Roscommon County Council is now inviting applications for the Heritage Research Bursary 2025. This year, applications will only be accepted via My Online Services. Applicants can register for online services at roscommoncoco.ie.
The closing date for receipt of completed application forms and accompanying information is 5 pm on Friday, March 14th, 2025.
The research project must be at MA, MSc, or PhD level in a recognised third level college. Applicants must demonstrate how their research will contribute to fulfilment of the aim and Strategic Goal 8 of the County Roscommon Heritage Plan 2017-2021.
Roscommon County Council established an annual Heritage Research Bursary in 2012. Over the years many research topics have been covered at MA, MSc and PhD level by students from universities including University College Dublin, University of Galway, NUI Maynooth, University College Cork, University of Limerick and Humboldt-Universität Berlin.
Areas of research to date have included archaeology, settlement, ecology, history, music, and cultural heritage. The Roscommon Heritage Research Bursary provides valuable assistance to early career researchers.
Applicants must demonstrate how their research will fill gaps in an understudied aspect of the heritage of County Roscommon. Applicants must demonstrate an innovative research methodology and outline the motivations for their research. There is one bursary award only and the maximum value of the award is €1,000.
Many of the awardees have given talks on their work at the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society lecture series and at conferences in the county and nationwide. Roscommon Heritage Research Bursary plays an important part in supporting heritage research.
“It is fantastic to see awardees progress in their career, publish their work and continue their research”, according to Nollaig Feeney, Roscommon County Council’s Heritage Officer.
