The School

The Waterford Institute of Technology is a public research institute that focuses on providing large scale research projects. The Waterford Institute of Technology is located in Waterford, Ireland. The institute is composed of six different schools and 16 educational departments. The Waterford Institute of Technology sees an annual enrollment of over 10,000 students.

The PhD Scholarships

There are many PhD scholarships available to the Waterford Institute of Technology. Currently, the institute is offering 16 PhD scholarships associate with a variety of different research projects being conducted at the Waterford Institute of Technology. The research projects and their departments are listed below.

The Research Projects

The Department of Research

1. Developing Novel Optical Fiber Based Gas Sensor
2. Investigation of Self Orchestrated Behavior in Recursive Network Architecture
3. Assessment of Ireland’s Pathway to Work Policies: The Impact of Labour Markets Activations and Sanctions
4. Awareness of Prisoner’s Legal Rights: The Role of Legal Rights Awareness in Accessing Justice for the Incarcerated
5. Improvement and Characterization of Microbial Enzymes Using Direct Evolution Towards Bio Pharmaceutical Application
6. Developing Rapid Sample Preparations and Liquid Chromatographic Methods for Vitamin Analysis for Infant Formulas and Dairy Products.
7. Understanding the Influence of Anti Inflammatory Diets on Breath Biomarker Exercised Induced Oxidated Inflammation and Stress
8. Investing Managerial Capabilities
9. Exercises for Survivors of Cancer: Randomized Control Trial Examining Dose Responses and Associated Fatigue
10. Application of Riordan Array in the Analysis of Data Structures and Algorithms
11. Negotiated Fit Frontiers: Exploration of application of the PO Fit Within Medium and Small Sized Enterprises
12. In-Situ Bio-Remediation and Molecular Microbiological Monitoring of Ammonia Contamination in Groundwater
13. Performing Innovation: Engineering Marketplace through Performativity Aspects of New Technologies
14. Investigating the Historical and Ecological Characteristics of Landscape and Design Influences that have Evolved
15. Customer Service Oriented Employees Attraction to Service Companies
16. Material Characterization of API and Excipients for Inhalation

Award: Each of these PhD scholarships are fully funded. They cover the full price of tuition fees as well as provides a monthly stipend in the amount of €833.

Requirements

• The applicant must have an upper second class or first class honours degree or a master degree in a relative subject to the area of interest they are pursuing.
• The applicant must be able to communicate efficiently. Applicants that come from countries where English is not their native language will be asked to submit language assessment scores such as the TOEFL or the IELTS.
• The applicant must write a composed research proposal for doctoral studies. The research proposal should be clear with a well thought out hypothesis as well as a detailed research outline. There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind what your research is about after reading your research proposal.
• The applicant will have to compose a short personal statement or essay illustrating why they have chosen their area or interest as well as any personal obstacles they have had to overcome in order to pursue their doctoral education.

Deadline

The deadline for all of the above listed PhD scholarships is the 15^th of August.