Early Stage Researchers
Million Euro Project Pitch
The NUI Galway Research Day will include a Dragon’s Den style event which will provide early stage
researchers(Max 8 years post PhD) with the opportunity to pitch their research project ideas to a panel of
‘Research Dragons’ who have funding to support the development of a grant application for the project
through support for networking, travel, consultancy, etc. Ideas may be pitched by individuals or teams (all
members must meet the early stage researcher criteria).
Event Structure
The event will take place at 1:30 pm on July 3rd in the Aula Maxima, Ground Floor. The shortlisted researcher(s)
will have 10 minutes to work against the clock to present and pitch their research idea to the panel of judges.
The panel will then have 5 minutes for questions based on the presentation. The Research Dragons will at the
end of the presentations make a decision in respect of supporting the project development. The overall
project pitch should be for an award value of approx €200,000.
Application Process
Applications should be submitted using the application form that is part of this document. Applications should
be received by Friday 20th of June 2014. Applications will be reviewed using the criteria below and a shortlist of
4 projects will be selected to pitch on Research Day. Shortlisted candidates will be notified on 24th of June. .
Judging Criteria
Research Content (60%)
The degree of novelty, timeliness and originality of the
Research idea(a mix of disciplines/cross college
proposals are particularly welcome)
Impact of the idea
Planned outcomes of the project in terms of external
funding/publications etc
Research Communication (40%)
The ability to communicate research to non
specialist audience
Persuasiveness and passion for research idea
clearly demonstrated.
Awards:
A prize fund of up to €20,000 is available to support the development of grant applications
NUI Galway Research Day 2014
Euro Million Project Pitch
Application Form
Part A: General Information
Lead Applicant:
First Name:
Surname:
Email:
Mobile No:
Application Type:
Single Applicant
Team Application(Please list team members and
year of graduation from PhD)
College (please tick):
College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies
College of Business, Public Policy and Law
College of Engineering & Informatics
College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
College of Science
Research field: (Up to five keywords)
Year of
Graduation
Title of your Project: (The title of your proposal should indicate the content of your proposal)
Part B: Abstract Please submit an abstract that does not exceed 250 words.
The abstract should clearly
indicate the core idea of your project.
Part C: Estimated Budget for Project and what it will support
Please email to rss@nuigalway.ie on or before Friday 20th of June 2014.