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Information for R.J. Hunter Research Bursary Scheme successful grantees

Those successful for this grant scheme for 2021/2022 will be notified of the outcome via written letter. Following this, the drawdown process for the grant will commence.

Acceptance and payment 1:

The following documents should be returned to grants@ria.ie:

  • Please send an email to ‘grants@ria.ie’ indicating your willingness to accept the award, and note the below requirements, by 22 April 2022. In all email correspondence please use the subject line: R.J. Hunter Research Bursary and your name.

  • You will receive correspondence from our Finance Team who will set you up on our system for payment. Please follow their instructions and do not send personal bank details to grants@ria.ie or any Academy staff member. If your institution is administering the award on your behalf then we require the bank details of the institution. Failure to submit your details to accounts will delay the grant drawdown.

  • You may proceed with making your own arrangements for the initiation of the project following the submission of the relevant information to our Finance Team (as noted above). We will begin the drawdown process for 50% of the grant award at this stage.

Payment 2:

  • The remaining 50% will be paid on receipt of your detailed report, which will include a fully vouched and detailed statement of income and expenditure using the template available from grants@ria.ie. Deadline for submission of your report is 25 November 2022. The report form, which will be available online or on request from grants@ria.ie, will require details of the central objectives, primary methodology used, research findings/outcomes and/or milestones achieved. This report will also require you to outline your plans for disseminating your findings. 

Additional notes (please read as these are important):

  • It should be noted that the sum allocated is the maximum to be awarded and the final amount which you will be reimbursed will be based on vouched expenditure (based on invoices submitted for services rendered and other invoiced costs). Part of the reporting procedure will require you to submit any and all receipts for costs incurred in relation to the project, as any unspent funds or costs for which there is no receipt included must be returned to the Academy.

  • This grant is subject to the maximum travel and subsistence allowances as set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, details of which can be found online. As stated above only vouched expenditure is permitted and must be within the maximums laid out below.  Please note that these are subject to change:
    Domestic Subsistence Allowances: here
    Subsistence Allowances Abroad here

  • Please note that expenses listed as ineligible in the notes to applicants during the application process cannot be claimed.

  • You must also ensure that the ‘Guidelines for acknowledging funding’ are followed including use of the RIA logo as outlined.

 

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