payment receipt) for the Wednesday prior to the next meeting date. 

General Funding

The PSAI General Funding Application scheme is designed to promote scholarly networking and research activity in Political Science across the island of Ireland by means of financial support for workshops and other occasional events.

€1250 is the maximum award and also the normal award amount. The intention is to give 2 or more €1250 awards per annum, rather than a larger number of smaller awards. PSAI retains the right to fund fewer or no awards in any funding round.

Full details, terms and conditions and the application form are available here.

The applications will be reviewed by the President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Any enquiries and the application form should be sent to the PSAI President at the following address: psaipresident@gmail.com

PSAI Expense Reimbursement Form

PEC Travel Funding Support Scheme

The PSAI has established a scheme to support both postgraduate and early career (PEC) members. (“Early career” here means Ph.D. awarded within the last three years.) The scheme will support PEC members seeking to attend academic conferences (usually to present a paper), summer schools and training programmes. Eligible applicants will be PSAI members based in institutions on the island of Ireland or will work on topics related to the study of Irish politics, broadly defined.

Applicants should complete this application form. (You will need to open a Google account in order to do so.) Ph.D. students’ applications must be endorsed by the student’s Head of Department/School or Supervisor. All applications are reviewed by the PSAI Secretary, Treasurer, and Postgraduate Representative. The PSAI will offer an award of up to €400 for the purposes of travelling and presenting a paper. Researchers can receive funding of €800 for a maximum of two conferences per academic year (September–August). The PSAI will not accept applications to fund past events.

If an application is successful, reference to PSAI sponsorship must be noted on any consequent relevant publications. The PSAI should be supplied after the conference with proper receipts documenting expenditure, along with a completed PSAI Expense Reimbursement Form.

Please see the note at the top of this page regarding PEC applications that relate to the PSAI Annual Conference 2024.

PSAI Conference Inclusion Scheme – Domestic Award

The PSAI has established a special scheme to support attendance at the Annual Conference for scholars from non-traditional backgrounds on the Island of Ireland who face challenges in accessing institutional support. The scheme is intended to increase diversity and broaden the participation at our conference by supporting those not in established academic posts from underrepresented groups including racial, religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities, LGBTI+ individuals, members of the Traveller community, scholars with disabilities, and independent non-academics (without an academic affiliation) who wish to attend the conference.

Applicants should be registered members of the PSAI at the time of application and be presenting research at the conference. The PSAI will offer an award of up to €400 for the purposes of travelling and presenting a paper. Early Career Researchers meeting the above criteria are particularly encouraged to apply. The PSAI will not accept applications to fund past events.

As noted above, applications in respect of the 2024 Annual Conference will be submitted via a Google Form. The deadline and the Google Form link will be posted on this website and included in the PSAI Newsletter once acceptances are sent out from the conference Organising Committee. 

Any enquiries and the application form should be sent to the PSAI President at the following address: psaipresident@gmail.com.

PSAI Conference Inclusion Scheme – International Award

The PSAI has established a special scheme to support attendance at the Annual Conference for scholars and postgraduate students from traditionally underrepresented or underserved global scholarly communities by awarding a grant covering airfare and accommodation (in full or in part) to researchers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The PSAI will offer an award of up to €1500 for the purposes of travelling and presenting a paper at the Annual PSAI conference. Postgraduate students and Early Career Researchers meeting the above criteria are particularly encouraged to apply.

As noted above, applications in respect of the 2024 Annual Conference will be submitted via a Google Form. The deadline and the Google Form link will be posted on this website and included in the PSAI Newsletter once acceptances are sent out from the conference Organising Committee. 

Any enquiries and the application form should be sent to the PSAI President at the following address: psaipresident@gmail.com

Specialist Group Funding Call

PSAI specialist groups can apply for funding for events from the PSAI, up to a maximum of €1250. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis. The application form is available here.

The applications will be reviewed by the President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Any enquiries and the application form should be sent to the PSAI President at the following address: psaipresident@gmail.com

PSAI Expense Reimbursement Form

Book Launch Fund

Applications are accepted from PSAI members seeking funding for book launch events.  Decisions will be made on a rolling basis by the President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Any enquiries and the application form should be sent to the PSAI President at the following address: psaipresident@gmail.com. The application form is available here.

PSAI Expense Reimbursement Form