Funding & Awards

The ESAI wish to reward and recognise for the high quality environmental science research undertaken by undergraduate and postgraduate students. As such, we have set up several initiatives, either in partnership or solely through our organisation, to promote and reward research excellence in Ireland.

Grassroots Award Scheme

In partnership with the EPA, the grassroots award scheme provide financial support to promote dissemination of research, knowledge exchange, development and exposure of early career researchers and for establishing new collaborations. For more details...

Undergraduate of the Year Awards

The ‘Undergraduate of the Year’ prizes are given to Level 7 and Level 8 students who have excelled in their studies, and have undertaken a final year project in the environmental field. These awards are given to the top student in each institute in Ireland and are nominated by their University, typically in June each year. For more details...

Postgraduate Researcher of the Year Award

The ESAI ‘Postgraduate Researcher of the Year’ award is a competitive award to recongise the quality research being undetaken in Ireland. Nominations by potential candidates are welcome each Summer, with the winner receiving a prize of €500 and giving a guest talk at the following Environ conference. For more details...