The Irish word Rísam, meaning “to strive or achieve”, underlines the purpose of this scholarship programme which is to promote high-end research directed towards the generation of new knowledge or original applications of existing knowledge.
The Rísam Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and research proposals must be aligned with CIT’s Research Prioritisation Thematic areas:
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Information & Communications Technology
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Maritime, Energy & Sustainable Environment
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Life Sciences & Wellbeing
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Health & Exercise
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Photonics
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Business
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Creative Arts & Multimedia