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.

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 supports members of the PSAI who are postgraduate students and Early Career Researchers through the Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher (PEC) Funding Scheme. Early Career Researchers for the purpose of this scheme are considered as those who have been awarded their PhD in the last three years (from the date of graduation).

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, and funding will be awarded on a competitive basis. The PSAI will offer an award of up to €400.

The scheme will support PEC members seeking to attend academic conferences (usually to present a paper) and training programmes (including summer schools). Priority will be given to attendance at the PSAI Annual Conference and the PSAI Postgraduate Conference which is held every second year. Where there is a PSAI Annual Conference and a PSAI Postgraduate Conference in the same year, funding will be curtailed to PSAI-organised events only in that year. The PSAI will not accept applications to fund participation in past events.

Postgraduate students can be awarded PEC funding a maximum of three times before they are awarded a PhD. ECR applicants may be awarded PEC funding twice in the three year post-graduation period.

Applications to the PEC scheme should be made through this application form. You will need a Google account in order to complete the application form. 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.

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.

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.

Applicants should use this application form. You will need a Google account in order to complete the application form.

Any enquiries 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.

Applicants should use this application form. You will need a Google account in order to complete the application form.

Any enquiries 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